Lots Of Little Soldiers
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Based on this version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26I8m1YozWs&t=2282s (timestamp:
37:30)
[INTRO]
e|-----------------------------2---------------------------------|
B|---3-3---3-------------------3----------3-------3-------3------|
G|-------2---2-0-2-0h2p0-------2 ----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-|
D|--0-------------------3-2-0--0---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 1]
D G Am11
e|---------2----------------------------------3----------------------|
B|---------3----------------------------------3----------------/5----|
G|---------2----------------------------------0-----------------0----|
D|---------0----------------------------------0-----------------0----|
A|--------------------------------------------2-----------------0----|
E|--------------------------------------------3----------------/5----|
Oh, my name is Who-cha-ma-call me and me fa - ther's was as well
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
e|-------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3--------------------------------3-----3-----3------/9\0------------|
G|-------2--------------------------------0-----0-----0----------------------|
D|-------0--------------------------------0-----0-----2----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------3-----2-----0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Of a little game he taught me and the story I will tell
D G Am11
e|---------2----------------------------------3--------------------------|
B|---------3----------------------------------3--------------------/5----|
G|---------2----------------------------------0---------------------0----|
D|---------0----------------------------------0---------------------0----|
A|--------------------------------------------2---------------------0----|
E|--------------------------------------------3--------------------/5----|
With lots of little soldiers and as sure's the day would come
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11 D
e|--------2---------2--------------------------3-----------2-------------------|
B|--------3---------3----3------3------3-------3----5------3-------------------|
G|--------2---------0----0------0------0-------0----0------0h2-----------------|
D|--------0---------0----0------0------2-------0----0------0-------------------|
A|-----------------------3------2------0-------2----0--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3----5--------------------------|
I sent them into battle at the beating of a drum
[Chorus]
e|--------3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3----------------------------------------------5-------------------|
G|--------0----------------------------------------------0-------------------|
D|--------0----------------------------------------------0-------------------|
A|--------2----------------------------------------------0-------------------|
E|--------3----------------------------------------------5-------------------|
and I put them up on a table and I marched them all around
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
e|-------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------3---------------------------------------3---------3-------3------/9\0---|
G|-------2---------------------------------------0---------0-------0-------------|
D|-------0---------------------------------------0---------0-------2-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------3---------2-------0-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and I battered em with me cannon balls and watched em falling down
D G Am11
e|---------2----------------------------------3--------------------------|
B|---------3----------------------------------3--------------------/5----|
G|---------2----------------------------------0---------------------0----|
D|---------0----------------------------------0---------------------0----|
A|--------------------------------------------2---------------------0----|
E|--------------------------------------------3--------------------/5----|
I'd lots of little crosses which we laid upon the dead
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
e|--------2-----------2------------------------------------3------------|
B|--------3-----------3-------3-------3----------3---------3------5-----|
G|--------2-----------0-------0-------0----------0---------0------0-----|
D|--------0-----------0-------0-------0----------2---------0------0-----|
A|----------------------------3-------2----------0---------2------0-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------3------5-----|
And I patched up all the wounded ones and I sent them off to bed
[Bridge]
D D
e|--3---------------------------2---------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3---3-------------------3----------3-------3-------3------|
G|--2-----2---2-0-2-0h2p0-------2 ----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-|
D|--0--------------------3-2-0--0---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
D G Am11
Oh, my name is Who-cha-ma-call me and me father's was as well
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
Of a little game he taught me and the story I will tell
D G Am11
With lots of little soldiers and as sure's the day would come
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
I sent them into battle at the beating of a drum
[Chorus]
G Am11
and I put them up on a table and I marched them all around
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
and we battered em with me cannon balls and watched em falling down
D G Am11
I'd lots of little crosses which we laid upon the dead
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
And I patched up all the wounded ones and sent them off to bed
[Verse 2]
D G Am11
When I went 'round the the neighbors for a nickel or a dime
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
To buy some little soldiers for to while away the time
D G Am11
They were always very kindly in supplying me with guns
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
And some of them even let me play at soldiers with their sons
[Chorus]
G Am11
and I put them up on a table and I marched them all around
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
and we battered em with me cannon balls and watched em falling down
D G Am11
I'd lots of little crosses which we laid upon the dead
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
And I patched up all the wounded ones and sent them off to bed
[Verse 3]
D G Am11
Whenever I went to the shop to buy me guns and tanks
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
The man there always smiled, patted me head and whispered "thanks,
D G Am11
If it wasn't for your soldier game I don't know what I would do
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
Well ya keep me business busy son, so here's an extra few"
[Chorus]
G Am11
and I put them up on a table and I marched them all around
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
and we battered em with me cannon balls and watched em falling down
D G Am11
I'd lots of little crosses which we laid upon the dead
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
And I patched up all the wounded ones and sent them off to bed
[Verse 4]
D G Am11
One day I bought some aeroplanes, but this is what I found
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
When I sent them into battle to help me soldiers on the ground
D G Am11
They bombed up every soldier and the proved a terrible flop
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
And I had to buy another hundred crosses from the shop
[Chorus]
G Am11
and I put them up on a table and I marched them all around
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
and we battered em with me cannon balls and watched em falling down
D G Am11
I'd lots of little crosses which we laid upon the dead
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
And I patched up all the wounded ones and sent them off to bed
[Verse 5]
D G Am11
I'd very much like to teach this little game of guns
D Csus2 Bmin6 Em7
To me fourteen lovely daughters and me seven handsome sons
D G Am11
The man in the shop gave me a bomb, he took it off the shelf
D Dadd4 Csus2 Bmin6 Em7 G Am11
And he bombed up all me neighbours and me soldiers and meself
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| p Pull-off
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