T.G. Sheppard - War Is Hell (on The Homefront Too) guitar chord

War Is Hell on the Homefront

TG Sheppard

Tabbed by Kane Smith (heyitskane@yahoo.com)

Intro chords: E

Verse:

E

It was July hot in Georgia in 1942

A

All the men were off to war

E

and the women had nothing to do

E

I was 16 and hungry, lookin’ for my first taste of love

B

When I brought her groceries to her door

E

I didn’t know how close I was

E

Her long blonde hair was flowing, and she smelled like sweet perfume

A

When I laid her groceries down,

E

she said you don’t have to leave so soon

E

A woman sure get lonely when her man’s gone off to fight

B

She reached out for my tremblin’ hand,

E

As tear drops filled her eyes

B

And she said....

Chorus:

E

War is hell on the homefront too

A

God only knows what a woman goes through

B E

She still needs what her man that’s gone can’t do

E

I can’t fight this fire alone

A

Stay with me until it’s gone

B E

Ooh, war is hell on the homefront too

*Step up a half-step and play as follows, or simply capo first fret*

Verse:

F

It was July hot inside me as she led me to the bedroom door

A#

The satin sheets and pleasure

F

I never knew I could feel before

F

My first taste of lovin’, was everything it shoulda been

C

When a woman’s fightin’ loneliness

F

It’s a battle she can’t win

F

I’ll always remember what she did and what she said

C

But the one thing I remember most

C

Is the way she turned his picture over

C F

Face down on the table by her bed

C

And how she said

Chorus:

F

War is hell on the homefront too

A#

God only knows what a woman goes through

C F

She still needs what her man that’s gone can’t do

F A#

I can’t fight this fire alone

A#

Stay with me until it’s gone

B F

Ooh, war is hell on the homefront too

Repeat chorus 2x to fade