Key: C Verse 1: C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 I got your letter today Am7 Em7 And I miss you all so much here C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 I can't wait to see you all Am7 Em7 And I'm counting the days here Chorus: Dm C I still believe that there's gold Am Fmaj7 At the end of the world C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And I'll come home to Illinois Am7 Em7 C On the day after tomorrow
Verse 2: C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And it's so hard and it's cold here Am7 Em7 And I'm tired of taking orders C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And I miss old Rockford town Am7 Em7 Up by the Wisconsin border Chorus: Dm C What I miss, you won't believe Am Fmaj7 Shoveling snow and raking leaves C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And my plane will touch down Am7 Em7 C On the day after tomorrow Verse 3: C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 I close my eyes every night Am7 Em7 And I dream that I can hold you C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 They fill us full of lies, everyone buys Am7 Em7 About what it means to be a soldier Chorus: Dm C I still don't know how I'm supposed to feel Am Fmaj7 About all the blood that's been spilled C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Will God on his throne get me back home Am7 Em7 C On the day after tomorrow? Verse 4: C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 You can't deny, the other side Am7 Em7 Don't want to die any more than we do C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 What I'm trying to say is, don't they pray Am7 Em7 To the same God that we do? Chorus: Dm C Tell me how does God choose Am Fmaj7 Whose prayers does he refuse? C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Who turns the wheel? Who throws the dice Am7 Em7 C On the day after tomorrow? Bridge: N.C. Silent night, holy night N.C. All is calm, all is bright Verse 5: C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 I am not fighting for justice Am7 Em7 I am not fighting for freedom C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 I am fighting for my life Am7 Em7 And another day in the world here Chorus: Dm C I just do what I've been told Am Fmaj7 We're just the gravel on the road C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And only the lucky ones come home Am7 Em7 C On the day after tomorrow Verse 6: C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And the summer, it too will fade Am7 Em7 And with it brings the winter's frost, dear C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And I know we too are made Am7 Em7 Of all the things that we have lost here Chorus: Dm C I'll be twenty-one today Am Fmaj7 I been saving all my pay C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And my plane will touch down Am7 Em7 C On the day after tomorrow C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 And my plane, it will touch down Am7 Em7 C On the day after tomorrow