Intro: D
G HE WON THE WAR, IN A FOREIGN LAND
Bm THAT WAS NO HERO, THAT WAS MY OLD MAN
Em AND HE CAME BACK HOME, WHERE HE MET HIS WIFE
C AND HE RAISED HIS KIDS, WHILE HE MADE A LIFE
G NOW HE NEVER PREACHED, THOUGH HE ALWAYS KNEW
Bm AND WE WATCHED HIM CLOSE, JUST TO PICK UP CLUES
Em AND SOMETIMES LATE, IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
CG I CAN SEE HIM THERE, IN THE PALE MOON LIGHT
D I AM TRYING
CEmAm AND I DON'T KNOW HOW
CEmAm AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN
CEmAmDGD BUT I'LL HAVE TO TELL HIM SOMEDAY
G AND AS FOR THIS WOMAN, MY FATHER WED
Bm WE KNEW WE WERE LOVED, WITH THE WORDS UNSAID
Em AND WHEN WE WERE YOUNG SHE TAUGHT US ALL TO READ
C AND THEN ONE BY ONE, SHE WOULD WATCH US LEAVE
G NEVER SAW HER CRY, FOR SHE HID HER TEARS
Bm AS ONE BY ONE, WE WOULD DISAPPEAR
Em BUT OF COURSE WE'D WRITE, AND OF COURSE WE'D CALL
CG JUST TO HEAR HER VOICE, WHENEVER WE WOULD FALL
D I AM TRYING
CEmAm AND I DON'T KNOW HOW
CEmAm AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN
CEmAmDGD BUT I'LL HAVE TO TELL HER SOMEDAY
G SO I WROTE THESE WORDS, AND I HOPE THEY LAST
Bm FOR THE YEARS HAVE COME, AND THE YEARS HAVE PAST
Em THINK OF ALL THEY GAVE, THINK OF ALL THE DEBT
C BUT CAN'T FIND A WAY, TO REPAY THEM YET
G FOR THE DAYS STILL COME, AND THE DEBT STILL MOUNT
Bm AND DO WORDS UNSAID, EVER REALLY COUNT
Em BUT SOMETIMES STILL, IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
CG I CAN SEE THEM THERE, IN THE PALE MOON LIGHT
D I AM TRYING
CEmAm AND I DON'T KNOW HOW
CEmAm AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN
CEmAmDG