The Soldiers Tale chords by Strawbs

Chords with lyrics

Intro: E minorEm A minorAm

verse 1
  A minorAm
The watchers on the hillside stand in silence
    G+G
As the dawn appears
     A minorAm
Then they gather to their horses in an instant
   G+G
As a sun shaft sears
      FF
Through the morning mist which hangs low in the valleys
    E minorEm
Like a serpent's tail
   FF
Both poisonous to enemies and heroes
    A minorAm
In the soldiers' tale

verse 2

A augmentedA lonely tower stands empty as a refuge
    G+G
By the sullen lake
    A minorAm
As the straggle of survivors in their weakness
    G+G
Make a grave mistake
    FF
For the crossroad sign which points towards the coast
    E minorEm
Is yet another nail
    FF
In the cross of the Pretender and his comrades
    A minorAm
In the soldiers' tale


verse 3
  FF             C majorC
The dream we once knew is now over
       G+G
The battle is lost
         E minorEm
The retreat has begun
         FF            C majorC
Let us make our escape in the dead of the night
           AbAb
While the lone widows wail
    A augmentedA
In the soldiers' tale

verse 4
  A minorAm
The French boat at the ready, stands at anchor
    G+G
On the swollen tide
  A minorAm
His loyal followers raise a faint cheer
   G+G
As he draws aside
    FF
The Pretender's cause is lost, a sad farewell
    E minorEm
As the boat sets sail
    FF
And the rain hurls down on the challenge of the gauntlet
    A minorAm        FF
In the soldiers' tale


Verse 5
       A minorAm
The soldiers' song is never sung
       A7A7
The soldiers' battle never won
       Am7Am7
The soldiers' lives are bought an sold
       A minorAm
The soldiers' bayonets are cold
       A7A7
The soldiers' guns are never fired
       Am7Am7
The soldiers' eyes are never tired
       DmDm
The soldiers' hearts are filled with hate
      A augmentedA        A minorAm
A augmentedA soldier's cause must ever wait