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John Michael Montgomery - Letters From Home (Chord)
Album: Letters from Home (2004)
Submitter: palamin0 (151) on 2/3/04 15 comments
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Artist: John Michael Montgomery
Title: Letters From Home
released: Feb 2004
chords by: palamin0 at countrytabs.com


John Michael Montgomery - Letters From Home


   (capo 3rd fret)

F#m = 244222


INtro - A




(verse 1)
A
My dearest son it's almost June,

I hope this letter catches up with you,
    D
And finds you well,
A
It's been dry but they're callin for rain,

Everything's the same ol' same,
   D
In Johnsonville,



(bridge)
F#m                E                    D
 Your stuborn old daddy ain't said too much,
                          Bm
But I'm sure you know he sends his love,
             Esus-E                    A
And she goes on,     in a letter from home,



(chorus)
D
I hold it up and show my buddy's like we ain't scared
                                A
and our boots ain't muddy, And they all laugh,
             E                            F#m
Like there's somethin funny bout the way I talk,
                           D
When I say mama sends her best ya'll,
   D
I fold it up and put it in my shirt,

Pick up my gun and get back to work,
A        E             F#m
 And it keeps me drivin on,
        D - E               A
Waitin on,    Letters from home,



(verse 2)
A
My dearest love it's almost dawn,

I've been lyin here all night long,
        D
Wonderin where you might be,
A
I saw your mama and I showed her the ring,

Man on the television said something,
D
So I couldn't sleep,


(bridge)
F#m             E                     D
  But I'll be alright I'm just missin you,
                Bm                 Esus-E
And this is me kissin you, X's and O's,
                  A
In a letter from home,



(chorus)
D
I hold it up and show my buddy's like we ain't scared
                               A
and our boots ain't muddy, And they all laugh,
           E                      F#m
Cause she calls me honey but they take it hard,
                         D
Cause I don't read the good part,
   D
I fold it up and put it in my shirt,

Pick up my gun and get back to work,
A        E             F#m
 And it keeps me drivin on,
        D - E               A
Waitin on,    Letters from home,




(bridge)
D
Dear son I know I ain't written,
    D                                             A
But sittin here tonight alone in the kitchen it occurs to me,
   E                             F#m
I might not have said it so I'll say it now,
                  D - E - D
Son you make me proud,




(chorus)
D
I hold it up and show my buddy's like we ain't scared
                                   A
and our boots ain't muddy, but no one laughs,
             E                         F#m
Cause there ain't nothin funny when a soldier cries,
             D
And I just wipe my eyes,
 D
I fold it up and put it in my shirt,

Pick up my gun and get back to work,
A        E             F#m
 And it keeps me drivin on,
        D - Esus - E               A
Waitin on,          Letters from home,
 
 Comments (click here to add a non-facebook comment)
This is by far the best country song i've ever heard.
Great tab also Palamin0.
Still brings a tear to my eyes after
all the times i have heard it
-ozzie | 2/4/2004
This is a great song, good tab job.
-fredbear | 2/19/2004
I didn't realized this song has been out for so long. GREAT GREAT
SONG! It will be a number one song! Good tabing!


Jim
-jimw | 2/24/2004
Great song and perfect tabs, Thanks

LA Bob
-jarvis | 3/15/2004
As a sldier this song is great. Thanks John.
-honky_tonk21 | 4/13/2004
Great song...thanks for the tabs...
-isoartoo | 4/14/2004
Or you can capo 5 and play these chords:

cAPO 3 CAPO 5
A----------G
D----------C
F#m--------Em
E----------D
Bm---------Am
Esus-------Dsus

Perfect tab though. I love this song. I
spent two years in the Middle East and every time
I hear this song I remember exactly how I felt
whenever I got a letter from home. Things can
get pretty lonely when you're that far away from
home. And this song describes those feelings to a T.
Thanks for tabbing this one Palamin0!



-debeck | 4/25/2004
I was wondering if you could tell me how to
Do the F#M chord.
-mr | 4/27/2004
The fingering is at the top of the tab.
-debeck | 4/28/2004
could someone do me a favor. tab out the all the pickin and maybe put
out a sound byte. i love this song and im fixin to go back to iraq
for a second time. and this song means alot to me and i would love to
be able to play it. thanks to whoever does this for me


-chrisgrau | 5/13/2004
Fmr Marine here.. and I remember how much letters meant to me overseas.. and yes.. I *shudder* get a tear in my eye when I hear it. *memories*
-jamgusmc | 6/1/2004
C8825A - thanks so much for your version without the capo.
I'm just learning guitar so I'm still struggling with some
of the bar chords. Your version sounds excellent! (and its
a bit easier) - Thank you again!!

As an aside.. I'd like to thank all of you who contribute
to this site. I've discovered some great music here and
am really loving my new guitar! You've all enriched my
life in ways you don't know! Thanks again!

-frenchfry | 6/12/2004
Me as a Canadian soilder this is a great tune thank you very much. Mark
-tradition guitr | 12/4/2004
10 years in the Navy everyone knows that the only thing that keeps you sane in this insane world are those letters from home. I tried singing and playing this song but I just cry. Maybe someday :)
-greatwhitethron | 1/3/2005
Never really liked John M Montgomery before, but this song is just amazezing, tons of emotion and a good strong message, deffinetly one of my favorite songs.
-Saruman | 2/17/2005
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