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[Intro]
| + G | - - | - - | - - |
| - - |
[Verse 1]
G
Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Cadd9
Sat down in a booth, a cafe there
G
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she give him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
Cadd9
And talking to me,
G
I'm feeling a little low
Fsus2 Cadd9 G
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
[Verse 2]
G
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
C G
I got no one to send a letter to
Fsus2 C
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
[Chorus]
Em D
I cried
C Am7 G
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
D
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Em D
Our love will never end
C Am7 G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
D
Never more to be alone when the letter said
D/F# G
A soldier's coming home
[Verse 3]
G
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Afganistan
C
And he told her of his heart
G
It might be love and all of the things that 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
C G
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Fsus2 C G
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
[Chorus]
Em D
I cried
C Am7 G
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
D
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Em D
Our love will never end
C Am7 G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
D
Never more to be alone when the letter said
D/F# G
A soldier's coming home
[Verse 4]
G
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
Cadd9
A man said folks would you bow your heads
G
To the list of local soldiers dead
Crying all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
C G
And one name read and nobody really cared
Fsus2 C G
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
[Chorus]
Em D
I cried
C Am7 G
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
D
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Em D
Our love will never end
C Am7 G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
D
Never more to be alone when the letter said
D/F#
A soldier's coming
[Final Chorus]
Em D
I cried
C Am7 G
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
D
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Em D
Our love will never end
C Am7 G
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
D
Never more to be alone when the letter said
D/F# G
A soldier's coming home
[Outro (Pedal Steel Guitar Solo)]
| G | C | G |
| C | G |
[Intro]
| + G | - - | - - | - - |
| - - |
[Verse 1]
| G - | - - | Cadd9 - |
| G - | - - | - - | Cadd9 - |
| G - | Fsus2 Cadd9 | G - | - - |
Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth, a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she give him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And talking to me,
I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
[Verse 2]
| G - | - - | C - | G - |
| Fsus2 C | - - |
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
[Chorus]
| Em - - D | C - - Am7 |
| G - - - | D - - - | Em - - D | C - - Am7 |
| G - - - | D - - D/F# | G - - - | - - - - |
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
[Verse 3]
| G - | - - | C - | G - |
| - - | - - | C - | G - |
| Fsus2 C | G - |
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Afganistan
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all of the things that 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 close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
[Chorus]
| Em - - D | C - - Am7 |
| G - - - | D - - - | Em - - D | C - - Am7 |
| G - - - | D - - D/F# | G - - - | - - - - |
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
[Verse 4]
| G - | - - | Cadd9 - | G - |
| - - | - - | - - | C - |
| G - | Fsus2 C | G - |
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
To the list of local soldiers dead
Crying all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read and nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
[Chorus]
| Em - - D |
| C - - Am7 | G - - - | D - - - | Em - - D |
| C - - Am7 | G - - - | D - - D/F# |
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming
[Final Chorus]
| Em - - D |
| C - - Am7 | G - - - | D - - - | Em - - D |
| C - - Am7 | G - - - | D - - D/F# | G - - - |
| - - - - |
I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home
[Outro (Pedal Steel Guitar Solo)]
| G | C | G |
| C | G |
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