Soldier chords by Angus & Julia Stone

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:
Dm/F FF 4x


Verse 1:
Dm/F   FF      Dm/F   FF
I met him down by the bay,
    Dm/F   FF
he said life is a stranger
   Dm/F   FF
that wont go away.

Dm/F     FF    Dm/F   FF
 And he took me by surprise,
    Dm/F   FF
and I felt for the first time,
     Dm/F     FF
what its like to be alive

Chorus:
C majorC
I’m a soldier,
   D7m
but I don’t know how to fight.
C/EC/E
I’m your best friend
    D7m
but I’m scared to see you tonight.
C majorC
I’m the darkness,
   D7m
but I want to be the light,
     C/EC/E
oh how I want to be,
    D7m
oh how I want to be.

Interlude:
Dm/F FF 4x

Verse 2:
 Dm/F  FF      Dm/F  FF
I met him down by the sea,
Dm/F    FF     Dm/F    FF
 He said I look like someone he knew.
    Dm/F     FF
I said I don’t know anyone,
  Dm/F    FF       Dm/F   FF  Dm/F FF
so how could I possibly know you.

Dm/F   FF   Dm/F  FF
He touched my hand,
Dm/F   FF     Dm/F
finally I understand
    FF   Dm/F  FF   Dm/F  FF
what it means to be here with you.

Chorus:
C majorC
I’m a soldier,
   D7m
but I don’t know how to fight.
C/EC/E
I’m your best friend
    D7m
but I’m scared to see you tonight.
C majorC
I’m the darkness,
   D7m
but I want to be the light,
     C/EC/E
oh how I want to be,
    D7m
oh how I want to be.

Bridge:
FF
La-la-la ...
DmDm
La-la-la ...

Chorus:
C majorC
I’m a soldier,
   D7m
but I don’t know how to fight.
C/EC/E
I’m your best friend
    D7m
but I’m scared to see you tonight.
C majorC
I’m the darkness,
   D7m
but I want to be the light,
     C/EC/E
oh how I want to be,
    D7m
oh how I want to be,
     C/EC/E
oh how I want to be,
    D7m
oh how I want to be.

Outro:
Dm/F FF
Dm/F FF
Dm/F FF
Dm/F