Soldiers Song Acoustic chords by Sean Rowe

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Capo on 5th fret

Intro
Harmonica (tuned in BB flat) solo
Fmaj7Fmaj7 FF A minorAm x 2

Verse 1:

 Fmaj7Fmaj7 FF    C majorC
I met my enemy today
G+G                A minorAm
Baby takes the little one out to play
 Fmaj7Fmaj7   FF          C majorC
Enemy shot two of my buddies down
G+G
Baby rides the little one on the merry-go-round

Verse 2:

Fmaj7Fmaj7 FF         C majorC
By my post, I'm standing guard
G+G                 A minorAm
Baby hopes for roses in the front yard
FF            C majorC
I don't know my enemy's name
G+G
Baby takes the little one to a baseball game

harmonica solo
Fmaj7Fmaj7 FF A minorAm x 2

Verse 3:

Fmaj7Fmaj7    FF      C majorC
I am in this God forsaken place
   G+G                     A minorAm
While baby wipes the dirt from the little one's face
FF              C majorC
Ten years old in the killing fields
G+G
Baby's planning the weekly meals

             Verse 4:

Fmaj7Fmaj7 FF     C majorC
Bodies in a body ditch
G+G          A minorAm
Baby's got supper to fix
FF               C majorC
My brother's got a hole in his head
G+G
Baby gets the little one ready for bed

harmonica solo
Fmaj7Fmaj7 FF A minorAm x 2

Verse 5:
Fmaj7Fmaj7  FF      C majorC
Today I shot my enemy
G+G              A minorAm
Baby gives the little one a hug for me
FF               C majorC
Both my buddy's legs got blown off
G+G
Baby tends to the little one's cough

Verse 6:
Fmaj7Fmaj7  FF            C majorC
             I stare down in the barrel of a gun
G+G               A minorAm
Baby's going out to have some fun
  FF          C majorC
And I hear ringing in my ear
  G+G
My baby's face is all wet with tears

harmonica solo
Fmaj7Fmaj7 FF A minorAm x 2

Verse 7:
 Fmaj7Fmaj7       FF    C majorC
I can't look my enemy in the eye
G+G                 A minorAm
Baby tells the little one daddy's gone bye-bye
FF              C majorC
Today I took a bullet in the heart
  G+G
Now Baby's gonna have to make a brand new start

harmonica solo
Fmaj7Fmaj7 FF A minorAm x 4

Verse 8:
 FF       C majorC
I met my enemy today
G+G                A minorAm
Baby sends the little one out to play
FF              C majorC
Enemy shot and took my body down
G+G
Baby rides the little one on the merry-go-round