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Soldiers

James Taylor
Chords & TabKeyDCapoFret 2intermediate
★4.8(46)

Chords in this song7

capo 2 — sounds 2 semitones higher

Chords

D/F# 2 0 0 2 x x
e|---0-----------|
B|-------2---0h2-|
G|-2---2---2-----|  play whenever A*
D|-2---2---2-----|
A|-0---0---0-----|
E|---------------|

Intro

 
e|---------0-------|
B|-----3-------0h2-|
G|---2-------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-----0---0-----|
E|-----------------|

Verse 1

It was just after sunrise and down by the sea
Down on the sand flats where nothing will grow
D C G A*
Come drumming and footsteps like out of a dream
Em Bm A*
Where the golden green waters come in.

Verse 2

Just nine lucky soldiers had come through the night
Half of them wounded and barely alive
Just nine out of twenty was headed for home
Em Bm C G A*
With eleven sad stories to tell.

Verse 3

I remember quite clearly when I got out of bed
I said, "Oh, good morning. What a beauti--ful day."

Outro

    
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