Key: D major
Intro 1
E
A
E
Verse 1
E
People starin' at me as they wheel
B
me down the ramp toward my plane
F#m
The war is over for me,
B
E
I've forgotten everything except the pain
Thank you sir and yes sir, it was worth it for the old red,
B
white and blue
F#m
B
And since I won't be walking I suppose I'll
E
save some money buying shoes
Verse 2
E
The bottle hidden underneath the blanket
B
over my two battered legs
F#m
I can see see the stewardess make
B
E
over me and ask were you afraid
I say, "Why? No, I'm Superman and couldn't
B
find a phone booth quite in time"
F#m
B
A GI gets a lotta laughs if he
E
remembers all the funny lines
Verse 3
A
Mama bake a pie,
E
daddy kill a chicken
Your son is comin' home,
A
E
11: 35 Wednesday night
Verse 4
E
Mama will be crying, daddy's gonna say,
B
"Son, did they treat you good?"
F#m
B
My uncle will be drunk and he'll say, "Boy,
E
they do some real great things with wood"
The letter that she wrote me said goodbye
B
she couldn't wait and lots of luck
F#m
B
The bottle underneath the blanket feels
E
just like an old friend to my touch
Verse 5
E
I know she'll come and see me but I bet
B
she never once looks at my legs
F#m
B
She'll talk about the weather and the dress
E
she wore the July 4th Parade
Lord, I love her and I don't believe this
B
bottle's gonna get her off my mind
F#m
B
I see here in the paper where they say
E
the war is just a waste of time
Verse 6
A
E
Mama bake a pie, daddy kill a chicken
Your son is comin' home,
A
E
11: 35 Wednesday night
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE A B F#m
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