#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: sjohnson@usa.net Soldiers James Taylor (c) 1971 A- (x02220@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AIt (x02220@1)was just after sun-rise and down by the sea Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) Adown (x02220@1)on the sand flats where nothing will grow D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Acome (x02220@1)drumming and footsteps like out of a dream Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) A- (x02220@1)where the golden green waters come in. D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AJust (x02220@1)nine lucky soldiers had come through the night Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) G (320003@1) Ahalf (x02220@1)of them wounded and barely alive D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) AJust (x02220@1)nine out of twenty was a-headed for home Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) CG A- (x02220@1)with eleven sad stories to tell. C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) BmI (x24432@1)remember quite clearly when I got out of bed C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) A (x02220@1) GA. (320003@1)I said, "Oh, good morning. What a beautiful day."