Chords for Soldier's Song Lucinda Williams

Tempo:
65.5 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

Dm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Soldier's Song Lucinda Williams chords
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[Bb]
[Bb] [Dm]
[F] [D] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [C]
I [Bb]
met my enemy [F] today.
[C] Baby, since a little one [Dm] out to play.
[Bb] Enemy shot tore my [F] bodies down.
[C] Baby rides a little one on the merry-go-round.
[Bb] By my post I'm [F] standing guard.
[C] Baby hopes for roses [Dm] in the front yard.
[Bb] I don't know my [F] enemy's name.
[C] Baby takes a little one to a baseball game.
[Bb] My mind is [F] godforsaken place.
[C] Baby washes the dirt off [Dm] a little one's face.
[Bb] Ten-year-olds in the [F] killing fields.
[C]
Baby's planning her weekly [D] meals.
[Bb]
Body's in a [F] muddy ditch.
[C]
Baby's got a supper [Dm] in her defense.
[Bb] My buddy's got a hole [F] in his head.
[C] Baby's getting the little one ready for being.
[Bb] Ten, I shot [F] my enemy.
[C] Baby gives the little one [Dm] a hug from me.
[Bb] Both my buddy's legs [F] got blown off.
[C] Baby tends to the little one's cough.
[Bb] I stare down the barrel of a gun.
[C] Baby's going out to [Dm] have some fun.
[Bb] I hear ringing in my [G] ears.
[C] Baby's face is all wet with tears.
[Bb] I hear echoes [F] of shots.
Baby's only [C] thinking sweet [Dm] thoughts.
[Bb] Why in the hell did they send me [F] here to fight?
[C] Baby kisses my picture and turns off the light.
Can't look [Gm] my enemy [F] in the eye.
[C]
Baby tells the little one daddy's [Dm] gone bye-bye.
Today [Bb]
I took a bullet through [F] the heart.
[C]
Baby's gonna have to make a brand new start.
[Bb]
[F] [Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [Dm]
[C] [Bb]
[F] [Dm]
[C] [D] [Bb]
[F] [Dm] [C]
[Dm]
I met my enemy [F] today.
[C] Baby sends the little one [Dm] out to play.
[Bb] Enemy shot two of my [F] buddies down.
[C] Baby rides the little one on the merry-go-round.
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Dm
2311
D
1321
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
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To learn Lucinda Williams - Soldiers Song chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, C, Bb, F, Dm, Bb, F and Dm of chords. Set your pace at 66 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 132. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ I _ _ [Bb] _
met my enemy [F] today.
_ _ [C] Baby, since a little one [Dm] out to play.
_ _ [Bb] Enemy shot tore my [F] bodies down.
_ [C] _ Baby rides a little one on the merry-go-round.
_ [Bb] By my post I'm [F] standing guard.
_ [C] _ Baby hopes for roses [Dm] in the front yard.
_ _ [Bb] I don't know my [F] enemy's name.
_ [C] _ Baby takes a little one to a baseball game.
_ [Bb] My mind is [F] godforsaken place.
_ [C] _ Baby washes the dirt off [Dm] a little one's face.
_ [Bb] Ten-year-olds in the [F] killing fields.
[C] _ _
Baby's planning her weekly [D] meals.
_ [Bb] _
Body's in a [F] muddy ditch.
[C] _ _ _
Baby's got a supper [Dm] in her defense.
_ _ [Bb] My buddy's got a hole [F] in his head.
_ _ [C] Baby's getting the little one ready for being.
_ [Bb] Ten, I shot [F] my enemy.
_ _ _ [C] Baby gives the little one [Dm] a hug from me.
_ [Bb] Both my buddy's legs [F] got blown off.
_ [C] _ Baby tends to the little one's cough.
_ _ [Bb] I stare down the barrel of a gun.
_ _ [C] _ Baby's going out to [Dm] have some fun.
_ [Bb] _ I hear ringing in my [G] ears.
_ _ [C] _ Baby's face is all wet with tears.
_ _ [Bb] I hear echoes [F] of shots.
_ _ Baby's only [C] thinking sweet [Dm] thoughts.
_ [Bb] Why in the hell did they send me [F] here to fight?
_ [C] _ Baby kisses my picture and turns off the light. _ _ _ _
Can't look [Gm] my enemy [F] in the eye.
_ _ [C]
Baby tells the little one daddy's [Dm] gone bye-bye.
Today [Bb]
I took a bullet through [F] the heart.
_ [C] _
Baby's gonna have to make a brand new start.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
I met my enemy [F] today.
_ _ [C] Baby sends the little one [Dm] out to play.
_ _ [Bb] Enemy shot two of my [F] buddies down.
_ _ [C] Baby rides the little one on the merry-go-round. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Lucinda Williams who authored this song.

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