Dixie Chicks Travellin' Soldier Tuning: Standard Verse 1 A Two days past 18 A He was waiting for a bus in his army greens, D Sat down at a booth, at a cafe there A Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair A He's a little shy, so she give him a smile, A And he said "Would you mind sitting down for a while, D And talking to me, I'm feeling a little A low?" G D A She said "I'm off in an hour, and I know where we can go." A Chorus: F#m I cried D I'm never gonna hold the hand of another guy, A "too young, for him!" they told her E Waiting for the love of a travelling soldier, F#m Our love will never end, D Waiting for the soldier to come back again, A Never more to be alone, E When the letter says " A soldier is coming A Home" A Verse 2: A So the letters came from an army camp, A In california, then Viet-Nam, D And he told her of his heart: He might be in love, A And all the things he was so scared of A He said "When it's getting kinda rough over here, A I think of that day sitting down at the peir, D And I close my eyes, and see your pretty A Smile, G D A Now don't worry, but I won't be able to write for a while. A Chorus: F#m I cried D I'm never gonna hold the hand of another guy, A "too young, for him!" they told her E Waiting for the love of a travelling soldier, F#m Our love will never end, D Waiting for the soldier to come back again, A Never more to be alone, E When the letter says " A soldier is coming A Home" 12 bar Instrumental break: A, A, A, D, A, A, A, D, A, G - D, A,A Verse 3: A One friday night at a football game, A The lord's prayer said, and the anthem sang, D And a man said "Folk's, would you bow your head, A For I list a local, Viet-Nam Dead A Crying all alone, under the stand, A Was a piccolo player in the marching band D And one name read, and nobody really A cared, G D A But a prettly little girl, with a bow in her hair A Chorus: F#m I cried D I'm never gonna hold the hand of another guy, A "too young, for him!" they told her E Waiting for the love of a travelling soldier, F#m Our love will never end, D Waiting for the soldier to come back again, A Never more to be alone, E When the letter says " A soldier is coming..." F#m I cried, D Never gonna hold the hand of another guy, A "too young, for him!" they told her E Waiting for the love of a travelling soldier, F#m Our love will never end, D Waiting for the soldier to come back again, A Never more to be alone, E When the letter says " A soldier is coming A home" Outro: (fade) A,A,D,A,A,A,D,A,D-G,A
