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Like A Soldier Tab by Johnny Cash

Like A Soldier tab by Johnny Cash

Guitar Tab

Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Chords
 G  D  D7 C em


Intro:

       G
e|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3--|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--0--------------0--------------|---------------------------------|
A|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|-----2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2-----2-2-2--|
E|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3--3--3-3-3--|
                                                                                           with the

Verse:

       G
e|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3------3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|--2--2-----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|
E|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--|-----3---3-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--|
  Twilight colors falling and the    evening laying  shadows   Hidden   memories come stealing from my


       D
e|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2-----2-2-2-----2-------2-2-2--|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2--|
B|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3-----3-3-3-----3-------3-3-3--|-----3-------3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3--|
G|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2-----2-2-2-----2-------2-2-2--|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2--|
D|--0--------------0--------------|--0---------------0-----------------|--0-----------------0---------------|
A|-------0--------------0---------|---------0----------------0---------|----------0---------------0---------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   mind                    And I    feel my own heart beating out   The simple   joy of    living    and I


       D                               G
e|-----2----2-2-2-----2------2-2-2--|-----3----3-3-3----3----3-3-3--|
G|-----3----3-3-3-----3------3-3-3--|-------------------------------|
G|-----2----2-2-2-----2------2-2-2--|-------------------------------|
D|--0--------------0----------------|-----------------0-------------|
A|-------0----------------0---------|-----2--2-2-2-2----2--2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------------------|--3--3----3-3-3----3----3-3-3--|
   wonder  how I  ever    was that   kind                      But the

    G
e|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3------3------3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-------3----3-3-3--|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0--------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2---2--2------2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2----2--2----2-2-2--|
E|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3--3-3-3-3------3----3-3-3-3--|-----3--3-3-3-3-------3--3-3-3-3--|
    wild road I was rambling   Was  always  out there calling  And they said a  hundred times   I should have


       D7
e|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|
B|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|
G|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|
D|--0--------------0--------------|--0--------------0--------------|--0--------------0--------------|
A|-------0--------------0---------|-------0--------------0---------|-------0--------------0---------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    died                 Then you  reached down and touched me       And lifted me up with you

       D7                                                             G
e|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----3----3-3-3-----3--|
B|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|-----------------------|
G|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----------------------|
A|--0-------------0---------------|--0--------------0--------------|-----------------0-----|
A|-------0---------------0--------|--------0-------------0---------|-----2--2-2-2-2-----2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--3--3----3-3-3-----3--|
   So, I believe it was a  roads    that   I was meant  to            ride


Refrain:

    G           C                         D               G
e|----3-3-3--|----------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|
B|-----------|-----1--------1-1-1---|-----3-----3-3-3--|-------------------------------|
e|-----------|----------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|-------------------------------|
A|-----------|--2--2--------2-2-2---|--0---------------|----------------0--------------|
A|--2-2-2-2--|-----3-----3--3-3-3---|--------0---------|--2-2----2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2--|
E|----3-3-3--|----------------------|------------------|----3--3-3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|
   I'm like a    soldier    getting      over     the     war                  I'm Like a

    C                         D7              G
e|----------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|-----3-----3-3-3----3----3-3-3--|
B|-----1---------1-1-1--|-----1-----1-1-1--|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|--------------------------------|
D|-----2------2--2-2-2--|--0---------------|------------------0-------------|
A|--3--3---------3-3-3--|--------0---------|--2--2-----2-2-2----2--2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------|------------------|-----3---3-3-3-3----3----3-3-3--|
     young man  getting   over      his         cra----zy      days     Like a

    C                       D7              em
e|--------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----1------1-1-1---|-----1-----1-1-1--|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----2----2-2-2-2---|--0---------------|-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2--|
A|--3--3------3-3-3---|--------0---------|--2--2----2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2--|
E|--------------------|------------------|--------0--------|--------0--------|
      bandit   getting     over      his      law  less       ways

       C                      D7                G
e|----------------------|-----2-------2-2-2--|-----3-----3-3-3--|----3----3--3-3--|
B|-----1---------1-1-1--|-----1-------1-1-1--|------------------|-----------------|
B|----------------------|-----2-------2-2-2--|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----2------2--2-2-2--|--0-----------------|------------------|--0--------------|
E|--3--3---------3-3-3--|-----------0--------|--2--2-----2-2-2--|----2---2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------|--------------------|-----3--3--3-3-3--|----3-----3-3-3--|
     I don't   have  to     do that      any      more                     I'm like a

       C                     D7           G
e|---------------------|-----2-----2---|-----3-----3-3-3--|----3----3-3-3--|----3----3-3-3----3--|
B|-----1---------1-----|-----1-----1---|------------------|----------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|-----2-----2---|------------------|----------------|---------------------|
D|-----2------2--2-----|--0------------|--0---------------|--0-------------|----------------0----|
A|--3--3---------3-----|--------0------|-----2--2--2-2-2--|----2--2-2-2-2--|----2--2-2-2-2----2--|
E|---------------------|---------------|-----3-----3-3-3--|----3----3-3-3--|--3-3----3-3-3----3--|
      soldier getting     over    the   war



Outro:
    G
e|-----3-----3-3-3--3--|
B|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
D|--0------------------|
A|-----2--2--2-2-2--2--|
E|-----3-----3-3-3--3--|



end:

 There were nights I don't remember
 And there's pain that I've forgotten
 Other things I choose not to recall
 There are faces that come to me
 In my darkest secret memory
 Faces that I wish would not come back at all
 But in my dreams parade of lovers
 From the other times and places
 There's not one that matters now, no matter who
 I'm just thankful for the journey
 And that I've survived the battles
 And that my spoils of victory are you

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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