Soldatino Ukulele chords by Paola Bennet

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

  C                               G
Close your eyes, I know what you see
                 F                            G
The darkness is high, and you're in ten feet deep
              C                                  G
But we've survived more terrible monsters than sleep
              F                                G
And you know I will be here to tell you to breathe
 C                 G
Tu sei il mio soldatino (you're my little soldier)
C                   G
La ragione per cui vivo (the reason I live)
 C         F       G
Non ti scordar di me (don't forget me)
 C           A  C
Io veglierò su di te (I'm watching over you)
            C                                     G
Stumbling lost, the last choice of all that you meet
          F                                 G
It's the cost of ruling those 'neath your feet
                C                                 G
Paths you've crossed, and trust you're trying to keep
            F                                         G
You're exhausted, listening for a voice that can't speak

(Ma nico, mio caro)
 C                  G
Tu sei il mio soldatino (you're my little soldier)
 C                G
La ragione ho vissuto (the reason I lived)
 C          F      C
Non ti scordar di me (don't forget me)
 C           A  C
Io veglierò su di te (I'm watching over you)
        C                        G
So you run, through shadows you roam
        F                                        G
Seams undone by the love you thought you could own
               C                               G
But he's just one of many that you might call home
              F                                    G
And maybe someday, the bitter will fade from your bones
 C              G
Eri il mio soldatino (you were my little soldier)
  C               G
Ora un principe oscuro (now, a dark prince)
      C      F       C
Ma anche per te, c'è una luce

(But even for you, there is a light)
             C        A     C
Che ad un'altra vita ti conduce (that leads you to another life)