Dixie Chicks - Travelin` Soldier

INTRO: ^{B D A A}Two days past eighteen He was waiting for the bus in his army greens Sat do^Dwn in a booth in a cafe there ^AGave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair

^AHe's a little shy, so she gave him a smile So he said:Would you mind sitting down for a while And tal^Dking to me I'm feeling a little low ^A She said: I'm off in a^Gn hour And I kn^Dow where we can go ^A

^ASo they went down and they sat on the pier He said: I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care I g^Dot no one to send a letter to ^{A G}Would you mind if I sent o^Dne back here to you? ^{A F#m}I cried ^D never gonna hold the hand of another guy ^AToo young for him they told her

^C7Waiting for the love of the travellin` soldier ^F#mMy love will never end

^DWaiting for the soldier to come back again ^ANever more to be alone when the letter says ^C7 My soldier`s coming home <sup>A</sup> The letters came from an army camp In California and Vietnam He to<sup>D</sup>ld her of his heart and it might be love And all <sup>A</sup>of the things he was so scared of <sup>A</sup>He said: When it's getting kinda tough over here I think of that day sitting down at the pier And I clo<sup>D</sup>se my eyes and see your pretty smile <sup>A</sup> Don't wor<sup>G</sup>ry but I won't be able <sup>D</sup>to write for awhile <sup>A F#m</sup>I cried <sup>D</sup>never gonna hold the hand of another guy <sup>A</sup>Too young for him they told her <sup>C7</sup>Waiting for the love of the travellin` soldier ^F#mMy love will never end ^DWaiting for the soldier to come back again ^ANever more to be alone when the letter says ^C7 My soldier`s coming home ^A

^AOne Friday night at a football game The lords prayer said and the anthem sang The man ^Dsaid Folks would you bow your head For the list ^Aof local Vietname dead

^ACrying all alone under the stands Was the picolo player in the marching band

And one ^Dname read nobody really cared ^A But a pre^Gtty little girl with a bow in her ^Dhair ^{A F#m}I cried ^Dnever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^AToo young for him they told her ^C7Waiting for the love of the travellin` soldier

^F#mMy love will never end ^DWaiting for the soldier to come back again ^ANever more to be alone when the letter says ^C7

My soldier`s coming home. ^A