Soldiers Song Acoustic chords by Sean Rowe

• Capo on 5th

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Capo on 5th fret

Intro
Harmonica (tuned in B flat) solo
Fmaj7 F  Am x 2

Verse 1:

  Fmaj7  F       C
I met my enemy today
G                                Am
Baby takes the little one out to play
 Fmaj7     F                    C
Enemy shot two of my buddies down
G

Baby rides the little one on the merry-go-round

Verse 2:

Fmaj7 F                  C
By my post, I'm standing guard
G                                 Am
Baby hopes for roses in the front yard
F                       C
I don't know my enemy's name
G
Baby takes the little one to a baseball game

harmonica solo
Fmaj7 F  Am x 2

Verse 3:

Fmaj7        F            C
I am in this God forsaken place
      G                                         Am
While baby wipes the dirt from the little one's face
F                            C
Ten years old in the killing fields
G
Baby's planning the weekly meals

                         Verse 4:

Fmaj7  F         C
Bodies in a body ditch
G                    Am
Baby's got supper to fix
F                              C
My brother's got a hole in his head
G
Baby gets the little one ready for bed

harmonica solo
Fmaj7 F  Am x 2

Verse 5:
Fmaj7   F            C
Today I shot my enemy
G                           Am
Baby gives the little one a hug for me
F                              C
Both my buddy's legs got blown off
G
Baby tends to the little one's cough


Verse 6:
Fmaj7   F                       C
                         I stare down in the barrel of a gun
G                             Am
Baby's going out to have some fun
    F                    C
And I hear ringing in my ear
   G
My baby's face is all wet with tears

harmonica solo
Fmaj7 F  Am x 2

Verse 7:
  Fmaj7             F        C
I can't look my enemy in the eye
G                                 Am
Baby tells the little one daddy's gone bye-bye
F                            C
Today I took a bullet in the heart
    G
Now Baby's gonna have to make a brand new start

harmonica solo
Fmaj7 F  Am x 4

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