Capo 4
[Verse]
G
If you're reading this
D/F#
And My mama's sitting there
Em C
Looks like I only got a one-way ticket over here
G D/F#
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss
Em C
And war was just a game we played when we were kids
Am
Well I'm laying down my gun
G/B
I'm hanging up my boots
C
I'm up here with God
D
And we're both watching over you
[Chorus]
C D Em
So lay me down
C D
In that open field out on the edge of town
C D Em
And know my soul
C D
Is where my momma always prayed that it would go
C
And if you're reading this
D G-Em-D
I'm already home
[Verse]
G
If you're reading this
D/F#
Half way around the world
Em C
I won't be there to see the birth of our little girl
G
I hope she looks like you
D/F#
I hope she fights like me
Em C
Stands up for the innocent and the weak
Am
I'm laying down my gun
G/B
I'm hanging up my boots
C D
Tell dad I don't regret that I followed in his shoes
[Chorus]
C D Em
So lay me down
C D
In that open field out on the edge of town
C D Em
And know my soul
C D
Is where my momma always prayed that it would go
C
And if you're reading this
D G-Em-D
I'm already home
[Verse]
G
If you're reading this
D/F#
There's gonna come a day
Em
When you move on and find someone else
C
And that's okay
G
Just remember this
D/F#
I'm in a better place
Em
Where soldiers live in peace
C D
And angels sing Amazing Grace
[Chorus]
C D Em
So lay me down
C D
In that open field out on the edge of town
C D Em
And know my soul
C D
Is where my momma always prayed that it would go
C
And if you're reading this
D
If you're reading this
G-Em-D-G
I'm already home