American Legion

	  		verse 1 
A          D               A            D 
 In the streetlight, your hair is the blackest sky 
A             D             F#m       D 
 Through the snow, the cars silently pass us by. 
A          Bm               F#m        D 
 When you smile, there's no reason to say goodbye 
E           A 
Don't say goodbye 

Instrumental 
A D A D F C Bb G 

verse 2 
A          D               A            D 
 I still have the last letter you left for me 
A          D             F#m            D 
 All your t-shirts, your red and green pedigree 
A         Bm            F#m        D 
 All the rest is sealed up behind memory 
E       A 
Fading away. 

Instrumental 
A D A D F C Bb G (x2) 

verse 3 
A          D           A       D 
 On the steps of the American Legion Hall, 
A          D             F#m    D 
 You wait there alone, nobody left to call. 
A          Bm           F#m            D 
 No one's there again Spring, summer, winter, fall, 
E          A 
Terrible day 

Instrumental 
A D A D F C Bb G (x2) 

verse 4 
A         D               A           D 
 If I'd been there, I'd surely have stayed with you. 
A         D              F#m          D 
If I'd been there, I'd surely have prayed for you 
A         Bm             F#m          D 
If I'd been there, I'd surely have prayed for you 
   E           A 
I want you to know 

Outro 
A D A D F C Bb G