A Soldiers Letter chords by Merle Haggard

[Refrain]
C                 G
I'm writing this down in a trench, mom
              C
Don't scold if it isn't so neat
                 D
The way that you did when I was a kid
    G            C
And I'd come home with mud on my feet

[Verse 1]
C              G
The captain just gave us our orders
               C
And Mom I will carry them through
                 D
And I'll finish this letter, the first chance I get
    G             C
But for now I'll just say, I love you

[Verse 2]
C                  G
Then the mother's old hands began to tremble
                  C
And she fought against tears in her eyes
                D
But they came unashamed 'cause there was no name
  G               C
And she knew that her soldier had died

[Verse 3]
C               G
And then she knelt down by her bedside
                  C
And she prayed, Lord above hear my plea
                 D
Protect all the soldiers who are fighting tonight
  G           C
And dear God, keep America free

[Refrain]
C                 G
I'm writing this down in a trench, mom
              C
Don't scold if it isn't so neat
                 D
The way that you did when I was a kid
    G            C
And I'd come home with mud on my feet