Dixie Chicks - Travelin soldier

^GTwo days past eighteen He was waiting for the bus in his army green ^Cadd9Sat down in a booth in a cafe there ^GGave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair He's a little shy so she gives him a smile And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while ^Cadd9And talking to me, ^GI'm feeling a little low ^D/F#She said I'm off in an hour and I kn^Cadd9ow where we can go ^G

^GSo they went down and they sat on the pier He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care ^Cadd9I got no one to send a letter to ^{G D/F#}Would you mind if I sent one back^Cadd9 here to you ^G

^{D/F# Em} I cried ^CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^GToo young for him they told her ^D/F#Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier ^EmOur love will never end ^CWaitin' for the soldier to come back again ^GNever more to be alone when the letter sai^D/F#d A soldier's coming home ^G

^GSo the letters came from an army camp In California then Vietnam ^Cadd9And he told her of his heart It might be love and all of th^Ge things he was so scared of He said when it's getting kinda rough over here I think of that day sittin' down at the pier And I clo^Cadd9se my eyes and see your pretty smile ^{G D/F#}Don't worry but I won't be able to w^Cadd9rite for awhile ^G

^{D/F# Em} I cried ^CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^GToo young for him they told her ^D/F#Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier ^EmOur love will never end ^CWaitin' for the soldier to come back again ^GNever more to be alone when the letter sai^D/F#d A soldier's coming home ^G

^GCrying all alone under the stands Was a piccolo player in the marching band ^Cadd9And one name read but nobody really cared ^D/F#But a pretty little girl wi^Cadd9th a bow in her hair ^G

^{D/F# Em} I cried ^CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^GToo young for him they told her ^D/F#Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier ^EmOur love will never end ^CWaitin' for the soldier to come back again ^GNever more to be alone when the letter sai^D/F#d A soldier's coming ^{G D/F# Em} I cried ^CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^GToo young for him they told her ^D/F#Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier ^EmOur love will never end ^CWaitin' for the soldier to come back again ^GNever more to be alone when the letter sai^D/F#d A soldier's coming home ^G