Welcome Home Soldier by Rory Lee Feek Chords
Tempo:
73.8 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Bb
Cm
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] I watched a young soldier take his seat on the [C] plane
And [Eb] the guy by the window said, son what's your name?
[Ab] He said, hi I'm Jimmy, I'm just back from overseas
[Eb] When these boots touch down in Texas, [Bb] I'm gonna [Eb] drop [Bb] to my knees
[Fm] Cause I ain't seen my [Eb] wife [Ab] in 18 months and 14 [Eb] days
[Fm] The man smiled at [Eb] him and said, well let me be the first to say
[Bb] [Eb] Welcome home, welcome home
[Bb] [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
[Cm] We're proud to call you [Bb] one of our own
[Ab] [Eb] Welcome home
[Bbm] And [Eb] [Ab] [Bb] the [Ab] man looked away and said, I know how you must feel
[Eb] I spent two long years in Vietnam, I got back to [Bbm] Jacksonville
[Ab] There were protest signs and picket lines and some girl spit in my face
[Eb] Hey I was just a kid trying to make this world a [Bb] safer [Fm] place
Then his voice started [Eb] trembling, [Ab] in his eyes I saw a tear
He said I didn't need a [Eb] hero's welcome, [Ab] but it sure been [Eb] nice to hear
[Bb] [Eb] Welcome home, welcome home
[Bb] [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
[Cm] We're proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab]
[Eb] Welcome home
[Bb] Well the band was playing [Ab] and the crowd was cheering
[Eb] As we came walking through that gate
[Bb] Then the soldier stopped and turned [Ab] to the man standing near him
[Eb] Saluted him and said, sir I know it's a little late
[Bb] [Eb] Welcome home, welcome home
[Bb] [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
[Cm] We're proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab] [Cm] We're so proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
[Ab] I watched a young soldier take his seat on the [C] plane
And [Eb] the guy by the window said, son what's your name?
[Ab] He said, hi I'm Jimmy, I'm just back from overseas
[Eb] When these boots touch down in Texas, [Bb] I'm gonna [Eb] drop [Bb] to my knees
[Fm] Cause I ain't seen my [Eb] wife [Ab] in 18 months and 14 [Eb] days
[Fm] The man smiled at [Eb] him and said, well let me be the first to say
[Bb] [Eb] Welcome home, welcome home
[Bb] [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
[Cm] We're proud to call you [Bb] one of our own
[Ab] [Eb] Welcome home
[Bbm] And [Eb] [Ab] [Bb] the [Ab] man looked away and said, I know how you must feel
[Eb] I spent two long years in Vietnam, I got back to [Bbm] Jacksonville
[Ab] There were protest signs and picket lines and some girl spit in my face
[Eb] Hey I was just a kid trying to make this world a [Bb] safer [Fm] place
Then his voice started [Eb] trembling, [Ab] in his eyes I saw a tear
He said I didn't need a [Eb] hero's welcome, [Ab] but it sure been [Eb] nice to hear
[Bb] [Eb] Welcome home, welcome home
[Bb] [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
[Cm] We're proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab]
[Eb] Welcome home
[Bb] Well the band was playing [Ab] and the crowd was cheering
[Eb] As we came walking through that gate
[Bb] Then the soldier stopped and turned [Ab] to the man standing near him
[Eb] Saluted him and said, sir I know it's a little late
[Bb] [Eb] Welcome home, welcome home
[Bb] [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
[Cm] We're proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab] [Cm] We're so proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Bb]
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[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
[Ab] I watched a young soldier take his seat on the [C] plane
And [Eb] the guy by the window said, son what's your name?
[Ab] He said, hi I'm Jimmy, I'm just back from overseas
[Eb] When these boots touch down in Texas, [Bb] I'm gonna [Eb] drop [Bb] to my knees
[Fm] Cause I ain't seen my [Eb] wife [Ab] in 18 months and 14 [Eb] days
[Fm] The man smiled at [Eb] him and said, well let me be the first to say
[Bb] _ [Eb] Welcome home, _ welcome home
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
_ [Cm] We're proud to call you [Bb] one of our own
[Ab] _ [Eb] Welcome home
[Bbm] And [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ the [Ab] man looked away and said, I know how you must feel
[Eb] I spent two long years in Vietnam, I got back to [Bbm] Jacksonville
[Ab] There were protest signs and picket lines and some girl spit in my face
[Eb] Hey I was just a kid trying to make this world a [Bb] safer [Fm] place
Then his voice started [Eb] trembling, [Ab] in his eyes I saw a tear
He said I didn't need a [Eb] hero's welcome, [Ab] but it sure been [Eb] nice to hear
[Bb] _ [Eb] Welcome home, _ welcome home
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us _
[Cm] We're proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab] _
[Eb] Welcome home
_ [Bb] Well the band was playing [Ab] and the crowd was cheering
[Eb] As we came walking through that gate
[Bb] _ Then the soldier stopped and turned [Ab] to the man standing near him
[Eb] Saluted him and said, sir I know it's a little late
[Bb] _ [Eb] Welcome home, _ welcome home
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
_ [Cm] We're proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab] _ [Cm] We're so proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
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[Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _
[Ab] I watched a young soldier take his seat on the [C] plane
And [Eb] the guy by the window said, son what's your name?
[Ab] He said, hi I'm Jimmy, I'm just back from overseas
[Eb] When these boots touch down in Texas, [Bb] I'm gonna [Eb] drop [Bb] to my knees
[Fm] Cause I ain't seen my [Eb] wife [Ab] in 18 months and 14 [Eb] days
[Fm] The man smiled at [Eb] him and said, well let me be the first to say
[Bb] _ [Eb] Welcome home, _ welcome home
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
_ [Cm] We're proud to call you [Bb] one of our own
[Ab] _ [Eb] Welcome home
[Bbm] And [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ the [Ab] man looked away and said, I know how you must feel
[Eb] I spent two long years in Vietnam, I got back to [Bbm] Jacksonville
[Ab] There were protest signs and picket lines and some girl spit in my face
[Eb] Hey I was just a kid trying to make this world a [Bb] safer [Fm] place
Then his voice started [Eb] trembling, [Ab] in his eyes I saw a tear
He said I didn't need a [Eb] hero's welcome, [Ab] but it sure been [Eb] nice to hear
[Bb] _ [Eb] Welcome home, _ welcome home
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us _
[Cm] We're proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab] _
[Eb] Welcome home
_ [Bb] Well the band was playing [Ab] and the crowd was cheering
[Eb] As we came walking through that gate
[Bb] _ Then the soldier stopped and turned [Ab] to the man standing near him
[Eb] Saluted him and said, sir I know it's a little late
[Bb] _ [Eb] Welcome home, _ welcome home
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] It's good to [Eb] have you back where you belong
You [Ab] fought hard for this land you [Eb] love
And I thank [Ab] you for all of us
_ [Cm] We're proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
[Ab] _ [Cm] We're so proud to call you one [Bb] of our own
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