Tin Soldier Boy chords by Bright Eyes

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: A

Intro:

 A | A | A | A :


Verse 1:
A                            Bm
    Sammy was indicted on a slow Friday
                E                           A
    Called his family from the county court
Dm                                    A
    Screaming at his children down a long hallway
              F#m                       E
    While the cops were beating on the door

Verse 2:
A                          Bm
    Ayesha's had a million names by now
               E                     A
    There's a few that I've heard before
               Dm
    She's the brawn, I'm the brains
           A              F#m                   E
    Never took us long to know where we had to go


Verse 3:
A                                 Bm
    Billie took the money and she disappeared
          E              A
    Last seen in a Cadillac
Dm                             A
    A message was sent from beyond the grave
                   F#m               E
    She said she's trying to pay it back


Pre-Chorus:
              A
Our days arе numbered
           E
Hear thе countdown
D  A  E  D  A        E
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 more round
            D                   E
Shots ring out and we all fall down


Chprus:
        A           E
Soldier on, soldier on
         C#m                  D
Lead the convoy through the noise
        A
Soldier on
        D        E       A
Soldier on, tin Soldier Boy


Verse 4:
A                              Bm
    Hollywood's dying like the palm trees
                E                  A
    It's not romantic, it's a comedy
                Dm                                   A
    So when I'm gone don't use my headstone for your imagery
          F#m                    E
    Like another shitty Scorsese   movie


Bridge:
             D             A
    Frank Sinatra was the best
                 D                          A
    Could put a bullet right through your chest
                 D                A
    Well, every baby has Ol' Blue Eyes
                           D               E
    I guess they're gonna live until they die


Pre-Chorus:
              A
Our days arе numbered
           E
Hear thе countdown
D  A  E  D  A        E
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 more round
D                  E
Everybody gather round
              A
Our days are numbered
               E
We're counting up now
D  A  E  D  A       E
2, 4, 6, 8, 9 more lives
                     D                E
These cats couldn't kill me if they tried


Chorus:
             A           E
Just soldier on, soldier on
      C#m             D
Until L.A. breaks at dawn
        A                D         E       A
Soldier on through the noise, tin soldier boy


Chprus:
        A           E
Soldier on, soldier on
           A                D
Leave the convoy, kill the toys
        A           D       E       A
Soldier on, soldier on, my soldier boy


Chorus:
        A           E
Soldier on, soldier on
              A                 D
Through the heartbreak and the joy
        A           E       D       A
Soldier on, soldier on, my soldier boy


Outro:
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