War Is Hell

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 E She still needs what her man 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 F She still needs what her man 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