Six String Soldier chords by Joe Brooks

Chords with lyrics

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               SIX STRING SOLDIER - Joe Brooks
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Tabbed by: scaredofseagles

Off his new album 'The Boy and the Broken Machine'

Credits to tumblr users joebrookschords for the chords in the bridge, also resa-rose and
joesbrooks for the lyrics.

Chords Used:
  BB   AbmAbm    F#F#    E MajorE    C# minorC#m  B*   Abm*  F#*  E MajorE  Bbm*
e|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9------------------------------------------------|
BB|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--8-------4---------3---------1-------9------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-------6---------4---------2-------11------9------6------4-----2------8-------------|
A augmentedA|--9-------6---------4---------2-------11------x------x------x-----x------x-------------|
E MajorE|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9-------7------4------2-----0------6-------------|

Intro/Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9---------6----------4----------2---------4---------6--------8-------9---|
A augmentedA|--x---------x----------x----------x---------x---------x--------x-------x---|
E MajorE|--7(8x)-----4(8x)------2(8x)------0(2x)-----2(2x)-----4(2x)----6(2x)---7---|

Intro:
 B* (2x)

Verse 1:
 B*
This is the story of a six string soldier
 Abm*
Down in the trenches six years bolder
 F#*
Sleeve bloody from the heart he's worn there
    E*         F#*      Abm*   Bbm*    B*
But the valley gives the mountain such a sweeter taste in my mouth

Abm*
Is so much louder than my thoughts and
                F#*
I won't take my foot from the door stand
             E MajorE
Up with your weapons of war
   F#F#  AbmAbm  BbmBbm  BB
'Cause the man is going down

Chorus:
  BB
Oh oh, you and me can go
 AbmAbm
So, oh, famously you know
 F#F#
Like Lennon and Ono
 E MajorE  F#F#  AbmAbm  BbmBbm  BB
Except with out the loco oh
 BB
La la, who cares what you are?
 AbmAbm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
  F#F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
 E MajorE  F#F#  AbmAbm   BbmBbm   BB
I'll be your six string soldier

BB      AbmAbm
La La La La Laaaaaa Hey
 F#F#    E MajorE  F#F# AbmAbm  BbmBbm  B(stop)
La La La La Laaaaa

Verse 2:

This is the glory of a boyhood pipe dream
 Abm*
To wear a crown and make the girls scream
 F#*
Tongue hungry for some more of that sweet tea
   E MajorE      F#F#     AbmAbm       BbmBbm          BB
But the days of taking it easy for the honey could come back with a sting

Di didido
  AbmAbm
dididi dididaaaa
 F#F#
And I swear to go far
E MajorE  F#F#
So watch out
 AbmAbm   BbmBbm     BB
'Cause the man is singing now

Chorus:
  BB
Oh oh, you and me can go
 AbmAbm
So, oh, famously you know
 F#F#
Like Lennon and Ono
 E MajorE  F#F#  AbmAbm  BbmBbm  BB
Except with out the loco oh
 BB
La la, who cares what you are?
 AbmAbm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
  F#F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
 E MajorE   F#F#   AbmAbm   BbmBbm  BB
I'll be your six string soldier

Bridge:(strum once)
 C# minorC#m           F#F#
Though my heart is breaking now
 BB           E MajorE
You know I'll be back in town
C# minorC#m           F#F#
And this love it will restore
 BB         E MajorE
Much finer than before

E*
This thing is huge(That's what she said)
F#*               E*
It's just the beginning of something new
 E* F#*  Abm* Bbm* BB
It's the start of me and

Chorus:
  BB (play softly; slowly building up to E MajorE)
Oh oh, you and me can go
 AbmAbm
So, oh, famously you know
 F#F#
Like Lennon and Ono
 E MajorE  F#F#  AbmAbm  BbmBbm  BB
Except with out the loco oh
 BB (play as usual)
La la, who cares what you are?
 AbmAbm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
  F#F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
 E MajorE  F#F#  AbmAbm   BbmBbm  BB
I'll be your six string soldier

BB
Oh oh, you and me can go
 AbmAbm
So, oh, famously you know
 F#F#
Like Lennon and Ono
 E MajorE  F#F#  AbmAbm  BbmBbm  BB
Except with out the loco oh
 BB
La la, who cares what you are?
 AbmAbm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
  F#F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
 E MajorE   F#F#  AbmAbm  BbmBbm  BB
I'll be your six string soldier

Ending:
 BB      AbmAbm
La La La La laaaaa hey
 F#F#     E MajorE F#F# AbmAbm BbmBbm
La La La La laaaaa hey
BB     AbmAbm
La La La La
F#F#
La La La La
E MajorE F#F#  AbmAbm
La La La La
 BbmBbm
Hey! (Ends)