Tom: G
G C G
He wore overalls to meet his King
G C G
Took a pack of Marlboro Reds and his wedding ring
D C
And his fifty-year-long faithful bride
D C
Held his hand, walked him to the other side
G C G
He said "Honey, I'm just so tired
G C G
"Of bein' hooked up to a hundred wires
D C
"I wanna be in my own bed"
D C
Call the kids around and said
[Chorus]
D
"Raise a glass
C G
To my good long life
D
Don't dress in black
C G
Don't let me see you cry
D
I'm not afraid
C G
I'm just headed home
C D G
And it's time to let me go"
[Verse 2]
G C G
"I probably shouldn't have survived
G C G
April 1945
D C
We buried half my company
D C
And I wondered why it wasn't me
G C G
"Well that's the year I learned to pray
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Just glad to wake up every day
D C
I'm bound to see those boys again
D C
Rolling dice and cigarettes in heaven"
[Chorus]
D
"So raise a glass
C G
To my good long life
D
Don't dress in black
C G
Don't let me see you cry
D
I'm not afraid
C G
I'm just headed home
C D G C G
And it's time to let me go"
[Interlude]
D C G D C D
[Verse 3]
G C G
"Well you know, I kissed the ground after Japan
G C G
Came home to be a mailman
D C
Right here in Crossville, Tennessee
D C
I bought this farm to raise a family
G C G
"We planned for four, but we had five
G C G
Your baby sister was a big surprise
D C
I know I don't have much to show
D C
But I'm the richest man I know"
[Chorus]
D
"So raise a glass
C G
To my good long life
D
Don't dress in black
C G
Don't let me see you cry
D
I'm not afraid
C G
I'm just headed home
C D Em
And it's time to let me go,
C D G
it's time to let me go
[Outro]
G C G
He wore overalls to meet his King
G C G
Took a pack of Marlboro Reds and his wedding ring
