A Letter From a Soldier (Dear Mama) (Connie Francis) Chords
Tempo:
105.2 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Abm] Mama just got a letter [Db] from Johnny, my brother in [Abm] Vietnam
A brave soldier boy [Dbm] is Johnny, but his lonely heart [Gb] cries out for [Eb] Mama
[Cm] [Ab] Dear Mama,
[Cm] as I lie here
[Bbm] in far [Eb]-off Vietnam
I [Ab] find that [Cm] I'm thinking of you [Bbm]
more than ever [Eb] now
[Fm] I think of [Cm] many times [Bbm] you sacrificed [Db]
[Ab] for me
[Fm] When I was a little boy
[D] and my heart [Eb] was free
[Ab] Dear Mama,
[Cm] I remember [Bbm] those warm and [Eb] tender [Ab] years
The way you [Cm] held me close to you [Bbm] to chase [Eb] away my fears
Oh [Ab] now, [Fm] yes now
[Bbm] I [Eb]
remember [Ab] just how much [Fm] you mean to me
[Bbm] Dear Mama, [Db] now and always
[Ab] [C]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Fm] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Abm] Mama just got a letter [Db] from Johnny, my brother in [Abm] Vietnam
A brave soldier boy [Dbm] is Johnny, but his lonely heart [Gb] cries out for [Eb] Mama
[Cm] [Ab] Dear Mama,
[Cm] as I lie here
[Bbm] in far [Eb]-off Vietnam
I [Ab] find that [Cm] I'm thinking of you [Bbm]
more than ever [Eb] now
[Fm] I think of [Cm] many times [Bbm] you sacrificed [Db]
[Ab] for me
[Fm] When I was a little boy
[D] and my heart [Eb] was free
[Ab] Dear Mama,
[Cm] I remember [Bbm] those warm and [Eb] tender [Ab] years
The way you [Cm] held me close to you [Bbm] to chase [Eb] away my fears
Oh [Ab] now, [Fm] yes now
[Bbm] I [Eb]
remember [Ab] just how much [Fm] you mean to me
[Bbm] Dear Mama, [Db] now and always
[Ab] [C]
[Eb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Ab]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Bbm
Cm
Fm
Ab
Eb
Bbm
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ Mama just got a letter [Db] from Johnny, _ my brother in [Abm] Vietnam
_ _ A brave soldier boy [Dbm] is Johnny, _ _ but his lonely heart _ [Gb] cries out for [Eb] Mama _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] Dear Mama, _ _
_ [Cm] as I lie _ here _
[Bbm] in far _ [Eb]-off Vietnam _
_ I [Ab] _ find that [Cm] I'm thinking of you _ [Bbm] _ _
more than ever [Eb] now _ _
[Fm] I think of _ _ [Cm] many times _ [Bbm] you sacrificed [Db] _
[Ab] for _ me
[Fm] When I _ was a little boy _
[D] _ and my heart [Eb] was free
_ _ [Ab] Dear Mama, _ _
[Cm] I remember _ _ [Bbm] _ those warm and [Eb] tender _ _ _ [Ab] years
The way you [Cm] held me close to you [Bbm] to _ _ chase [Eb] away my _ fears
Oh [Ab] now, _ _ [Fm] yes now _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ I [Eb]
remember _ _ _ [Ab] just how _ much [Fm] you mean to me
[Bbm] Dear Mama, _ _ _ _ [Db] now and always
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ Mama just got a letter [Db] from Johnny, _ my brother in [Abm] Vietnam
_ _ A brave soldier boy [Dbm] is Johnny, _ _ but his lonely heart _ [Gb] cries out for [Eb] Mama _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Ab] Dear Mama, _ _
_ [Cm] as I lie _ here _
[Bbm] in far _ [Eb]-off Vietnam _
_ I [Ab] _ find that [Cm] I'm thinking of you _ [Bbm] _ _
more than ever [Eb] now _ _
[Fm] I think of _ _ [Cm] many times _ [Bbm] you sacrificed [Db] _
[Ab] for _ me
[Fm] When I _ was a little boy _
[D] _ and my heart [Eb] was free
_ _ [Ab] Dear Mama, _ _
[Cm] I remember _ _ [Bbm] _ those warm and [Eb] tender _ _ _ [Ab] years
The way you [Cm] held me close to you [Bbm] to _ _ chase [Eb] away my _ fears
Oh [Ab] now, _ _ [Fm] yes now _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ I [Eb]
remember _ _ _ [Ab] just how _ much [Fm] you mean to me
[Bbm] Dear Mama, _ _ _ _ [Db] now and always
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _