Capo  2 

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 
      C                               G 
I can see him there, in the pale moon light 
     D 
I am trying 
      C     Em  Am 
And i don't know how 
      C     Em  Am 
And i don't know when 
         C   Em  Am   D       G             D 
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 
        C                                 G 
Just to hear her voice, whenever we would fall 
     D 
I am trying 
      C     Em   Am 
And i don't know how 
      C     Em  Am 
And i don't know when 
         C    Em  Am  D            G                D 
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 
      C                                G 
I can see them there, in the pale moon light 
     D 
I am trying 
      C     Em  Am 
And i don't know how 
      C     Em  Am 
And i don't know when 
         C    Em  Am  D             G        
But i'll have to tell them someday