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Letters From Viet Nam - Misty Cheney

Letters From Viet Nam

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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste

[Intro]

G C D G

G C D G

Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

[Verse 1]

G C D G

She had just turned 18 and she was far from home

C D G

She’d come here to Kansas but she was not alone

C D G

With a baby in her arms and a promise in her heart

C D G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

She’d meet her future love if Destiny played her part

[Verse 2]

G C D G

Now a southern boy was in Kansas, he’d come there from SC

C D G

He enlisted in the Army when he was just 17

C D G

It was time to serve his Country, he knew this in his heart

C D G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

He'd only have a few months and soon he would depart

[Verse 3]

G C D G

Now don’t ever take for granted how the stars will align for you

C D G

The baby needed a daddy and the lady a husband, too

C D G

And the southern boy, bound for Viet Nam, didn’t want to be alone

C D G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

So he asked her hand in marriage then took her to his childhood home

Gsus4 G

G C D G

Their courtship lasted just six weeks, they were married a month and a day

C D G

He kissed the baby and new wife good-bye then was shipped half a world away

[Break]

G C D G

G C D G

Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

[Verse 4]

G C D G

Years later mom would remember how she barely knew this man

C D G

But she learned to love him deeper through his letters from Viet Nam

C D G

She’d read each one he wrote lovingly by hand

C D G

And prayed someday he’d return from fighting in that foreign land

[Chorus]

G C D G

She said I learned to love your father through the letters he wrote to me

C D G

I’d read each one everyday and wonder where he could be

C D G

I knew he’d come home to us to be a husband and daddy

C D G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4

I learned to love your father through the letters he wrote to me

G

[Bridge]

G C D G

When he returned back in her arms a year had passed them by

C D G

No honeymoon had they received except that first kiss then good-bye

C D G

They vowed to make the most of it and start a life anew

C D G

Get to know each other as the years passed and their love and family grew

[Chorus]

G C D G

She said I learned to love your father through the letters he wrote to me

C D G

I’d read each one everyday and wonder where he could be

C D G

I knew he’d come home to us to be a husband and daddy

C D G

I learned to love your father through the letters he wrote to me

G C D G

She said I learned to love your father through the letters he wrote to me

C D G

I’d read each one everyday and wonder where he could be

C D G

I knew he’d come home to us to be a husband and daddy

C D G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4

I learned to love your father through the letters he wrote to me

G

How to play Letters From Viet Nam

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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