Verse
[Am]I keep a [G]light in the window
[Am]Dark band on my heart
[Am]Some days are [G]better than others
[Am]Mostly I'm drifting apart
Verse
[Am]I keep his [G]picture beside me
[Am]I see the dream in his eyes
[Am]I watch the [G]light disappearing
[Am]Into unsettled skies
Chorus
[Am]You say the [G]world will be a better place
[Am]After this [G]war is won
[Am]You say no [G]sacrifice to great but
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son
Verse
[Am]I know he [G]can't take the killing
[Am]And how it messes with his soul
[Am]I know the [G]days are unending
[Am]When you're so far from home
Chorus
[Am]You say the [G]world will be a better place
[Am]After this [G]war is won
[Am]You say no [G]sacrifice too great but
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son (Repeat Chorus)
Bridge
[Am]No war that [G]can be won
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son
No war that [G]can be won
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son
Verse
[Am]I keep a [G]light in the window
[Am]I keep a vigil inside
[Am]I say a [G]prayer for those mothers
[Am]Across the enemy lines
Chorus x 2
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son x 2
[Am]I keep a [G]light in the window
[Am]Dark band on my heart
[Am]Some days are [G]better than others
[Am]Mostly I'm drifting apart
Verse
[Am]I keep his [G]picture beside me
[Am]I see the dream in his eyes
[Am]I watch the [G]light disappearing
[Am]Into unsettled skies
Chorus
[Am]You say the [G]world will be a better place
[Am]After this [G]war is won
[Am]You say no [G]sacrifice to great but
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son
Verse
[Am]I know he [G]can't take the killing
[Am]And how it messes with his soul
[Am]I know the [G]days are unending
[Am]When you're so far from home
Chorus
[Am]You say the [G]world will be a better place
[Am]After this [G]war is won
[Am]You say no [G]sacrifice too great but
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son (Repeat Chorus)
Bridge
[Am]No war that [G]can be won
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son
No war that [G]can be won
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son
Verse
[Am]I keep a [G]light in the window
[Am]I keep a vigil inside
[Am]I say a [G]prayer for those mothers
[Am]Across the enemy lines
Chorus x 2
[Dm]Every soldier [G]is a mother's [Am]son x 2