Capo 4
G
If you're reading this
       D/F#
And My mama's sitting there
      Em                        C
Looks like I only got a one-way ticket over here
G                            D/F#
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss
Em                                     C
And war was just a game we played when we were kids
Am
Well I'm laying down my gun
G/B
I'm hanging up my boots
C
I'm up here with God 
               D
And we're both watching over you


C      D  Em
So lay me down
C                                     D
In that open field out on the edge of town
C        D  Em
And know my soul
   C                                 D
Is where my momma always prayed that it would go
              C          
And if you're reading this
D                 G-Em-D
I'm already home


G
If you're reading this
         D/F#
Half way around the world
Em                                       C
I won't be there to see the birth of our little girl
G    
I hope she looks like you
          D/F# 
I hope she fights like me
Em                          C
Stands up for the innocent and the weak
Am
I'm laying down my gun
G/B
I'm hanging up my boots
    C                         D
Tell dad I don't regret that I followed in his shoes


C      D  Em
So lay me down
C                                     D
In that open field out on the edge of town
C        D  Em
And know my soul
   C                                 D
Is where my momma always prayed that it would go
              C          
And if you're reading this
D                 G-Em-D
I'm already home

G
If you're reading this
              D/F#
There's gonna come a day
Em                   
When you move on and find someone else
    C
And that's okay
G
Just remember this
         D/F#
I'm in a better place
Em
Where soldiers live in peace
           C            D
And angels sing Amazing Grace



C      D  Em
So lay me down
C                                     D
In that open field out on the edge of town
C        D  Em
And know my soul
   C                                 D
Is where my momma always prayed that it would go
              C          
And if you're reading this
          D
If you're reading this
                 G-Em-D-G
I'm already home