Intro Chord - D 

(verse) 
 
D                  A
It ain't natural for a delta man, 
G            A
To be surrounded by all this sand, 
D            A
To fear the echoes of live rounds, 
G         A
To never sleep when the sun goes down, 
 
 
(Bridge) 
 
Bm      A          G
So I'm writing you this letter, 
     D             Em7             Asus
To say I miss you more than ever and to promise you this, 

  G     A          D
WHEN I make it back to Memphis, 
G       A        D
I'm gonna take you in my arms, 
     Bm         G
And never let you go, 
        A        D
And girl I promise you a kiss, 
  F#m          Bm   A - G
For every day we've missed, 
       A             D
'Til I make it back to Memphis,      
 
 
(verse) 
 
I'll have to say I think we've done some good 
If I had to do it all again I know I would 
There's still a few shots every now and then 
But they say this thing is finally coming to an end 
 
(bridge) 
So this might be my final letter 
I say the sooner the better cause I'm ready to come home 
 
(chorus) 
When I make it back to Memphis 
I'm gonna take you in my arms 
And never let you go 
And girl I promise you a kiss 
For every day we've missed 
'Til I make it back to Memphis 
 
(bridge) 
 
Bm        A         G
She reads his letters everyday,  
     A           Bm
Then she puts them all away, 
        A      G
Next to his medal and a flag,  
         F#m      Em   - D - G
That she would gladly give back, 

        G      A           D
If it would bring him back to Memphis, 
 G       A         D
So he could take her in his arms, 
  A   Bm        G
And never let her go, 
       A      D
Cause he promised her a kiss, 
  F#m           Bm  - A - G
For every day they've missed, 
       A          D
'Til he made it back to Memphis, 
     G       A            D  - C - G - D
If he could only make it back to Memphis,      
D
Back to Memphis 
Back to Memphis 
Back to Memphis