(Verse 1) 
Em7G It was two weeks after the day she turned 18
Em7G All dressed in white, going to the church that night
Em7G She had his box of letters in the passenger seat
Em7G Six pins and a shoe, something borrowed, something blue
AmEm7 And when the church doors opened up wide
AmEm7G She put her veil down trying to hide the tears
 Oh she just couldn't believe it 
Am She heard the trumpets from the military band
D And the flowers fell out of her hands
 (Chorus) 
G Baby, why'd you leave me, why'd you have to go
Em7Am I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
GD I can't even breathe
G It's like I'm looking from a distance, standing in the background
Em7Am Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now,
GD This can't be happening to me
Em7G This is just a dream
Em7G The preacher man said let us bow our head and pray
Em7G
Lord please lift his soul and heal this hurt 
Em7G
Then the congregation all stood up 
Em7G
And sang the saddest song that she ever heard 
AmEm7 Then they handed her a folded up flag
 
AmEm7G And she held on to all she had left of him
 Oh, and what could've been 
Am And then guns rang one last shot
D And it felt like a bullet in her heart
 (Chorus) 
G Baby, why'd you leave me, why'd you have to go
Em7Am I was counting on forever, now I'll never know
GD I can't even breathe
G It's like I'm looking from a distance, standing in the background
Em7Am Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now,
GD This can't be happening to me
Em7G This is just a dream
G Baby, why'd you leave me, why'd you have to go
Em7Am I was counting on forever, now I'll never know, Oh I’ll Never Know
 
G It's like I'm looking from a distance, standing in the background
Em7Am Everybody's saying, he's not coming home now,
GD This can't be happening to me
Em7G This is just a dream
 
Em7G Oh this is just a dream
Em7 Just a dream
G Yeah Yeah
Em7G (2x)