Intro: G, E, D, G
G E
Daddy left just after noon
D G
Momma cried and paced around the room
G E
He won't be gone for too long
D G
She said.
G E
A few years passed
D G
And he's not back.
G E
His name was engraved in a plaque
D G
Momma Cried every night in her bed
C
You lost the war
E
Congratulations
D G
You let done this country and our nation
C E
You must feel ashamed now they're gone
D
Why did they put them in this war
G
What in the world were they fighting for
Bridge (strum once every line)
C
Why did you let them go to war
E
When you knew it wasn't safe
D
I hope you realise what you've done
G
You took away one of god's sons
C
I hope you live with sadness
E
Cause that's they way we feel
D
You took away what
G
What truly meant to me
Chorus x 2
G
What in the world was he fighting for
D
That made my daddy die.
Outro: G,E,D,G