Intro: B0 F#1 E2 0 1Verse: B3 F#4 G#m5 2If you're reading this my momma's sittin there. Looks like I only got a one E6 B7 F#8 G#m9 3way ticket over here. Sure wish I could give you one more kiss. War was E10 B11 4just a game we played when we were kids. So I'm laying down my gun, and E12 G#m13 F#14 5hangin up my boots. Im up here with God and were both watching over you. 6 7Chorus: E15 F#16 G#m17 E18 F#19 8So lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town. E20 F#21 G#m22 E23 F#24 9And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go. E25 F#26 10If you're reading this, I'm already home. 11 Interlude: B27 F#28 E29 12 13Verse: B30 F#31 G#m32 14If you're reading this, halfway round the world, I wont be there E33 B34 15to see the birth of our little girl. I hope she looks like you, I hope she F#35 G#m36 E37 16fights like me. And stands up for the innocent and B38 E39 G#m40 17the weak. So I'm laying down my gun, and hangin up my boots. Tell dad I F#41 18don’t regret that I followed in his shoes. 19 20Chorus: E42 F#43 G#m44 E45 F#46 21So lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town. E47 F#48 G#m49 E50 F#51 22And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go. E52 F#53 23If you're reading this, I'm already home. 24 Bridge: B54 E55 F#56 25 26Verse: B57 F#58 G#m59 27If you're reading this there's gonna come a day, when you'll move E60 B61 28on and find someone else, and that's okay. Just remember this, I'm in a F#62 G#m63 29better place, where soldiers live in peace and E64 F#65 30angels sing "amazing grace" 31 32Chorus: E66 F#67 G#m68 E69 F#70 33So lay me down, in that open field out on the edge of town. E71 F#72 G#m73 E74 F#75 34And know my soul, is where my momma always prayed that it would go. E76 F#77 35If you're reading this, if you're reading this... F#78 36I'm already home. 37 Outro: B79 G#m80 B81 38