Intro: EmGEmGEmG
It was two weeks after the day she turned eighteen
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All dressed in white
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Going to the church that night
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She had his box of letters in the passenger seat
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Sixpence in a shoe, something borrowed, something blue
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And when the church doors opened up wide
She put her veil down
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Trying to hide the tears
Oh she just couldnʼt believe it
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She heard trumpets from the military band
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And the flowers fell out of her hand
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Baby whyʼd you leave me
Whyʼd you have to go?
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I was counting on forever, now Iʼll never know
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I canʼt even breathe
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Itʼs like Iʼm looking from a distance
Standing in the background
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Everybodyʼs saying, heʼs not coming home now
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This canʼt be happening to me
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This is just a dream
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The preacher man said let us bow our heads and pray
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Lord please lift his soul, and heal this hurt
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Then the congregation all stood up and sang
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The saddest song that she ever heard
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Then they handed her a folded up flag
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And she held on to all she had left of him
Oh, and what could have been
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And then the guns rang one last shot
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And it felt like a bullet in her heart
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Baby whyʼd you leave me
Whyʼd you have to go?
EmAm
I was counting on forever, now Iʼll never know
CD
I canʼt even breathe
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Itʼs like Iʼm looking from a distance
Standing in the background
EmAm
Everybodyʼs saying, heʼs not coming home now
CD
This canʼt be happening to me
G
This is just a dream
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Oh, Baby whyʼd you leave me
Whyʼd you have to go?
EmAmC
I was counting on forever, now Iʼll never know
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Oh, Iʼll never know
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Itʼs like Iʼm looking from a distance
Standing in the background
EmAm
Everybodyʼs saying, heʼs not coming home now
CD
This canʼt be happening to me
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This is just a dream
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Oh, this is just a dream
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Just a dream
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