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