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                                Dixie Chicks
                             Travelling Soldier
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'Standard E tuning

Verse 1
GTwo (320003@1)days past 18
GHe (320003@1)was waiting for a bus in his army greens,
CSat (x32010@1)down at a booth, at a cafe there
GGave (320003@1)his order to a girl with a bow in her hair

GHe's (320003@1)a little shy, so she give him a smile,
GAnd (320003@1)he said "Would you mind sitting down for a while,
C (x32010@1)                                    
And talking to me, I'm feeling a little 
Glow?" (320003@1)
F (133211@1)                           C (x32010@1)                     GShe (320003@1)said "I'm off in an hour, and I know where we can go."
G (320003@1)Chorus:

EmI (022000@1)cried
CI'm (x32010@1)never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
G"too (320003@1)young, for him!" they told her
DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the love of a travelling soldier,
EmOur (022000@1)love will never end,
CWaiting (x32010@1)for the soldier to come back again,
GNever (320003@1)more to be alone,
DWhen (xx0232@1)the letter says " A soldier is coming
GHome" (320003@1)G (320003@1)Verse 2:
GSo (320003@1)the letters came from an army camp,
GIn (320003@1)california, then Viet-Nam,
CAnd (x32010@1)he told her of his heart: He might be in love,
GAnd (320003@1)all the things he was so scared of

GHe (320003@1)said "When it's getting kinda rough over here,
GI (320003@1)think of that day sitting down at the peir,
CAnd (x32010@1)I close my eyes, and see your pretty 
GSmile, (320003@1)
F (133211@1)                             C (x32010@1)                 GNow (320003@1)don't worry, but I won't be able to write for a while.
G (320003@1)Chorus:

EmI (022000@1)cried
CI'm (x32010@1)never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
G"too (320003@1)young, for him!" they told her
DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the love of a travelling soldier,
EmOur (022000@1)love will never end,
CWaiting (x32010@1)for the soldier to come back again,
GNever (320003@1)more to be alone,
DWhen (xx0232@1)the letter says " A soldier is coming
GHome" (320003@1)

12 bar Instrumental break:
G, G, G, C, G, G, G, C, G, F - C, G,G

Verse 3:
GOne (320003@1)friday night at a football game,
GThe (320003@1)lord's prayer said, and the anthem sang,
CAnd (x32010@1)a man said "Folk's, would you bow your head,
GFor (320003@1)I list a local, Viet-Nam Dead

GCrying (320003@1)all alone, under the stand,
GWas (320003@1)a piccolo player in the marching band
CAnd (x32010@1)one name read, and nobody really
Gcared, (320003@1)
F (133211@1)                        C (x32010@1)               GBut (320003@1)a prettly little girl, with a bow in her hair
G (320003@1)Chorus:

EmI (022000@1)cried
CI'm (x32010@1)never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
G"too (320003@1)young, for him!" they told her
DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the love of a travelling soldier,
EmOur (022000@1)love will never end,
CWaiting (x32010@1)for the soldier to come back again,
GNever (320003@1)more to be alone,
DWhen (xx0232@1)the letter says " A soldier is coming..."
EmI (022000@1)cried,
CNever (x32010@1)gonna hold the hand of another guy,
G"too (320003@1)young, for him!" they told her
DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the love of a travelling soldier,
EmOur (022000@1)love will never end,
CWaiting (x32010@1)for the soldier to come back again,
GNever (320003@1)more to be alone,
DWhen (xx0232@1)the letter says " A soldier is coming
Ghome" (320003@1)
Outro: (fade)
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