Travelin' Soldier

G Cadd9 G 4x G Two days past eighteen He was waiting for the bus in his army greens Cadd9 Sat down in a booth in a cafe there G Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair G He's a little shy so she gave him a smile So he said would you mind sitting down for a while Cadd9 And talking to me G I'm feeling a little low F She said I'm off in an hour Cadd9 G And I know where we can go G So they went down and they sat on the pier He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care Cadd9 G I got no one to send a letter to F Cadd9 G Would you mind if I sent one back here to you Chorus: Em C I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy G Too young for him they told her D Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier Em My love will never end C Waiting for the soldier to come back again G D Never more to be alone when the letter says G My soldiers coming home G The letters came from an army camp In California and Viet Nam Cadd9 He told her of his heart It might be love G And all of the things he was so scared of G He said when it's getting kinda tough over here I think of that day sitting down at the pier Cadd9 G And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile F Don't worry but Cadd9 G I won't be able to write for awhile Chorus Solo (play verse) G One Friday night at a football game The lords prayer said and the anthem sang Cadd9 The man said Folks would you bow your head G... For the list of local Viet Name dead *(pause)* G Crying all alone under the stands Was the picolo player in the marching band Cadd9 G And one name read nobody really cared F Cadd9 G But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair Chorus Last Chorus: Em C I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy G Too young for him they told her D Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier Em My love will never end C Waiting for the soldier to come back again G D Never more to be alone when the letter says Em Cadd9 D G My soldiers coming home