From Mother's Arms to Korea by The Louvin Brothers
LP: Weapon of War
Composed by the Louvin Brothers
Released January 1, 1962
Capitol Records Nashville
Stanard Tuning
Key: G


[Intro]
  


[Chorus]

From mother's 

arms to Korea
             
And tomorrow I

              
'll face the f

     
ront lines
        
Well the next 

line was wrote

 by his buddy
             
From a foxhole

            
 to a mansion 

   
on high


[Verse 1]

They sent her 

an unfinished 

diary
             
That she once 

              
gave her darli

   
ng son
   
It starts the 

day when he le

ft her
             
And ends neath

           
 the enemy's g

un


{Chorus]

From mother's 

arms to Korea
             
And tomorrow I

              
'll face the f

     
ront lines
        
Well the next 

line was wrote

 by his buddy
             
From a foxhole

            
 to a mansion 

   
on high

[Instrumental]
  

[Verse 2]

Last night I s

aw mother knee

ling
              
By the old hea

            
rthstone to pr

ay
      
In my dream I 

thought I was 

with her
              
And that's all

            
 my darling co

    
uld say


[Chorus]

From mother's 

arms to Korea
             
And tomorrow I

              
'll face the f

     
ront lines
        
Well the next 

line was wrote

 by his buddy
             
From a foxhole

            
 to a mansion 

   
on high


{Verse 3}

Please tell hi

s sweetheart w

ho's waiting
              
For his ship t

            
o anchor at sh

ore
             
To change her 

          
plans and forg

et him
              
Her lips he'll

       
 kiss no more


[Chorus]

From mother's 

arms to Korea
             
And tomorrow I

              
'll face the f

     
ront lines
        
Well the next 

line was wrote

 by his buddy
             
From a foxhole

            
 to a mansion 

   
on high