When You Are A Soldier chords by Steven Curtis Chapman

• Difficulty: Advanced

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

♫ Intro:

D2 G2 D2 G2



♫ Verse 1:
D         Em7   D/F#   G2              D/F#
When you are a soldier I will be your shield
G         A    Bm     Gmaj9 D/A    A   G/A
I will go with you into the battlefield
A              Bm    Gmaj7        A
 And when the arrows start to fly
        D2/F#            G    G2
Take my hand and hold on tight
        A7/G    D/F#         Bm7            E7sus
I will be your shield, cause I know how it feels
G/A      A     D2     G9
When you are a soldier

♫ Verse 2:
D            Em7        D/F#   G2                D/F#
When you're tired from running I will cheer you on
G           A   Bm          Gmaj9     D/A  A   G/A
Look beside you and you'll see you're not alone
A               Bm         Gmaj7    A
 And when your strength is all but gone
           D2/F#            G    G2
I'll carry you until you're strong
            A7/G    D/F#         Bm7            E7sus
And I will be your shield 'cause I know how it feels
     G/A       A
When you're a soldier


♫ Bridge:
G2 D/F#  D      A           A/B Bm   A/B  Bm7/A
 I will be the one you can cry  your song to
G   D/F#                 A  Bm7  A/C#
 My eyes will share your tears
G             G/F#           A  F#/A#  Bm     Bm/F#
 I'll be your friend if you win or if you're defeated
    Em7              Esus/C    A2
Whenever you need me I will be here


♫ Verse 3:
D2           Em7     D/F#    G2               D/F#
When you're lost in darkness I will hold the light
G           A   Bm         G2 Bm7/A       A  Bm7/A
I will help you find your way through the night
A           Bm   Gmaj7   A
 I'll remind you of the truth
              Dmaj7/F#      G2
And keep the flame alive in you
    G      F#m7  Em7  D2/F#        Bm7            Em11
And I will be   your shield 'cause I know how it feels
G/A       A    Bm  Bm7/A
When you are a soldier
    G       A       Dmaj9/F#     Bm11           Em7  A7/E  Em7
And I will be your shield 'cause I know how it feels
A9sus     A7   D2
When you are a soldier


♫ Outro:
G2 D2 G2 G Gmaj7 C6add9 D2