Verse 1:
           F   G
This is a letter
       C          Am
to the girl I was before
                F    G
things will get better
          C                   Am
you’ll be safe in a place you matter
              F           G
I know how it feels right now
                   C       Am
but you’ll make it through somehow
              F        G
I know you’re misunderstood
                        C         Am
but do what’s right and do what’s good
 
Pre-Chorus:
  F       G            C
I used to dream of you next to me
F   G                 C
but now you’re really here
      F              G               C         Am     F  G  C
and I wonder if this feeling is the feeling of coming home.
 
Chorus:
                 F
The next thing I know
               G
it’s after the war
    C              Am
and you’re next to me
           F
hand in my hand
               G
together we’ll stand
          C
under the stars.
         F
oh how I wish
        G
I never doubted you
          C         Am
but we’ll fix this together
           F
hand in my hand
               G
together we’ll stand
          C
under the stars.
 
Interlude: F G C Am F G C
 
Verse 2:
          F    G
This is a letter
       C          Am
to the girl I was before
                 F     G
you’ll find that destiny
              C                    Am
is not set in stone, it’s yours to own
              F           G
I know how it feels right now
                    C       Am
but you’ll make it through somehow
                  F         G
learn to take and not just give
                        C         Am
the life you have, it’s yours to live
 
Pre-Chorus:
  F       G            C
I used to dream of you next to me
F   G                 C
but now you’re really here
      F              G               C         Am     F  G  C
and I wonder if this feeling is the feeling of coming home.
 
Chorus:
                 F
The next thing I know
               G
it’s after the war
    C              Am
and you’re next to me
           F
hand in my hand
               G
together we’ll stand
          C
under the stars.
         F
oh how I wish
        G
I never doubted you
          C         Am
but we’ll fix this together
           F
hand in my hand
               G
together we’ll stand
          C
under the stars.
 
Bridge:
              F     G
I have always loved you
               C   Am
though I tried not to
          F        G
I was too blind to see
                C
hurting you was hurting me
                       F        G
you’re worth more than what you give
                       C           Am
you’re worth more than what you’ve done
             F
you’re worth everything to me
       G
you’re priceless, you see
    C             G
and after all is done
           F  G  C  Am
we’ve only begun
           F  G  C
we’ve only begun.
 
Chorus:
                 F
The next thing I know
               G
it’s after the war
    C              Am
and you’re next to me
           F
hand in my hand
               G
together we’ll stand
          C
under the stars.
             F
oh you’re my heart
         G
never to part
    C         Am
and now we’re together
                F
your hand in my hand
             G
together we stand
          C
under the stars
                F
your hand in my hand
             G
together we stand
          C
under the stars
                F
your hand in my hand
             G
together we stand
          C
under the stars.
 
Outro:
F       G
Promise me
       C     Am
you’ll never leave
F       G
Promise me
       C
you’ll try
F      G
Promise me
  C         Am
a life with you
F         G         C
Together, after the war,
    F         G         C  Am
oh, together, after the war,
    F         G         C
oh, together, after the war.