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...
E
War is hell on the homefront too
A
God only knows what a woman goes through
B
She still needs what her man
E
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
F
It was July hot inside me as she led
me to the bedroom door
Bb
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
F
War is hell on the homefront too
Bb
God only knows what a woman goes through
C
She still needs what her man
F
that's gone can't do
F Bb
I can't fight this fire alone
Bb
Stay with me until it's gone
C F
Ooh, war is hell on the homefront too
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