Verse 1:
F G
This is a letter
C Am
to the girl I was before
F G
things will get better
C Am
you’ll be safe in a place you matter
F G
I know how it feels right now
C Am
but you’ll make it through somehow
F G
I know you’re misunderstood
C Am
but do what’s right and do what’s good
Pre-Chorus:
F G C
I used to dream of you next to me
F G C
but now you’re really here
F G C Am F G C
and I wonder if this feeling is the feeling of coming home.
Chorus:
F
The next thing I know
G
it’s after the war
C Am
and you’re next to me
F
hand in my hand
G
together we’ll stand
C
under the stars.
F
oh how I wish
G
I never doubted you
C Am
but we’ll fix this together
F
hand in my hand
G
together we’ll stand
C
under the stars.
Interlude: F G C Am F G C
Verse 2:
F G
This is a letter
C Am
to the girl I was before
F G
you’ll find that destiny
C Am
is not set in stone, it’s yours to own
F G
I know how it feels right now
C Am
but you’ll make it through somehow
F G
learn to take and not just give
C Am
the life you have, it’s yours to live
Pre-Chorus:
F G C
I used to dream of you next to me
F G C
but now you’re really here
F G C Am F G C
and I wonder if this feeling is the feeling of coming home.
Chorus:
F
The next thing I know
G
it’s after the war
C Am
and you’re next to me
F
hand in my hand
G
together we’ll stand
C
under the stars.
F
oh how I wish
G
I never doubted you
C Am
but we’ll fix this together
F
hand in my hand
G
together we’ll stand
C
under the stars.
Bridge:
F G
I have always loved you
C Am
though I tried not to
F G
I was too blind to see
C
hurting you was hurting me
F G
you’re worth more than what you give
C Am
you’re worth more than what you’ve done
F
you’re worth everything to me
G
you’re priceless, you see
C G
and after all is done
F G C Am
we’ve only begun
F G C
we’ve only begun.
Chorus:
F
The next thing I know
G
it’s after the war
C Am
and you’re next to me
F
hand in my hand
G
together we’ll stand
C
under the stars.
F
oh you’re my heart
G
never to part
C Am
and now we’re together
F
your hand in my hand
G
together we stand
C
under the stars
F
your hand in my hand
G
together we stand
C
under the stars
F
your hand in my hand
G
together we stand
C
under the stars.
Outro:
F G
Promise me
C Am
you’ll never leave
F G
Promise me
C
you’ll try
F G
Promise me
C Am
a life with you
F G C
Together, after the war,
F G C Am
oh, together, after the war,
F G C
oh, together, after the war.
