A Fathers Arms, Yonder Mountain String Band, Town by Town (2006)Intro:D A Bm G D AD A BmThe news it came to me as a surpriseG D AAnd I knew that I would have to deal in timeD A BmAnd as the messenger walked right off the porchG D AA memory came to me from times beforeI remember when my dad was called awayMy mother put his pictures all awayAnd now the time had come for me to goTo my love my tears I tried not to showChorus:G AWith tear drops on my faceD BmThinking 'bout that old homeplaceG A DRiding across the planes in the rainBanjo SoloD A BmThe letters from my dad described the warG D AHis food was canned, his boots they made him soreD A BmAnd one letter from my dad spoke of a friendG D AWho got lost between the water and the landNow I'm the one writing letters to my sonI'll be home as soon as the fightin's doneWith my gun in hand I guess it's hard to seeWhat it was that used to be inside of me( Chorus )(Guitar Solo)Bm F#Today we moved in sight of the enemyA F#Though I didn't even know what they had doneBm F#The general yelled to me, when I count to threeA Bm F# AGet on your feet and start to runD A BmThat's the last event I can recallG D AThe tent was big but could not hold us allD A BmThough I'll never know what got the best of meG D AI swear I felt my dad looking over me( Chorus - x2 )enjoy!
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