E
It's not hard to reach back to the day
G                    C
Underneath that Iowa sun
E
Running to the tower of Waterloo
G                                 C
Looking for the Sullivan train to come
E
and his five boys would run to the top
G                         C
and salute him as he went by
E                  G
first we'd wave hello
A              C
then we'd wave goodbye, goodbye

[Bridge]
E  G  C  x4

[Verse]
E
it's not hard to reach back to the days
G                   C
after the attack on Pearl
    E
And overnight my buddies turned into men
G                                 C
running out of time for games and girls
E
and the Sullivan boys were not overlooked
G                              C
Uncle Sam'll call them each by name
E                      G                 A
the very next day they left on a mystery train

[Chorus]
   E                D             C
so say goodbye, bye bye Mrs. Sullivan
E             D             C
and don't you cry, cry cry cry
E                    D
"We regret to inform you
A                  C
the Navy has taken your sons away"
E           D           A                             C
all five, five five ... so put your blue stars in the window

[Bridge]
E  G  C  x4
In the window (on first)

[Verse]
E
It's not hard to reach back to her smile
G                    C
When she'd receive a letter
E
And the letters they sounded generally the same
G                        C
Said if they couldn't be home
E
At least they were together
G                    C
On a mighty fighting battleship
E
Somewhere in the South Pacific
E                 G             A
The letters never got much more specific

[Chorus]
   E                D         C
so say goodbye, bye bye Mrs. Sullivan
E                  D       C
and don't you cry, cry cry cry
E                    D
"We regret to inform you
            A                 C
the Navy is keeing your sons away"
E                D                  A                              C
all five, five, five five, ... so keep your blue stars in the window
N.C.
In the window.

[Bridge] (slow and light)
E   C   x3

[Verse]
E
It's not hard to reach back to the day
G                         C
When the war finally came home
E
Uncle Sam'll send you a telegram
      G                         C
So he doesn't have to tell you over the phone
E
I heard she cracked up
     G                               C
When they found out what the war had cost
E
When all five of her boys were lost
E          E          E
They were, they were, they were...

[Chorus]
   E                D         C
so say goodbye, bye bye Mrs. Sullivan
E                 D       C
Go ahead and cry, cry cry cry
E                    D
"We regret to inform you
      A                         C
That all your sons have passed away
E              D        A                        C
all five, five five five five ... so change your blue stars to gray

[Outro]
E    G       C
               Blue star to gold
E    G       C
               Blue star to gold
E    G       C
               Blue star to gold
E    G       C
               Blue star to gold
E    G       C
               Change them to gold
E    G       C    x3