Two Soldiers
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Intro:
D C G D
C G D G
D C G
[Verso 1]
D C
He was just a blue-eyed Boston boy
G
His voice was low with pain
D C
I'll do your bidding comrade mine
G
If I ride back again
D G
But if you ride back and I am left
D
You do as much for me
C
Mother, you know, must hear the news
G
So write to her tenderly
Interlude:
D C G
[Verso 2]
D C
She's waiting at home like a patient saint
G
Her fond face pale with woe
D C
Her heart will be broken when I am gone
G
I'll see her soon I know
D G
Just then the order came to charge
D
For an instant hand touched hand
C
They said "aye" and away they rode
G
That brave and devoted band
Interlude:
D C G
D C G
D G A D
G C G
[Verso 3]
D C
Straight was the track to the top of the hill
G
The rebels they shot and shelled
D C
Ploughed furoughs of death through the toiling ranks
G
And guarded them as they fell
D G
There soon came a horrible dying yell
D
From heights they could not gain
C
And those that doom and death had spared
G
Rode slowly down again
Interlude:
D C G
[Verso 4]
D C
But among the dead that were left on the hill
G
Was the boy with the curly hair
D C
The tall dark man that rode by his side
G
Lay dead beside him there
D G
There's no one to write to the blue-eyed girl
D
The words her lover had said
C
Mom, you know, awaits the news
G
She'll only know he's dead
Outro:
D C G
D Bm G C
G D G
D G C G
How to play Two Soldiers
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.