Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

This is just an easy version to play. Where I double up on the chords on the same line is to show a hammer on. [Chords] G 320033 Cadd9 032033 D/F# 200033 Em 022030 Csus2 030033 Dsus4 000233 Capo 2nd fret [Verse 1]

^G Two days past 18 he was waitn' for the bus in his army greens ^Cadd9Sat down at a booth in a cafe there, Gave his ^Gorder to a girl with a bow in her hair, ^GHe^G's a little shy so she give him a smile and he said would you mind sittin' down for a while ^Cadd9and talkin' to me, Im feeling a little low.^G..oooh D/F# Cadd9 G .. G G .. G .. G G [Fade out] She said Im off in an hour and I know where we can go...

[Verse 2]

So they ^Gwent down and they ^Gsa^Gt on the pier he said I bet you got a boyfriend but ^GI ^Gdon't care, Iv'e ^Cadd9got no one, to send a letter too..o^Gooh, would you ^D/F#mind if I sent ^Cadd9one back here to yo^Gu..oooh?

[Chorus]

^Em I... IIII cried ^Cadd9never gonna hold the ^Csus2hand of another gu^Gy too young, for ^Ghi^Gm they told her w^Dsus4aitn' for the love of a travelin' soldier, ^Em Our love will never end, ^Cadd9waiting for the soldier to co^Csus2..ome back agaaain^G. ^GNever more to be alone, when the ^Dsus4letter sa...id, Csus2 Cadd9 G [Fade out] a soldier's coming ho..ome.

[Verse 3]

So the ^Gletters came from an ^Gar^Gmy camp in California then ^GVi^Getnam, and he ^Cadd9told her of his heart, it ^Csus2might be love and ^Gall of the things he was so scared of, he ^Gsaid when its gettin' kinda ^Gro^Gugh over here, I think of that day sittn' down at the pier and I ^Cadd9close my eyes, and see your pretty smii^G..ile. don't ^D/F#worry but I won't be ^Cadd9able to write for a wh..i^Gle.

[Chorus]

^Em I.. IIII cried ^Cadd9never gonna hold the ^Csus2hand of another guy,^G too young, for ^Ghi^Gm they told her w^Dsus4aitn' for the love of a travelin' soldier, ^Em Our love will never end, ^Cadd9waiting for the soldier to co^Csus2..ome back ag^Gaain ^Gnever more to be alone, when the ^Dsus4letter sa...id, a ^Csus2soldier's c^Cadd9oming h^Go..ome

One ^GFriday night at a football game, the ^GLo^Grd's prayer said and the anthem sang a ma^Csus2n said folks, could you ^Cadd9bow heads for a li^Gst of local,

N.C.

Vietnam dead"

[Instumental] [Fade into] G G G [Fade out]

^GCrying all alone under the stands was a pi^Gcc^Golo player in the marching band, and one n^Cadd9ame read, and nobody really car^Ge..ed, but ^D/F#a pretty little girl, ^D/F#with a bow in her ha..^Gair.

[Chorus]

^Em I.. IIII cried ^Cadd9never gonna hold the ^Csus2hand of another guy^G, too young, for ^Ghi^Gm they told her ^Dsus4waitn' for the love of a travelin' soldier, ^Em Our love will never end, w^Cadd9aiting for the soldier to co.^Csus2.ome back aga^Gain ^Gnever more to be alone, when the l^Dsus4etter sa...id, a ^Csus2soldier's c^Cadd9oming, ..^Em.. I..IIII cried ^Cadd9never gonna hold the ^Csus2hand of another guy^G, too young, for ^Ghi^Gm they told her ^Dsus4waitn' for the love of a travelin' soldier, ^Em Our love will never end, w^Cadd9aiting for the soldier to co.^Csus2.ome back aga^Gain ^Gnever more to be alone, when the l^Dsus4etter sa...id, a ^Csus2soldier's c^Cadd9oming, h^Goooooo..o^Gme^G.

Dixie Chicks - Travelin soldier