G                             D 
Church bells rang out in the street 
Em                                 C 
For the men coming home from over sea 
G                                D 
And our town breathed a sigh of relief 
         C             G 
Like a curse had been lifted 
G                                  D 
By the stand where we watched the parade 
        Em                C 
We ate popcorn and drank lemonade 
G                              D 
With the sun on our faces; we played 
        C                      G 
The streets of New England 
 
  
G                                      D 
I could see when he stepped off of the bus 
               Em          C 
As he made his way over to us 
G                            D 
He's not the same mas as he was 
            C        G 
Before he listed 
 
  
C                                 D 
And she stood there alone in the door 
Em                           C 
I said "Mama, don't cry anymore. 
G                                   D 
Now that daddy's come back from the war, 
Em                      C 
everything will be different" 
 
  
G                              D 
When the hot summer sun went down 
Em                             C 
Mama put on her green evening gown 
G                              D 
They went out, a night on the town 
                 C              G 
The streets of New England