Chords for Missing In Action
Tempo:
124.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
F#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] The [B]
[E]
warship had landed [A] and I came [E] ashore, the [A] fighting [B] was over [C#m] for me [B]
evermore.
For I had been wounded, [A] they left me for [E]
dead, [A] a stone for [E] my pillow [B] and snow for my [E] bed.
The [B] enemy found me, [E] took me away, [F#] they made me a prisoner [B] of war, so they say.
[E] But God in his mercy [A] was with me one [E] day, [A] the gate was [E] left open [B] and I ran [E] away.
I returned to the old [A] home, my dear [E] wife to see, [A] the home I [E] had built for [F#] my darling [B] and me.
[E] The door I then opened, [A] there [E] on a stand, [A] I saw [B] a picture of her and a man.
The clothes she was wearing [E]
told me a sad tale, [C#] my [F#] darling was wearing [B] a new bridal veil.
[E] Then I found a letter, [A] these words [E] I read, [A] missing [E] in action [B] she thought I [E] was dead.
So I kissed her picture, [A]
[E] whispered goodbye, [A] my heart [E] was aching [C#] but my eyes [B] were dry.
[E] I knew she'd be happy [A] if she [E] never learned, [A] I knew she must [E] never know [B] I had [E] returned.
[B] A vagabond dreamer, [E] forever I'll roam, [C#] because [F#] there was no one to welcome [B] me home.
[E] The poem of my darling, [A] no more I shall [E] see, missing [E] in action, [B] forever [E] I'll be.
[E]
warship had landed [A] and I came [E] ashore, the [A] fighting [B] was over [C#m] for me [B]
evermore.
For I had been wounded, [A] they left me for [E]
dead, [A] a stone for [E] my pillow [B] and snow for my [E] bed.
The [B] enemy found me, [E] took me away, [F#] they made me a prisoner [B] of war, so they say.
[E] But God in his mercy [A] was with me one [E] day, [A] the gate was [E] left open [B] and I ran [E] away.
I returned to the old [A] home, my dear [E] wife to see, [A] the home I [E] had built for [F#] my darling [B] and me.
[E] The door I then opened, [A] there [E] on a stand, [A] I saw [B] a picture of her and a man.
The clothes she was wearing [E]
told me a sad tale, [C#] my [F#] darling was wearing [B] a new bridal veil.
[E] Then I found a letter, [A] these words [E] I read, [A] missing [E] in action [B] she thought I [E] was dead.
So I kissed her picture, [A]
[E] whispered goodbye, [A] my heart [E] was aching [C#] but my eyes [B] were dry.
[E] I knew she'd be happy [A] if she [E] never learned, [A] I knew she must [E] never know [B] I had [E] returned.
[B] A vagabond dreamer, [E] forever I'll roam, [C#] because [F#] there was no one to welcome [B] me home.
[E] The poem of my darling, [A] no more I shall [E] see, missing [E] in action, [B] forever [E] I'll be.
Key:
E
A
B
F#
C#
E
A
B
_ [E] _ _ _ _ The [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
warship had landed _ [A] and I came [E] ashore, the [A] fighting [B] was over [C#m] for me _ [B] _
evermore.
_ _ _ For I had been wounded, [A] they left me for [E]
dead, [A] a stone for [E] my pillow [B] and snow for my [E] _ bed. _
The [B] _ enemy found me, [E] took me away, _ [F#] they made me a prisoner [B] of war, so they _ say.
_ _ [E] But God in his mercy [A] was with me one [E] day, [A] the gate was [E] left open [B] and I ran [E] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I returned to the old [A] home, my dear [E] wife to see, [A] the home I [E] had built for [F#] my darling [B] and me.
_ _ _ [E] The door I then opened, _ [A] there [E] on a stand, _ [A] I saw [B] a picture of her and a man. _ _
The clothes she was wearing _ [E]
told me a sad tale, [C#] my [F#] darling was wearing [B] a new bridal veil.
_ _ _ [E] Then I found a letter, _ [A] these words [E] I read, [A] _ missing [E] in action [B] she thought I [E] was dead. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So I kissed her picture, _ [A] _
_ [E] whispered goodbye, _ [A] my heart [E] was aching [C#] but my eyes [B] were dry.
_ _ [E] I knew she'd be happy [A] if she [E] never learned, _ [A] I knew she must [E] never know [B] I had [E] _ returned. _
_ [B] A _ vagabond _ dreamer, [E] forever _ I'll roam, [C#] because [F#] there was no one to welcome [B] me _ home.
_ _ [E] The poem of my darling, [A] no more I shall [E] see, _ missing [E] in action, [B] forever _ _ _ _ [E] I'll be. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
warship had landed _ [A] and I came [E] ashore, the [A] fighting [B] was over [C#m] for me _ [B] _
evermore.
_ _ _ For I had been wounded, [A] they left me for [E]
dead, [A] a stone for [E] my pillow [B] and snow for my [E] _ bed. _
The [B] _ enemy found me, [E] took me away, _ [F#] they made me a prisoner [B] of war, so they _ say.
_ _ [E] But God in his mercy [A] was with me one [E] day, [A] the gate was [E] left open [B] and I ran [E] away.
_ _ _ _ _ _ I returned to the old [A] home, my dear [E] wife to see, [A] the home I [E] had built for [F#] my darling [B] and me.
_ _ _ [E] The door I then opened, _ [A] there [E] on a stand, _ [A] I saw [B] a picture of her and a man. _ _
The clothes she was wearing _ [E]
told me a sad tale, [C#] my [F#] darling was wearing [B] a new bridal veil.
_ _ _ [E] Then I found a letter, _ [A] these words [E] I read, [A] _ missing [E] in action [B] she thought I [E] was dead. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So I kissed her picture, _ [A] _
_ [E] whispered goodbye, _ [A] my heart [E] was aching [C#] but my eyes [B] were dry.
_ _ [E] I knew she'd be happy [A] if she [E] never learned, _ [A] I knew she must [E] never know [B] I had [E] _ returned. _
_ [B] A _ vagabond _ dreamer, [E] forever _ I'll roam, [C#] because [F#] there was no one to welcome [B] me _ home.
_ _ [E] The poem of my darling, [A] no more I shall [E] see, _ missing [E] in action, [B] forever _ _ _ _ [E] I'll be. _ _ _ _ _ _