Key: B
Introduction: E7 E7 A A
A E
I was standing by my window yesterday mornin'
E7 A
Without a thought of worry or of care
A7 D
When I saw the postman coming up the pathway
E7 A
With such a happy face and jolly air
A E
He rang the bell and whistled as he waited
E7 A
And then he said "Good morning to you Jack"
A7 D
But he little knew the sorrow that he brought me
E7 A
As he handed me a letter edged in black
A E
With trembling hand I took that letter from him
E7 A
I broke the seal and this is what it said:
A7 D
3Come home my boy, your dear old father wants you"
E7 A
"Come home my boy, your dear old mother's dead"
A E
The last words your mother ever uttered
E7 A
Were: "Tell my boy I want him to come back"
A7 D
My eyes are blurred, my poor old heart is breakin
E7 A
While I'm writing you, this letter edged in black
A E
I bowed my head in sorrow and in silence
E7 A
The sunshine of my life, it all has fled
A7 D
Since the postman brought that letter yesterday mornin
E7 A
"Come home my boy, your dear old mother's dead"
A E
"Those angry words I wish I'd never spoken
E7 A
You know I did not mean them, don't you Jack
A7 D
May the angels bear this message I am sending
E7 A
Your forgiveness in this letter edged in black"