Travelin' Soldier Chords & Lyrics by Dixie Chicks
Travelin' Soldier
guitar chords lyrics
My first tab :) Enjoy
Cadd9: either x32030 or 335533
G
Two days past 18
He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens
Cadd9
Sat down in a booth at a cafe there
G
Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gave him a smile
So he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
Cadd9 G
And talkin' to me I'm feelin' a little low
A C
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
G
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
Cadd9 G
I've got no one to send a letter to
A C
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?
CHORUS:
Em
I cried
C G
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
D
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
Em
Our love will never end
C G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
D G
When the letter says a soldier's coming home
G
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
Cadd9
And he told his heart
It might be love
G
And all of the things he was so scared of
Said when it's gettin kinda rough over here
I think about that day sittin' down at the pier
Cadd9 G
And close my eyes and see your pretty smile
A C G
Now don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
CHORUS
G [strum once then mute]
One Friday night at a football game
G
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
Cadd9 G
A man said folks would you bow your heads
[don't strum] [pause]
For the list of local Vietnam dead
G
Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
Cadd9 G
And none name read, nobody really cared
A C
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
CHORUS [twice]
