Travellin' Soldier - The Dixie Chicks
[C] Two days past 18
He was waiting for the bus in his army greens
Sat [F]down at a booth in a cafe there,
Gave his [C]order to a girl with a bow in her hair.
[C]He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And [F]talking to me ... I'm feeling a little [C]low
She said I'm [Bb]off in an hour and [F]I know where we can [C]go.
[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 [F] got no one... to send a letter [C]to.
Would you [Bb]mind if I sent [F]one back here to [C]you?"
|Chorus:
|[Am]I cried
|[F]Never gonna hold the hand of another [C]guy
|Too young, for him they told her
|[G]Waitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier
|[Am]Our love will never end
|[F]Waitin' for the soldier to come back [C]again
|Never more to be alone
|When the [G]letter says, a soldier's coming [C]home
[C]So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he [F] told her of his heart
It might be love and [C] all of things he was so scared of.
He said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
And [F] I close my eyes and see your pretty [C]smile
Don't [Bb]worry but I won't be [F]able to write for a [C]while
Chorus:
[C]One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
A [F]man said Folks .. would you bow your heads
For a [C]list of local Vietnam dead.
Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And [F]one name read and nobody really [C] cared
But a [Bb]pretty little girl .. [F]with a bow in her [C]hair.
|[Am]I cried……..[F]Never gonna hold the hand of another [C]guy
|Too young, for him they told her
|[G]Waitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier
|[Am]Our love will never end
|[F]Waitin' for the soldier to come back [C]again
|Never more to be alone
[Slowing down on the last line]
|When the [G]letter says, a soldier's coming [C]home
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Travellin' Soldier [C]The Dixie Chicks
C Two days past 18 He was waiting for the bus in his army greens Sat Fdown at a booth in a cafe there, Gave his Corder to a girl with a bow in her hair. CHe's a little shy so she gives him a smile And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while And Ftalking to me ... I'm feeling a little Clow She said I'm Bboff in an hour and FI know where we can Cgo. CSo they went down and they sat on the pier, he said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care, I F got no one... to send a letter Cto. Would you Bbmind if I sent Fone back here to Cyou?"
Chorus AmI cried FNever gonna hold the hand of another Cguy Too young, for him they told her GWaitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier AmOur love will never end FWaitin' for the soldier to come back Cagain Never more to be alone When the Gletter says, a soldier's coming Chome
CSo the letters came from an army camp In California then Vietnam And he F told her of his heart It might be love and C all of things he was so scared of. He said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here I think of that day sittin' down at the pier And F I close my eyes and see your pretty Csmile Don't Bbworry but I won't be Fable to write for a Cwhile
Chorus
COne Friday night at a football game The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang A Fman said Folks .. would you bow your heads For a Clist of local Vietnam dead. Cryin' all alone under the stands Was a piccolo player in the marching band And Fone name read and nobody really C cared But a Bbpretty little girl .. Fwith a bow in her Chair.
AmI cried……..FNever gonna hold the hand of another Cguy Too young, for him they told her GWaitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier AmOur love will never end FWaitin' for the soldier to come back Cagain Never more to be alone