Artist: Clint Daniels
Title: The letter (Almost home)
CD:
Released: June 2003
Chords by: palamin0 at countrytabs.com


Clint Daniels - The letter (Almost home)


  ----->(Capo 1st fret)----

Intro - D - A - Bm - A - G - A - D


(verse 1)
D                           A      Bm - A
The guns are quiet on the front tonight,
   G                 A          D - A
A soldier takes his chance to write,
D                   A    Bm - A
Dear Jenny are you doin well,
     G                   A        D
I'm missing you and this war is hell,


(verse 2)
D                           A     Bm - A
Word came down through the mail today,
   G                      A      Bm - A
Three more months and I'm on my way,
D                   A     Bm - A
Back to you and my baby girl,
          G                   A      D
She looks like momma in her little curls,


(bridge)
Em7         F#m                G                A
Wish I was there right now to rock my girl to sleep,
Em7             F#m                 G                Bm
I can't wait to hold you close, and feel your heart beat,


(chorus)
G   A    Bm  A  G                    A     Bm - A
Al-most home,   thank the Lord I'm almost home,
G                 A    Bm - A
Headed back where I belong,
G                       A     D
One more tour and I'm almost home,


(verse 3)
D                           A      Bm - A
They opened fire at the break of dawn,
   G                      A      Bm - A
When I found him he was nearly gone,
D                      A    Bm - A
He had this letter in his hand,
     G           A        D
A family picture in the sand,


(bridge)
Em7           F#m           G                A
I didn't know who he was, when I found him there,
Em7                  F#m
But these words will live with me,
      G                Bm
Cause it was his last prayer,


(chorus)
G   A    Bm  A  G                    A     Bm - A
Al-most home,   thank the Lord I'm almost home,
G                 A    Bm - A
Headed back where I belong,
G                       A     D
One more tour and I'm almost home,


(Instrumental - Em7-F#m-G-A-Em7-F#m-G-Bm)


(verse 4)
D                   A      Bm - A
Jenny I'm writing this to you,
   G                       A      Bm - A
It feels like something I have to do,
D                         A    Bm - A
They wrapped him up in a flag today,
     G                  A       D
He's comming home, he's on his way,


(chorus) 
G   A    Bm  A  G                     A      Bm - A
Al-most home, oh thank the Lord he's almost home,
       G                     A      Bm - A
If it weren't for him, we'd all be gone,
       G                A     D
But because of him I'm commin home,
G                 A    Bm - A
Headed back where I belong,
        G                       A     D
There's no more war and I"m comming home,


 (Outro - D - A - Bm - A - G - A - D)