Chords for The Oak Ridge Boys - G.I. Joe & Lillie
Tempo:
65.35 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Bb
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Gm] [C] He [F] was a streetwise kid from Philly, [Bb] just nineteen and forty-four, [C] joined up in Uncle's Army, [F] hit the beach and fought a war.
A decorated hero, [Bb] he never talks about those days, [C] because of guys like G.I. Joe, our [F] country's free today.
She was Women's Army Corps, [Bb] raised in Carolina dirt, [C] escorting wounded young men home [F] from a burning hell on earth.
The first time that she saw him, [Bb] he was broken and alone.
[C] Lily fell in love that day, when he winked and [F] said hello, [Bb] and Lily [Gm] sang this song to G [C].I. Joe.
[Bb] Let me hold you in my arms, [F] handsome soldier.
Take my hand, [G] for we are going [C] home today.
Let [Bb] me kiss away your tears.
[F] Let me pray away your [Dm] fears.
I'll [F] stay here with you, [Am] till they [F] carry us away.
They married in the spring, all [Bb] dressed up in Army green.
[C] Took out a loan and bought a home, [F] and raised a family.
The war returned to G.I. Joe [Bb] in 1965.
[C] The old wounds came back to haunt him, but Lily's love kept [F] him alive.
Now they're living in a veteran's home.
[Bb] They've both grown [Gm] old and gray.
[C] The medals earned so long ago, [F] now hang there in a case.
Sometimes she finds him weeping, [Bb] as he lay [Gm] there in his bed.
[C] The distant sounds of battle, still echo in [F] his head.
[Bb] And Lily sings [Gm] this [C] song to G.I. Joe.
[Bb] Let me hold you in my arms, handsome [F] soldier.
[C] Take [F] my hand, [G] for we are going [C] home today.
[Bb] Let me kiss away your tears.
Let [F] me pray away [Dm] your fears.
[F] I'll stay here with you, [C] till they carry [F] us away.
Someday they'll rest in Arlington, beneath the [Gm] red, the white, the blue.
[C] Safe in the arms of Jesus, when their [F] journey here is through.
An American love story, [Gm] not unlike a lot of others.
[C] Except that G.I. Joe and Lily is [F] my father and my mother.
[Gm] [F]
A decorated hero, [Bb] he never talks about those days, [C] because of guys like G.I. Joe, our [F] country's free today.
She was Women's Army Corps, [Bb] raised in Carolina dirt, [C] escorting wounded young men home [F] from a burning hell on earth.
The first time that she saw him, [Bb] he was broken and alone.
[C] Lily fell in love that day, when he winked and [F] said hello, [Bb] and Lily [Gm] sang this song to G [C].I. Joe.
[Bb] Let me hold you in my arms, [F] handsome soldier.
Take my hand, [G] for we are going [C] home today.
Let [Bb] me kiss away your tears.
[F] Let me pray away your [Dm] fears.
I'll [F] stay here with you, [Am] till they [F] carry us away.
They married in the spring, all [Bb] dressed up in Army green.
[C] Took out a loan and bought a home, [F] and raised a family.
The war returned to G.I. Joe [Bb] in 1965.
[C] The old wounds came back to haunt him, but Lily's love kept [F] him alive.
Now they're living in a veteran's home.
[Bb] They've both grown [Gm] old and gray.
[C] The medals earned so long ago, [F] now hang there in a case.
Sometimes she finds him weeping, [Bb] as he lay [Gm] there in his bed.
[C] The distant sounds of battle, still echo in [F] his head.
[Bb] And Lily sings [Gm] this [C] song to G.I. Joe.
[Bb] Let me hold you in my arms, handsome [F] soldier.
[C] Take [F] my hand, [G] for we are going [C] home today.
[Bb] Let me kiss away your tears.
Let [F] me pray away [Dm] your fears.
[F] I'll stay here with you, [C] till they carry [F] us away.
Someday they'll rest in Arlington, beneath the [Gm] red, the white, the blue.
[C] Safe in the arms of Jesus, when their [F] journey here is through.
An American love story, [Gm] not unlike a lot of others.
[C] Except that G.I. Joe and Lily is [F] my father and my mother.
[Gm] [F]
Key:
F
C
Bb
Gm
G
F
C
Bb
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ He [F] was a streetwise kid from Philly, [Bb] just nineteen and forty-four, [C] joined up in Uncle's Army, [F] hit the beach and fought a war.
A decorated hero, [Bb] he never talks about those days, [C] because of guys like G.I. Joe, our [F] country's free today.
She was Women's Army Corps, [Bb] raised in Carolina dirt, _ [C] escorting wounded young men home [F] from a burning hell on earth.
The first time that she saw him, [Bb] he was broken and alone.
[C] Lily fell in love that day, when he winked and [F] said hello, _ [Bb] and Lily [Gm] sang this song to G [C].I. Joe. _
[Bb] Let me hold you in my arms, [F] handsome soldier.
_ _ Take my hand, [G] for we are going [C] home today.
_ _ Let [Bb] me kiss away your tears.
[F] Let me pray away your [Dm] fears.
I'll [F] stay here with you, [Am] till they [F] carry us away.
_ _ They married in the spring, all [Bb] dressed up in Army green.
[C] Took out a loan and bought a home, [F] and raised a family.
The war returned to G.I. Joe [Bb] in 1965.
[C] The old wounds came back to haunt him, but Lily's love kept [F] him alive.
_ Now they're living in a veteran's home.
[Bb] They've both grown [Gm] old and gray.
[C] The medals earned so long ago, [F] now hang there in a case.
Sometimes she finds him weeping, [Bb] as he lay [Gm] there in his bed.
[C] The distant sounds of battle, still echo in [F] his head. _
[Bb] And Lily sings [Gm] this [C] song to G.I. Joe. _
[Bb] Let me hold you in my arms, handsome [F] soldier.
_ _ [C] Take [F] my hand, [G] for we are going [C] home today.
_ _ _ [Bb] Let me kiss away your tears.
Let [F] me pray away [Dm] your fears.
[F] I'll stay here with you, [C] till they carry [F] us away.
_ _ _ Someday they'll rest in Arlington, beneath the [Gm] red, the white, the blue.
[C] Safe in the arms of Jesus, when their [F] journey here is through.
An American love story, [Gm] not unlike a lot of others.
[C] Except that G.I. Joe and Lily is [F] my father and my mother.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
A decorated hero, [Bb] he never talks about those days, [C] because of guys like G.I. Joe, our [F] country's free today.
She was Women's Army Corps, [Bb] raised in Carolina dirt, _ [C] escorting wounded young men home [F] from a burning hell on earth.
The first time that she saw him, [Bb] he was broken and alone.
[C] Lily fell in love that day, when he winked and [F] said hello, _ [Bb] and Lily [Gm] sang this song to G [C].I. Joe. _
[Bb] Let me hold you in my arms, [F] handsome soldier.
_ _ Take my hand, [G] for we are going [C] home today.
_ _ Let [Bb] me kiss away your tears.
[F] Let me pray away your [Dm] fears.
I'll [F] stay here with you, [Am] till they [F] carry us away.
_ _ They married in the spring, all [Bb] dressed up in Army green.
[C] Took out a loan and bought a home, [F] and raised a family.
The war returned to G.I. Joe [Bb] in 1965.
[C] The old wounds came back to haunt him, but Lily's love kept [F] him alive.
_ Now they're living in a veteran's home.
[Bb] They've both grown [Gm] old and gray.
[C] The medals earned so long ago, [F] now hang there in a case.
Sometimes she finds him weeping, [Bb] as he lay [Gm] there in his bed.
[C] The distant sounds of battle, still echo in [F] his head. _
[Bb] And Lily sings [Gm] this [C] song to G.I. Joe. _
[Bb] Let me hold you in my arms, handsome [F] soldier.
_ _ [C] Take [F] my hand, [G] for we are going [C] home today.
_ _ _ [Bb] Let me kiss away your tears.
Let [F] me pray away [Dm] your fears.
[F] I'll stay here with you, [C] till they carry [F] us away.
_ _ _ Someday they'll rest in Arlington, beneath the [Gm] red, the white, the blue.
[C] Safe in the arms of Jesus, when their [F] journey here is through.
An American love story, [Gm] not unlike a lot of others.
[C] Except that G.I. Joe and Lily is [F] my father and my mother.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _