Ernest Tubb - Soldiers last letter

^CWhen the postman delivered a ^G7letter It filled her dear heart full of ^Cjoy

But she didn't know till she ^D7read the inside It was the ^G7last one from her darling ^Cboy

Dear Mom was the way that it ^G7started I miss you so much it went ^Con

Mom I didn't know that ^D7I loved you so But I'll ^G7prove it when this war is ^Cwon

I'm writing this down in a trench ^G7Mom Don't scold if it isn't so ^Cneat

You know as you did ^D7when I was a kid And I'd ^G7come home with mud on my ^Cfeet

The captain just gave us our ^G7orders And Mom we will carry them ^Cthrough

I'll finish this letter the ^D7first chance I get But now I'^G7ll just say I love ^Cyou

Then the mother's old hands began to ^G7tremble And she fought against tears in her ^Ceyes

But they came unashamed for ^D7there was no name And she ^G7knew that her darling had ^Cdied

That night as she knelt by her ^G7bedside She prayed Lord above hear my ^Cplea

And protect all the sons ^D7that are fighting tonight And dear ^G7God keep America ^Cfree