Tom: F C/E : X7555X [Intro] F Dm7 F Bb F [Verse 1] F Gather round Ma's knee Bb F To read this week's letter F I wonder what will be Bb F Dm7 F Bb We hope the news is better [Verse 2] F Bb F The men here die like flies Ma F Bb F I bandage their blinded eyes Ma C Bb F And the kids with their aching feet ain't got nothing to eat Ma [Verse 3] F Bb F The hospital has no door Dad F Bb F Soldiers lie on the floor Dad C Oh I did my best Bb F But I can't take any more Dad [Chorus] F Rachel's coming home C Rachel's coming home Bb F Oh and I don't think she'll go away again F Rachel's seen the light C The world's too big to fight Bb F And I don't think she'll go away again C/E Dm C Bb My dear fam- ily [Verse 3] F Bb F The world and people in it F go the way they will C But there's not a man, Black or white, Bb F Who can ever hope to stop them [Chorus] F Rachel's coming home C Rachel's coming home Bb F Oh and I don't think she'll go away again F Rachel's seen the light C The world's too big to fight Bb F And I don't think she'll go away again C/E Dm C Bb My dear fam- ily [Chorus] F Rachel's coming home C Rachel's coming home Bb F Oh and I don't think she'll go away again F Rachel's seen the light C The world's too big to fight Bb F And I don't think she'll go away again C/E Dm C Bb My dear fam- ily