Key: C major
Verse 1
E
G
C
G
C
I was standing by
my window
When I saw the postman
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Dm
coming up the pathway
F
G
C
With such a smiling face and jolly air
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C
He rang the bell and
He smiled and said,
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C
F
C
But he little knew the sorrow
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F
that he gave me
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G
C
An d with trembling hands
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C
G
I took the letter from him
C
F
C
I opened it and here is what it said
Come home my boy,
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F
your dear old father needs you
Dm
C
your dear old mother's dead
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C
These words the last your
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C
G
mother ever uttered
Word tell, my boy,
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G
I want him to come back
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Am
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C
Db
My eyes are blurred,
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G
F
my poor heart nearly breaking
Then I bowed my head
Since the postman brought that letter
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G
F
yesterday morning
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G
C
your dear old mother's dead
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C
Those harsh words,
You know I didn't mean them,
The angels bear me witness,
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C
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE G C Dm F...
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