Soldier Chords by Erykah Badu

Tempo:
92.9 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gm

Bb

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Soldier chords
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[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [Dm] [F]
[Gm] [F] See [Gm] he's organized and [F] he's on the ball.
Never [Gm] miss a day of school.
And [F] he's an underdog.
Gonna [Gm] learn more and more.
Causing [F] mama's child in good.
He's [Gm] about to change the face of your ghetto [F] neighborhood.
Walking [Gm] in school today, saw a [F] brother on the street.
Seem like [Bb] everything's cool.
That the [F] brother's pecking me.
Woo, [Gm] woo.
Then [Dm] everything changed.
[Bb] Cause he saw his [Dm] own [Eb] wings.
And [Dm] his mother [F] would say, [Am] pain [Bb] will last.
Time will pass.
[Gm]
That's what I'm talking about.
[F] Everybody knows what this song's [Gm] about.
They be trying to hide the history.
[F] They know who we are.
[Gm] Woo, you want to see.
[F] Everybody rise to this degree.
[Gm] Raising hands high if you agree.
[F] Just say yes, [Bb] sorry.
[F] Woo, yes, [Gm] sorry.
[F] If you agree, say yes, [Gm] sorry.
[F] Woo, yes, [G] sorry.
[F]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F] If you agree, say yes, sorry.
If you disagree, say yes, sorry.
Raising hands high if you agree.
If you agree, say yes, sorry.
girls [Bb] on prescription pills I [F] know how [Am] you feel to my boys [Gm] in Iraqi fields this ain't [F] no time to kill
to my girls [Gm] in therapy see I'ma [F] tell you this for free two folks [Bb] up on the hill with the cake [F] and
dollar bills you need to [Bb] watch the dirty cop the [F] one you need to watch I'm talking [Gm] about the dirty cop
the one [F] you need to watch you [Gm] get the wake up call
when you [F] saw the bills fall or both crash [Gm] with the final call get your money [F] dollar bill y'all
both crash [Gm] with the final call get your money [F] dollar bill y'all until the folks [Gm] on the picket line
don't stop [F] till you change they mind
got love for the mold baptized when the levy broke we gonna keep marching on [Dm] until you hear that free song
[Bb] and if you think about turning back now you got a shotgun [F] on your back and if you think [Bb] about turning back now I got a shotgun for [E] your back
[Eb] [F] back
everybody know what the song's about [Bb] they be trying to hide the history [F] but they know who we are
[Gm] you want to see [F] everybody rise to next degree [Gm] raise your hands high if you agree [F] just say yes
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [F] feel greedy
[Gm]
[Dm]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] oh
[F]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Am]
[Gm] [F] Hey, [Gm] [F] hey!
[Gm] [F] Hey, hey! [Gm] Hey, hey! [F] Hey, [Am] hey!
[Gm] [F]
[Gm] [F]
Key:  
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
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To learn Erykah Badu - (4th World War) Soldier chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Gm, F and Gm. A strategic approach would be to train at 46 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 93. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ See [Gm] he's organized and [F] he's on the ball.
Never [Gm] miss a day of school.
And [F] he's an underdog.
Gonna [Gm] learn more and more.
Causing [F] mama's child in good.
He's [Gm] about to change the face of your ghetto [F] neighborhood.
Walking [Gm] in school today, saw a [F] brother on the street.
Seem like [Bb] everything's cool.
That the [F] brother's pecking me.
Woo, [Gm] woo.
Then _ [Dm] everything changed.
[Bb] Cause he saw his [Dm] own [Eb] wings.
And [Dm] his mother [F] would say, [Am] pain [Bb] will last.
Time will pass.
[Gm] _
That's what I'm talking about.
[F] Everybody knows what this song's [Gm] about.
They be trying to hide the history.
[F] They know who we are.
[Gm] Woo, you want to see.
[F] Everybody rise to this degree.
[Gm] Raising hands high if you agree.
[F] Just say yes, [Bb] sorry.
_ _ [F] Woo, _ yes, [Gm] sorry.
_ _ [F] If you agree, say yes, [Gm] sorry.
_ _ [F] Woo, _ yes, [G] sorry.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] If you agree, say yes, sorry.
If you disagree, say yes, sorry.
Raising hands high if you agree.
If you agree, say yes, sorry.
girls [Bb] on prescription pills I [F] know how [Am] you feel to my boys [Gm] in Iraqi fields this ain't [F] no time to kill
to my girls [Gm] in therapy see I'ma [F] tell you this for free two folks [Bb] up on the hill with the cake [F] and
dollar bills you need to [Bb] watch the dirty cop the [F] one you need to watch I'm talking [Gm] about the dirty cop
the one [F] you need to watch you [Gm] get the wake up call
when you [F] saw the bills fall or both crash [Gm] with the final call get your money [F] dollar bill y'all
both crash [Gm] with the final call get your money [F] dollar bill y'all until the folks [Gm] on the picket line
don't stop [F] till you change they mind
got love for the mold baptized when the levy broke we gonna keep marching on [Dm] until you hear that free song
[Bb] and if you think about turning back now you got a shotgun [F] on your back and if you think [Bb] about turning back now I got a shotgun for [E] your back _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] back
everybody know what the song's about [Bb] they be trying to hide the history [F] but they know who we are _
[Gm] you want to see [F] everybody rise to next degree [Gm] raise your hands high if you agree [F] just say yes
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] feel greedy
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] oh
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ Hey, [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ hey! _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] Hey, _ hey! [Gm] Hey, hey! _ _ _ [F] Hey, [Am] hey!
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _

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The New Amerykah Part One album includes this song.

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