Intro = chorus chords: D G Bm AVerse 1:F# GThe boy only wanted to give Mother somethingD AAnd all of her roses had bloomed.F# GLooking at her as he came rushing in with themD AKnowing her roses were doomed,E F# Bm/B Bm/F#All she could see were some thorns buried deepE F# Bm/B AAnd the tears that were cried as she tended his woundsCHORUS: (she)D G Bm AAnd (she) knew it was loveD G Bm AIt was one (she) could understandD GHe was showing his love,Bm A D G Bm AAnd that's how he hurt his hands.Verse 2:He still remembers that night as childOn his mother's kneeShe held him close and she opened her bibleAnd quietly started to read,And seeing a picture of Jesus he cried out,"Momma, he's got some scars just like me."CHORUS: (he)(solos over a verse and chorus)Verse 3:Now the boy's grown and moved out on his ownWhen Uncle Sam comes along.A foreign affair, but our young men were thereAnd luck had his number drawn.It wasn't that long till our hero was goneHe gave to a friend what he learned from the cross.CHORUS: (they)tag: last 3 lines of chorusfade on chorus chords
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