C F
Well I found a bunch of letters they were written for the fella
G
Who broke your Momma's heart
C F G
And the envelope folds smelled of her ancient perfume
F G
I'll bet she didn't know
C C/B Am
How to respond before the blankets of snow caught him out
F G C F C
wandering alone with no place to go
[Chorus]
F G
And there were stars in the sky
C C/B Am
There were houses on the hill and there were bottles of pills
F G C F C
That were easy to buy to keep her warm from the oncoming storm
[Verse 2]
C F
Well I found them in the north-west corner of the attic,
G
In a box Labeled "Tinsel and Lights"
C F G
Didn't know what I was looking for, maybe just a blanket or artifacts
F G
Eisenhower sent him to war
C C/B Am
He kept her picture in his pocket that was closest to his heart
F G C F C
and when he hit the shore he must of been a target for the gunnerman
[Chorus]
F G
There were stars in the sky
C C/B Am
And there were bunkers on the hill and there were caskets to fill
F G C F C
Where he would lie, shrouded in the red white and blue with the stripes
F G
And there were stars in the sky
C C/B Am
There were houses on the hill and there were bottles of pills
F G C F C
That were easy to buy to keep her warm from the oncoming storm
