Verse 1:
F7
Johnny made it home.
Bbm/F
Most of him at least.
E7 Eb7
Had three operations,
Bb/D
but the pain has not decreased.
F7 Bbm/F
Nick learned to survive, means you never trust
E7 Eb7 Bb/D
Once you see the worst in man then how do you adjust?
F7 Bbm
Davy cracks a joke, claims to be alright.
A7 Db/Ab Eb/G Gb
Drinks a fifth of vodka in his kitchen every night.
Ab/Gb Ab
And I stand here trying,
F/A Bbm Eb/G F7/A C7sus4
Like Mother Mary with my private burden of grief to carry.
Dm Bb
Welcome home my boys
Bb/C F C/E
Welcome home my sons
Dm Bb Bb/C
Welcome home my husband
F C/E
Welcome home my love
Dm Gm/Bb
Welcome home
C7 F Gm7
welcome home
C F F7
Welcome home
Verse 2:
F7 Bbm/F
Wayne is never free, schedules out his day
E7 Eb7 Bb/D
Filling every minute just to keep the ghosts away
F7 Bbm/F
He could never get back the life he had,
A7 Db/Ab Eb/G Gb
Faced with raising kids who did not recognize their dad
F7 Gbmaj7
Jimmy made it back to town four months ago
F7 E7 F7
Lives to tell of things no one could bear to know
F7 Gbmaj7
Keeps his guard up now a lot goes undiscussed
F7 E F7 C7
Focuses on fighting what he finds unjust
C7sus4 Dm Bb
Welcome home my boys
Bb/C F C/E
Welcome home my sons
Dm Bb Bb/C
Welcome home my husband
F C/E
Welcome home my love
Dm Gm/Bb
Welcome home
C7 F Gm7
welcome home
C F F7
Welcome home
Bridge:
G7 Cm
Donny does his best, trying to pretend
B7 Eb/Bb F/A Abmaj7
What he doesn?t talk about won?t matter in the end.
B7 Ab6/G
Donny made it home but thinks it wasn?t fair
G7 Ab6/G
How he made it out but left his buddy there
G7 Ab6
Donny doesn?t sleep because the nightmares come
G7
Donny wants an answer
G7/F
Donny looks for absolution
Cm/Eb F/Gb G7
And I'd give up anything if I could give him some
Bb G/B
And I stand here helpless, my arms extended
Cm F/A G7/B
Knowing full well, darling, your war?s not ended
Dm Bb Bb/C F C/E
Welcome home
Dm Bb
Welcome home my husband
Bb/C F C/E
Welcome home my love
Dm Gm/Bb
Welcome home
C7 F Gm7add4
welcome home
Gm7/D Ebm B
Welcome home my boys
B/Db Gb Db/F
Welcome home my sons
Ebm B
Welcome home my husband
Gb Db/F
Welcome home my love
Ebm Abm/B
Welcome home
Db7 Gb Abm7 Db
Welcome home
Gb G Ab A
B B D Bb/A Gaug/A
Wel come home