verse 1:
         G (320003@1)                  Em (022000@1)                        
i wish i was - i wish i was a soldier 
C (x32010@1)                    D (xx0232@1) i fight and die for you'
          G (320003@1)                      EmI (022000@1)wish I was - I wish I was your captain
C (x32010@1)                                   D (xx0232@1) I'd guide you through life from my bridge
         G (320003@1)                   EmI (022000@1)wish I was - I wish I was a poet
C (x32010@1)                         D (xx0232@1) beautiful letters I could write
          G (320003@1)                  EmI (022000@1)wish I was - I wish I was a sailor
C (x32010@1)                   D (xx0232@1)
  the stories I could tell
    
      
chorus:
        G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)no, but I'm - no I'm
                    DI'm (xx0232@1)just a fool for you
       GEm           Cbut (x32010@1)I feel - I feel love
             Dlove (xx0232@1)I never knew

          

verse 2:  

          G (320003@1)              Embut (022000@1)if I was - if I was a soldier
C (x32010@1)                             D (xx0232@1)  I'd be the biggest coward of all
          G (320003@1)               Emand (022000@1)if I was - if I was a captain
C (x32010@1)                       D (xx0232@1)  I'd fall asleep on my watch
         G (320003@1)                Emand (022000@1)if I was - if I was a poet
C (x32010@1)                          D (xx0232@1)  I'd probably not dare to show it
          G (320003@1)               Emand (022000@1)if I was - if I was a sailor
C (x32010@1)                         D (xx0232@1)  I'd get drunk in every port 


chorus:


 G (320003@1)Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)no, but I'm - no I'm
                    DI'm (xx0232@1)just a fool for you
       GEm           Cbut (x32010@1)I feel - I feel love
             Dlove (xx0232@1)I never knew