Travelin' Soldier

Bpm: 156 Tuning: Drop D |--------------------------------------------------------------| Intro Dadd9 A4 Dadd9 --------------0-------------------0----------------------------- --------------3--------3--3--3----3----------------------------- --------------2--------2--2--2----2----------------------------- ------0-------0--------2--2--2----0--------0-------------------- --0h2---2p0---0--------0--0--0----0----0h2---2p0---------------- --------------0-------------------0----------------------------- verse 1 D Two days past eighteen D He was waitin' on a bus in his army greens G Sat down in a booth in a cafe there D Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair D He's a little shy so she give him a smile D And he said, "Would you mind sittin' down for a while G D And talkin' to me? I'm feelin' pretty low" Cadd9 G D She said "I'm off in an hour and I know a place we can go" verse 2 D So they went down and sat on the pier D He said "I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care G D Cause I got no one, to send a letter to C G D Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?" Chorus Bm I cried G And never gonna hold the hand of another guy D "Too young for him," they told her A Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Bm Our love will never end G Waitin' for the soldier to come back again D Nevermore to be alone A D When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" verse 3 D So the letters came from an army camp D In California then Vietnam G And he told her of his heart, it might be love D All of the things he was so scared of D He said, "When it's gettin' kinda rough over here D I sit and think about that day on the pier G D And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile C G D Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while" Chorus Bm I cried G Never gonna hold the hand of another guy D "Too young for him," they told her A Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Bm Our love will never end G Waitin' for the soldier to come back again D Nevermore to be alone A D When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" verse 3 D One Friday night at a football game D The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang G And a man said, "Folks, would you bow your heads D For a list of local Vietnam dead?" verse 4 D Cryin' all alone underneath the stands D Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band G D And one name read, and nobody really cared Cadd9 G D Except that pretty little girl with a bow in her hair Chorus Bm I cried G Never gonna hold the hand of another guy D "Too young for him," they told her A Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Bm Our love will never end G N.C. Waitin' for the soldier to come back again D Nevermore to be alone A Bm G When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" D A D When the letter says, "A soldier's comin' home" Outro D