Letter Edged In Black

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[Verse 1]
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I was standin' by my window 
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yesterday morning
Without a thought of worry or of 
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care
                       D7          
When I saw the postman comin' up 
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the pathway
     A            A7             D
With such a happy face and jolly air


[Verse 2]
   D                               
He rang the bell and whistled as he
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 waited
Then he said; "Good morning to you, 
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Jack"
                       D7          
But he little knew the sorrow he 
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had brought me
        A           A7            
When he handed me a letter edged 
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in black


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[Verse 3]
     D                         
With trembling hand I took this 
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letter from him
I broke the seal and this is what it
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 said:
                        D7      
"Come home my boy, your dear old 
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father wants you
     A                 A7     
Come home my boy, your dear old 
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mother's dead"


[Verse 4]
  D                             
I bowed my head in sorrow and in 
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sadness
The sunshine of my life, it all had 
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fled
When the post man brought that 
D7               G
letter yesterday morning
             A                 A7 
"Saying come home my boy, your 
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dear old mother's dead"


[Verse 5]
     D                          
"The last words your mother ever 
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uttered:
                               D
Tell my boy I want him to come back
                        D7      
My eyes are blurred, my poor old 
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heart is breaking
        A                A7   
So, I'm writing you this letter 
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edged in black"


[Verse 6]
    D                            
"Forget those angry words that we 
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have spoken
You know I didn't mean them, don't 
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you, Jack
                       D7          
May the angels bear as witness, I 
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am asking
         A                A7   
Your for-giveness in this letter 
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edged in black"