Chords with lyrics
Intro:
(Guitar 1) G+G G+G G+G G+G
E MajorE|-------------------0--------|
BB|-------------------8--------|
(Guitar 2)G|-----------------—-9--------| (let ring)
D MajorD|-------------------9--------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|
(Guitar 1) G+G 2+ G+G 4 G+G 2+ G+G 4
E MajorE|--------10--7-------------------7---0------10--7--------------------7-----|
BB|---------------8--8--------------8--8------------8----8---------------8---|
(Guitar 2)G| ----------------9------------------9---------------9---------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------9-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 1) G+G 3+ G+G 3 G+G 4+ G+G
E MajorE|---------10---7-------------10---------------10--7------------------|
BB|------------------------------8---8----------------8----8-------8---|
(Guitar 2)G|----------------9---------------9--------------------9--------9-----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 1) G+G G+G G+G G+G
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------7--------------|
(Guitar 2)G|------------------------------8------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
C majorC
Once I was a soldier
G+G
I rode on a big white horse
C majorC
Silver pistols at my side
G+G
Carryin' the flags of war
E minorEm B minorBm E minorEm
And I lost track of the men who fell
A augmentedA
In the canon's roar
A augmentedA D7D7
I never got over bein' a soldier
G+G G+G G+G G+G
C majorC
Once I was a tax man
G+G
Collectin' dollars and dimes
C majorC
I heard the rich man grumble
G+G
I heard the poor man cry
E minorEm B minorBm E minorEm
Some few couldn't afford to pay
B minorBm
Were put to a shackle and key
A augmentedA D7D7
I never got over bein' a tax man
G+G G+G G+G G+G
C majorC
Once I was a ruler
G+G
About twelve inches long
C majorC
Three times me made a yardstick
G+G
36 inches high
E minorEm B minorBm E minorEm
36 inches high was I
B minorBm
36 inches high
A augmentedA D7D7
I never got over 36 inches high