Dixie Chicks
Travellin' Soldier

Tuning: Standard

Verse 1
ATwo (x02220@1)days past 18
AHe (x02220@1)was waiting for a bus in his army greens,
DSat (xx0232@1)down at a booth, at a cafe there
AGave (x02220@1)his order to a girl with a bow in her hair

AHe's (x02220@1)a little shy, so she give him a smile,
AAnd (x02220@1)he said "Would you mind sitting down for a while,
D (xx0232@1)                                    
And talking to me, I'm feeling a little 
Alow?" (x02220@1)
G (320003@1)                           D (xx0232@1)                     AShe (x02220@1)said "I'm off in an hour, and I know where we can go."
A (x02220@1)Chorus:

F#mI (244222@1)cried
DI'm (xx0232@1)never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
A"too (x02220@1)young, for him!" they told her
EWaiting (022100@1)for the love of a travelling soldier,
F#mOur (244222@1)love will never end,
DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the soldier to come back again,
ANever (x02220@1)more to be alone,
EWhen (022100@1)the letter says " A soldier is coming
AHome" (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)Verse 2:
ASo (x02220@1)the letters came from an army camp,
AIn (x02220@1)california, then Viet-Nam,
DAnd (xx0232@1)he told her of his heart: He might be in love,
AAnd (x02220@1)all the things he was so scared of

AHe (x02220@1)said "When it's getting kinda rough over here,
AI (x02220@1)think of that day sitting down at the peir,
DAnd (xx0232@1)I close my eyes, and see your pretty 
ASmile, (x02220@1)
G (320003@1)                             D (xx0232@1)                 ANow (x02220@1)don't worry, but I won't be able to write for a while.
A (x02220@1)Chorus:

F#mI (244222@1)cried
DI'm (xx0232@1)never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
A"too (x02220@1)young, for him!" they told her
EWaiting (022100@1)for the love of a travelling soldier,
F#mOur (244222@1)love will never end,
DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the soldier to come back again,
ANever (x02220@1)more to be alone,
EWhen (022100@1)the letter says " A soldier is coming
AHome" (x02220@1)

12 bar Instrumental break:
A, A, A, D, A, A, A, D, A, G - D, A,A

Verse 3:
AOne (x02220@1)friday night at a football game,
AThe (x02220@1)lord's prayer said, and the anthem sang,
DAnd (xx0232@1)a man said "Folk's, would you bow your head,
AFor (x02220@1)I list a local, Viet-Nam Dead

ACrying (x02220@1)all alone, under the stand,
AWas (x02220@1)a piccolo player in the marching band
DAnd (xx0232@1)one name read, and nobody really
Acared, (x02220@1)
G (320003@1)                        D (xx0232@1)               ABut (x02220@1)a prettly little girl, with a bow in her hair
A (x02220@1)Chorus:

F#mI (244222@1)cried
DI'm (xx0232@1)never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
A"too (x02220@1)young, for him!" they told her
EWaiting (022100@1)for the love of a travelling soldier,
F#mOur (244222@1)love will never end,
DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the soldier to come back again,
ANever (x02220@1)more to be alone,
EWhen (022100@1)the letter says " A soldier is coming..."
F#mI (244222@1)cried,
DNever (xx0232@1)gonna hold the hand of another guy,
A"too (x02220@1)young, for him!" they told her
EWaiting (022100@1)for the love of a travelling soldier,
F#mOur (244222@1)love will never end,
DWaiting (xx0232@1)for the soldier to come back again,
ANever (x02220@1)more to be alone,
EWhen (022100@1)the letter says " A soldier is coming
Ahome" (x02220@1)
Outro: (fade)
A,A,D,A,A,A,D,A,D-G,A