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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[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.
[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
F
C
Dm
D
Bb
F
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ [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. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [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. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _