[Verse]
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....

[Chorus]
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*

[Verse]
 F 
It was July hot inside me as she led me to the bedroom door
 A#
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

[Chorus]
F
War is hell on the homefront too
A# 
God only knows what a woman goes through
C F
She still needs what her man that?s gone can?t do
F A#
I can?t fight this fire alone
A# 
Stay with me until it?s gone
B F
Ooh, war is hell on the homefront too