Tono: D
D
A
If you?re reading this and my mama?s sitting there
Bm
G
Looks like I only got a one-way ticket over here
D
A
Sure wish I could give you one more kiss
Bm
G
War was just a game we played when we were kids
Em7
Bm7
Well I?m laying down my gun I?m hanging up my boots
G
A
I?m up here with God and we?re both watching over you?
G
A
Bm
G
A
So lay me down in that open field out on the edge of town
G
A
Bm
G
A
And know my soul is where my mama always prayed that it would go
G
If you?re reading this
A
D
I?m already home?
G
A
D
A
If you?re reading this half way round the world
Bm
G
I won?t be there to see the birth of our little girl
D
A
I hope she looks like you I hope she fights like me
Bm
G
And stands up for the innocent and the weak
Em7
Bm7
I?m laying down my gun I?m hanging up my boots
G
A
Tell dad I don?t regret that I followed in his shoes?
repeat Chorus
A
D
A
D
A
If you?re reading this there?s gonna come a day
Bm
G
When you?ll move on and find someone else and that?s okay
D
A
Just remember this I?m in a better place
Bm
G
A
Where soldiers live in peace and angels sing amazing grace?
repeat Chorus
G
If you?re reading this?
A
If you?re reading this -
D
G
A
D
I?m already home.