Tuning: E A D G B E

To My Dearest Wife - Lucero (tabbed with help of R. Easley) notes - G's are the British G adding the D at the third fret of the B string - * = a quick strum with all strings open when after a C chord. When after a G it is jsut a quick lifting on the E and A string one strum during the G chord - C2 = just a quick strum of just the A(3rd fret) and D (2nd fret)strings while moving your first two fingers from a G chord to C chord. - You will need listen to the song to get the timing of the strums [Intro] C * G * C * G * C * Em D G [Verse 1]

^GWaiting on the sunrise, ^Cgiven up on sleep ^EmMy onl^Em7y thoughts ^Emare with you all ^Amback home in ^CTenne^Gssee ^C2 ^G ^GThey're dug in on the hilltop, we got ^Ccover in the trees ^EmBetwee^Em7n the two a^Emn open field that ^Amlooks like ^Chell to ^Gme ^C2 ^G

[Chorus] Em C * G And to my dearest wife I write Em C * G Kiss our baby girls tonight Em C * G Tomorrow's battle will not wait

^EmI don't see no ^Cother ^Gway C * G * C * G * C * Em D G

[Verse 2]

^GI could see in the old house, ^Cnot too long ago ^EmEvery n^Em7ight I slept by yo^Emur side, h^Amappy just b^Ceing h^Gome ^C2 ^G ^GI hear'em calling reveille, ^CI can see the sun ^EmIt break^Em7s my heart, we're kept a^Empart, ^Amstill fighting ^Cto be ^Gdone ^C2 ^G

[Chorus] Em C * G And to my dearest wife I write Em C * G Kiss our baby girls tonight Em C * G Tomorrow's battle will not wait

^EmI don't see no ^Cother ^Gway [Bridge]

C * G C * G Mine eyes have seen the glory C * Em D C The glory of the coming of the Lord C * G C * G And he is trampling at the vintage C * Em D G The vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored C * G C * G C * Em D C C * G C * G C * Em D G [Verse 3]

^GNow the sun is risen, you ^Cmean the world to me ^EmMy tho^Em7ughts must turn to work ^Emat hand, ^Amfar from ^CTennes^Gsee ^C ^G ^GThey're dug in on the hilltop, we ^Cleave the cover of the trees ^EmWe'll ^Em7march across that open ^Emfield that ^Amlooks like ^Chell to ^Gme ^C ^G

[Final Chorus]

^EmAnd to my dearest ^Cwife I ^Gwrite ^EmKiss our baby ^Cgirls to^Gnight ^EmTomorrow's battle ^Cwill not ^Gwait ^EmI don't see no ^Cother ^Gway ^EmThe bride of war wears ^Cblood and ^Gfire ^EmHand in hand Death ^Cwalks bes^Gide her ^EmWe'll cross the field, lay ^Call to^G waste ^EmI don't see no ^Cother ^Gway

^EmAnd to my dearest ^Cwife I ^Gwrite ^EmKiss our baby ^Cgirls to^Gnight

Lucero - To my dearest wife