Capo: 2

Wow, this is my first Tab thing, even though this one is chords...yeah anyways... I really like this song, and it's so sad too! So of course, I spent time figuring this song out on the guitar, and I hope you spend time and have fun learning it as well! Good luck! Capo on 2nd Fret Verse 1

^GTwo days past 18 he was waiting for a bus in his army greens Sat ^Cdown at a booth in a cafe there^G, gave his order to a girl with a bow in

her hair

^GHe's a little shy so she gives him a smile and he said would you mind Sitten down for a while and ^Ctalking to me, I'm feeling a little ^Glow She said I'm^F off in an hour and ^CI know where we can g^Go

Verse 2 ( same chords as Verse 1) So they went down and they sat on the pier he said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care I've got no one to send a letter to. Would you mind if I sent one back here to you'" Chorus:

^AmI cried ^CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^GToo young, for him they told her ^DWaitin for the love of a travelin soldier ^AmOur love will never end ^CWaitin' for the soldier to come back again ^GNever more to be alone ^DWhen the letters said, a soldiers coming ^Ghome

Verse 3:

So the ^Gletters came from an army camp, in California then Vietnam And he to^Cld her of his heart, might be lovin all^G of thigns he was so

scared of

^GHe said when things were getting kinda rough over here, I think of that day Sittin down at the pier and I ^Cclose my eyes and see your pretty ^Gsmile Don't ^Fworry but I won't be ^Cable to write for a^G while

Chorus x1

One ^GFriday night at a football game, the Lord's prayer said and the anthem sang a ^Cman said folks would you bow your head for a ^Glist of local Vietnam

dead

^GCryin all alone under the stands was a piccolo player in the marching band And ^Cone name read and nobody really ^Gcared But a ^Fpretty little girl^C with a bow in her ^Ghair

Chorus x2

Dixie Chicks - Travelin soldier