Chords for SABATON - 1916 (Official Lyric Video)
Tempo:
130.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
16 years old when [E] I went to the war to [D] fight for a land fit for [A] heroes.
God on my side and [E] a gun in my hand [D] chasing my days down to [A] zero.
And I marched and I fought and [E] I bled and I died and [D] I never did get [A] any older.
But I knew at the time that [E] a year in the line was a [D] long enough life for [A] a soldier.
We all voted and [E] we wrote down our names and [D] we added two yes to [A] our ages.
Eager for life [E] and ahead of the game, [D] ready for [A] history's pages.
And we brawled and we fought and [E] we hoed till we stood [D] ten thousand shoulder to [A] shoulder.
Our thirst for love, we [E] were fooled for the gun [D] and that's what you are when [A] you're soldiers.
And
[E]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[D]
[A]
[Dbm]
[C]
[G] he sank to his knees, [F] coughing blood as he screamed for [C] his mother.
And I fell by his side [G] and that's how we died, [F] they gave my kids to [C] his child.
And I lay in the mud [G] and the guts and the blood [F] and I wept as his body [C] grew colder.
And I called for my mother [G] and she never came.
[Bb] No it wasn't my fault and I [F] wasn't to blame.
[C] And the days must have all run [G] ten thousand slain.
[Bb] And now there's nobody [F] remembers our name.
And that's how it is for a [C]
soldier.
16 years old when [E] I went to the war to [D] fight for a land fit for [A] heroes.
God on my side and [E] a gun in my hand [D] chasing my days down to [A] zero.
And I marched and I fought and [E] I bled and I died and [D] I never did get [A] any older.
But I knew at the time that [E] a year in the line was a [D] long enough life for [A] a soldier.
We all voted and [E] we wrote down our names and [D] we added two yes to [A] our ages.
Eager for life [E] and ahead of the game, [D] ready for [A] history's pages.
And we brawled and we fought and [E] we hoed till we stood [D] ten thousand shoulder to [A] shoulder.
Our thirst for love, we [E] were fooled for the gun [D] and that's what you are when [A] you're soldiers.
And
[E]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[D]
[A]
[Dbm]
[C]
[G] he sank to his knees, [F] coughing blood as he screamed for [C] his mother.
And I fell by his side [G] and that's how we died, [F] they gave my kids to [C] his child.
And I lay in the mud [G] and the guts and the blood [F] and I wept as his body [C] grew colder.
And I called for my mother [G] and she never came.
[Bb] No it wasn't my fault and I [F] wasn't to blame.
[C] And the days must have all run [G] ten thousand slain.
[Bb] And now there's nobody [F] remembers our name.
And that's how it is for a [C]
soldier.
Key:
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ 16 years old when [E] I went to the war to [D] fight for a land fit for [A] _ _ heroes. _
_ God on my side and [E] a gun in my hand _ [D] chasing my days down to [A] zero. _ _
And I marched and I fought and [E] I bled and I died and [D] I never did get [A] any older. _ _
But I knew at the time that [E] a year in the line was a [D] long enough life for [A] a soldier. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
We _ all voted and [E] we wrote down our names and [D] we added two yes to [A] our _ ages. _
_ Eager for life [E] and ahead of the game, _ [D] ready for _ [A] history's pages. _ _
And we brawled and we fought and [E] we hoed till we stood [D] ten thousand _ shoulder to [A] _ shoulder. _ _
Our thirst for love, we [E] were fooled for the gun [D] and that's what you are when [A] you're soldiers. _
And _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] he sank to his knees, [F] coughing blood as he screamed for [C] his mother. _ _
And I fell by his side [G] and that's how we died, [F] they gave my kids to [C] his child. _
And I lay in the mud [G] and the guts and the blood [F] and I wept as his body [C] grew colder. _ _
And I called for my mother [G] and she never came.
[Bb] No it wasn't my fault and I [F] wasn't to blame.
[C] And the days must have all run [G] ten thousand slain.
[Bb] And now there's nobody _ [F] _ remembers our name. _ _ _ _ _
And that's how it is for a [C] _ _ _
_ _ soldier. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ 16 years old when [E] I went to the war to [D] fight for a land fit for [A] _ _ heroes. _
_ God on my side and [E] a gun in my hand _ [D] chasing my days down to [A] zero. _ _
And I marched and I fought and [E] I bled and I died and [D] I never did get [A] any older. _ _
But I knew at the time that [E] a year in the line was a [D] long enough life for [A] a soldier. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
We _ all voted and [E] we wrote down our names and [D] we added two yes to [A] our _ ages. _
_ Eager for life [E] and ahead of the game, _ [D] ready for _ [A] history's pages. _ _
And we brawled and we fought and [E] we hoed till we stood [D] ten thousand _ shoulder to [A] _ shoulder. _ _
Our thirst for love, we [E] were fooled for the gun [D] and that's what you are when [A] you're soldiers. _
And _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] he sank to his knees, [F] coughing blood as he screamed for [C] his mother. _ _
And I fell by his side [G] and that's how we died, [F] they gave my kids to [C] his child. _
And I lay in the mud [G] and the guts and the blood [F] and I wept as his body [C] grew colder. _ _
And I called for my mother [G] and she never came.
[Bb] No it wasn't my fault and I [F] wasn't to blame.
[C] And the days must have all run [G] ten thousand slain.
[Bb] And now there's nobody _ [F] _ remembers our name. _ _ _ _ _
And that's how it is for a [C] _ _ _
_ _ soldier. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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