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INTRO: [C F G G C F G G] VERSE ONE: Well, I [C]found a bunch of letters They were [F]written for the fellow Who [G]broke your momma's heart And the [C]envelope folds [F]smelled of her ancient per[G]fume [F]I'll bet she didn't [G]know How to re[C]spond to forty [C/B]blankets of [Am]snow [Am/G]Caught him out [F]wandering a[G]lone With no place to [C]go [F C] CHORUS I: [F] There were stars in the [C]sky There were [C]houses on the [C/B]hill There were [Am]bottles and [Am/G]pills That were [F]easy to buy to [G]keep her warm From the [C]oncoming storm [F C] VERSE TWO: Well, I found them in the northwest corner of the attic In a box labeled "Tinsel and Lights" Didn't know what I was looking for Maybe just a blanket or artifacts Eisenhower sent him to war He kept her picture in his pocket that was closest to his heart And when he hit shore, it must have been a target For the gunner-men CHORUS II: There were stars in the sky There were bunkers in the hill And there were caskets to fill where he would lie Shrouded in the red, white & blue with the stripes repeat CHORUS I