Just so no one gets mad at me this is all tabbed out by ear and is not 100%
correct but it will get you going in a pinch. Also this song is very band
based and not usually played with just one guitar but for those who would
like to give it a shot like myself here's what I got:
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Use Bar Chords
D B
All quiet on the western front
Gm D
He's wondering why
D B
He ain't got a letter
Gm D
From his army bride
D B
Well shes got a new lover
Gm D
One who's right by her side
D B
Just waiting on the call to hear
Gm D
That her poor soldier died
Gm
She says the cotton
Am
Would grow high
D B Gm D
On his grave
Gm
But I hope the cotton
Am
Does grow dry
D B Gm D
For his sake
D B
There was a pretty little girl with a pocket book
Gm D
Who met a mean little man
D B
She married him for love
Gm D
But he proposed with a plan
D B
See her daddy's got a whole lot of money
Gm D
But Daddy's Little Girl can't swim
D B
He's gonna take her to the lake real late tonight
Gm D
and push her in
Gm
He says the cotton
Am
Would grow high
D B Gm D
On her grave
Gm
But I hope the cotton
Am
Does grow dry
D B Gm D
For her sake
Gm Am
You can have my life insurance
Gm Am Bm Am
If you take me by the hand
Gm Am
Promise me that you'll really love me
Gm Am Bm Dm
Back for the right reasons
(D,B,Gm,D)x2
Reasons