Letters from Home Chords by John Michael Montgomery

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My dearest son, it's almost June _ I hope this letter catches up with you
And [F] finds you well It's _ _
[C] _ been dry but they're calling for rain
And everything's the same old same [F] In _ Johnsonville _ _ _
[Am] _ Your stubborn [G] old daddy ain't said [C] too much _ _ But I'm sure you [Dm] know he sends his love
And she [G] goes on _ _ _ In a letter [C] from home _ _ _ _ _
[F] I hold it up and show my buddies like We ain't scared and our boots ain't muddy
[C] And they all laugh [G] Like there's something funny [Am] about the way
I talk _ When I say mama [F] sends her best y'all _ _ _ _
I fold it up and put it in my shirt And pick up my gun and get back to work _
[C] _ _ _ [G] And it keeps me driving [Am] on _ _ _ _ Waiting [F] on
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My dearest love, it's almost dawn _
_ I've been lying here all night long [F] Wondering where you might be
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I saw your mama and I showed her the ring Man on the television said something
[F] So I couldn't sleep _ _
[Am] But I'll be [G] alright, I'm just [F] missing you
_ _ And this is [Dm] me kissing _ you _ X's [G] and O's
_ _ In a letter [C] from home _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I hold it up and show my buddies like
We ain't scared and our boots ain't muddy [C] And they all laugh
[G] Cause she calls me honey [Am] but they take it hard _ _ Cause I don't [F] read the good part _ _ _ _ _
I fold it up and put it in my shirt Pick up my gun and get back to work _
[C] _ _ _ [G] And it keeps me driving [Am] on _ _ _ Waiting [F] on
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[F] _ Dear son, I know I ain't written
I'm sitting here tonight alone [A] In the kitchen [C] it occurs to me
[G] I might not have said it [Am] so I'll say it now _ _ Son, [F] you make me proud
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I hold it up and show my buddies like We ain't scared and our boots ain't [C] muddy
But no one laughs [G] Cause there ain't nothing funny [Am] when a soldier
cries _ And I [F] just wipe my _ eyes _ _ _
I fold it up and put it in my shirt Pick up my gun and get back to work _
[C] _ _ _ [G] And it keeps me driving [Am] _ on _ _ _ Waiting [F] on _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Letters [C] from home _ _ _ _ _ _
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