A Two days past eighteen He was waitinʼ for the bus in his army greens D Sat down in a booth at a caf? there A Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair Heʼs a little shy so she gave him a smile So he said would you mind sittinʼ down for a while D A And talkinʼ to me Iʼm feelinʼ a little low G D A She said Iʼm off in an hour and I know where we can go So they went down and they sat on the pier He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I donʼt care Iʼve got no one to send a letter to Would you mind if I sent one back here to you? Chorus: F#m D I cried Never gonna hold the hand of another guy A Too young for him they told her E E7 Waitinʼ for the love of the travelinʼ soldier F#m Our love will never end D Waitinʼ for the soldier to come back again A Never more to be alone E E7 A When the letter says a soldierʼs coming home So the letters came From an army camp In California then Vietnam And he told his heart It might be love And all of the things he was so scared of Said when itʼs gettin kinda rough over here I think about that day sittinʼ down at the pier And close my eyes and see your pretty smile Now donʼt worry but I wonʼt be able to write for a while Chorus. One Friday night at a football game The Lordʼs Prayer said and the anthem sang A man said folks would you bow your heads For the list of local Vietnam dead Cryinʼ all alone under the stands Was the piccolo player in the marching band And one name read and no one really cared But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair Chorus.
