Guitar chords with lyrics
- Capo on 2nd
- Difficulty: Advanced
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
🎸 Intro: 00:10
| 
F#F# | 
E/F#E/F# | B/F# Bm/F# | F#F# |
🎸 Verse 1:
F#F# E/F#E/F#
Standing on the battle lines, don't know if I'll live or die,
BB F#F#
I'm a soldier fighting to go home.
F#F# E/F#E/F#
All this warfare great and small, someday will be worth it all,
BB F#F#
I'm a soldier fighting to go home.
🎸 Chorus 1:
C#C# C#/B F#/A# BB
Soon I'll lay this weapon down and I'll leave this battle ground
G# minorG#m C#C# F#F# F#F#
and march right down the main street back at home.
C#C# C#/B F#/A# BB
Where a celebration waits, I can see each happy face,
G# minorG#m F#/A# 
C#sus4C#sus4 C#C#
but there's more work to do and this war isn't done,
BB C#C# F#F#
I'm a soldier fighting to go home.
🎸 Verse 2: (Key Change to 
AbAb)
G+G 
F/GF/G
I've been wounded, I've been scarred with the night so long and hard,
C majorC G+G
I'm a soldier fighting to go home.
G+G F/GF/G
I've walked through valleys dark and steep, weary days with little sleep,
C majorC G+G
I'm a soldier fighting to go home.
🎸 Chorus 1:
D MajorD D/C 
G/BG/B C majorC
Soon I'll lay this weapon down and I'll leave this battle ground
A minorAm D MajorD G+G G+G
and march right down the main street back at home.
D MajorD D/C G/BG/B C majorC
Where a celebration waits, I can see each happy face,
A minorAm G/BG/B 
Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
but there's more work to do and this war isn't done,
C majorC D MajorD 
E minorEm E minorEm 
FF FF
I'm a soldier fighting to go home.
🎸 Verse 3: (Key Change to 
DbDb)
C majorC 
Bb/CBb/C
There's been sickness there's been pain but a soldier never does complain
FF 
F minorFm C majorC
when he's a soldier just fighting to go home.
C majorC E minorEm
Though this old world tries it's best, I will never stop to rest,
FF G+G C majorC C majorC
cause I'm a soldier fighting to go home.
End-🎸 Chorus:
G+G G/F 
C/EC/E FF
Soon I'll lay this armor down, trade it for a robe and crown,
DmDm G+G C majorC C majorC
take my victory march down streets of gold.
G+G G/F C/EC/E FF
Where a celebration waits just inside those pearly gates
DmDm C/EC/E 
Gsus4Gsus4 G+G
but until the captain calls me to his throne,
DmDm C/EC/E FF FF
yes, until the captain calls me to his throne
DmDm C majorC C majorC 
F/CF/C
I'm a soldier fighting to go home,
F/CF/C C majorC C majorC FF (FF) C majorC C majorC
fighting to go home, just fighting to go home.
Bb/CBb/C Bb/CBb/C F/CF/C Fm/C C majorC
