Travelin Soldier chords by Cody Johnson

• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Eb

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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Two days past eighteen
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He was waitin' on a bus in his army greens
    G
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
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Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
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He's a little shy so she give him a smile
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And he said, "Would you mind sittin' down for a while
    Em                         D
And talkin' to me? I'm feelin' pretty low"
              Em                                       D
She said "I'm off in an hour and I know a place we can go"


Verse 2:
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So they went down and sat on the pier
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He said "I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care
        G                             D
Cause I got no one, to send a letter to
          C              G                 D
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you "


Chorus:
Bm
I cried
    G
And never gonna hold the hand of another guy
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"Too young for him," they told her
A
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Bm
Our love will never end
G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
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Nevermore to be alone
         A                                 D
When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home"


Verse 3:
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So the letters came from an army camp
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In California then Vietnam
       G
And he told her of his heart, it might be love
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All of the things he was so scared of
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He said, "When it's gettin' kinda rough over here
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I sit and think about that day on the pier
      G                                   D
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
      C                    G                   D
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while"


Chorus:
Bm
I cried
G
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
D
"Too young for him," they told her
A
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Bm
Our love will never end
G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
D
Nevermore to be alone
         A                                 D
When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home"


Verse 3:
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One Friday night at a football game
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The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
      G
And a man said, "Folks, would you bow your heads
                                 D
For a list of local Vietnam dead "


Verse 4:
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Cryin' all alone underneath the stands
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Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band
    G                                 D
And one name read, and nobody really cared
            Am                 G              D
Except that pretty little girl with a bow in her hair


Chorus:
Bm
I cried
G
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
D
"Too young for him," they told her
A
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Bm
Our love will never end
G                          N.C.
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
D
Nevermore to be alone
         A                                 Bm   G
When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home"
         D               A                 D
When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home"


Outro:
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