Oak Ridge Boys - Gi Joe And Lillie Chords

[Intro]
A   F#m7  B7
 
[Verse 1]
         E
He was a streetwise kid from Philly
     A
Just 19 in '44
B7
Joined up an Uncle's army
        E
Hit the beach and fought a war
  E         E7
A decorated hero
         A
He never talks about those days
           B7                     B7             E
Because of guys like G.I. Joe our country's free today
 
[Verse 2]
        E
She was Woman's Army corp
          A
Raised in Carolina dirt
    B7
Escorting wounded young men home
       E
From a burning hell on Earth
    E               E7
The first time that she saw him
       A
He was broken and alone
       B7
Lillie fell in love that day
        B7                  E
When he winked and said "Hello"
            A        F#m7         B7
And Lillie sang this song to G.I. Joe
 
[Chorus]
       A                             E
Let me hold you in my arms handsome soldier
        E               F#7          B7
Take my hand for we are going home today
       A
Let me kiss away your tears
       E              C#m
Let me pray away your fears
               E
I'll stay here with you
          B7        E
Till they carry us away
 
[Verse 3]
     E
They married in the spring
            A
All dressed up in army green
     B7
Took out a loan, bought a home
 E            E
Raised a family
    E               E7          A
The war returned to G.I. Joe in 1965
        B7
The old wounds came back to haunt him
             B7              E
But Lillie's love kept him alive
 
[Verse 4]
            E
Now they're living in a veteran's home
        A                  F#m7
They've both grown old and gray
    B7
The medals earned so long ago
    E               E
Now hang there in a case
    E                   E7
Sometimes she finds him weeping
      A                F#m7
As he lay there in his bed
     B7
The distant sounds of battle
      B7          E
Still echo in his head
           A          F#m7         B7
And Lillie sings this song to G.I. Joe
 
[Chorus]
       A                            E
Let me hold you in my arms handsome soldier
        E               F#7          B7
Take my hand for we are going home today
       A
Let me kiss away your tears
       E              C#m
Let me pray away your fears
               E
I'll stay here with you
          B7        E
Till they carry us away
 
[Verse 5]
     E
Some day they'll rest in Arlington
           A                  F#m7
'Neath the red, the white and blue
     B7
Safe in the arms of Jesus
            E              E
When their journey here is through
     E
An American love story
       A             F#m7
Not unlike a lot of others
            B7
Except that G.I. Joe and Lillie
      N.C.              F#m7    B7     E
Is my father and my mother