Capo: 2

Travelin' Soldier - Dixie Chicks (Bruce Robison) Capo 2nd

^ATwo days past eighteen He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens ^DSat down in a booth at a cafe there ^AGave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she gave him a smile So he said would you mind sittin' down for a while And talk^Din' to me I'm feelin' a ^Alittle low She said I'm off^G in an hour and ^DI know where we ^Acan go

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:

^EmI cried ^CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^GToo young for him they told her ^DWaitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier ^EmOur love will never end ^CWaitin' for the soldier to come back again ^GNever more to be alone ^DWhen the letter says a^C soldier's coming ^Ghome

So the letters came From an army camp In California then Vietnam And he told his heart It might be love And all of the things he was so scared of Said when it's gettin kinda rough over here I think about that day sittin' down at the pier And close my eyes and see your pretty smile Now don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while CHORUS One Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang A man said folks would you bow your heads For the list of local Vietnam dead Cryin' all alone under the stands Was the piccolo player in the marching band And one name read and no one really cared But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair CHORUS

Dixie Chicks - Travelin soldier