American Legion

verse 1 A D A D In the streetlight, your hair is the blackest sky A D F#m D Through the snow, the cars silently pass us by. A Bm F#m D When you smile, there's no reason to say goodbye E A Don't say goodbye Instrumental A D A D F C Bb G verse 2 A D A D I still have the last letter you left for me A D F#m D All your t-shirts, your red and green pedigree A Bm F#m D All the rest is sealed up behind memory E A Fading away. Instrumental A D A D F C Bb G (x2) verse 3 A D A D On the steps of the American Legion Hall, A D F#m D You wait there alone, nobody left to call. A Bm F#m D No one's there again Spring, summer, winter, fall, E A Terrible day Instrumental A D A D F C Bb G (x2) verse 4 A D A D If I'd been there, I'd surely have stayed with you. A D F#m D If I'd been there, I'd surely have prayed for you A Bm F#m D If I'd been there, I'd surely have prayed for you E A I want you to know Outro A D A D F C Bb G