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Capo: 2 Tuning: G C E A
"Travelin' Soldier" Capo 2nd
GTwo days past eighteen He was waiting for the bus in his army green Sat doCadd9wn in a booth in a cafe there Gave his order Gto 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
And talkiCadd9ng to me? G I'm feeling a little low." She said, "I'm off in aFn hour and I know where we canCadd9 go." GSo they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I Cadd9got no one to send a letter to GWould you mind ifF I sent one back here Cadd9to you G
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EmI cried CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy GToo young for him they told her DWaitin' 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 said 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 anGd all of the 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.
Cadd9And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile. G FDon't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile." Cadd9 G
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EmI cried CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy GToo young for him they told her DWaitin' 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 said D A soldier's coming home G
GOne Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the Anthem sang Cadd9A man said, "Folks would you bow your heads GFor a list of local Vietnam dead."
Crying all alone under the stands Was a piccolo player in the marching band
Cadd9And one name read but nobody really cared G FBut a pretty little girl with a bow in her haCadd9ir G
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EmI cried CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy GToo young for him they told her DWaitin' 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 said D A soldier's coming home G
EmI cried CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy GToo young for him they told her DWaitin' 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 said D A soldier's coming home G