Chords for Two Soldiers
Tempo:
57.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[D]
[A] [B] [G]
[D]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[G]
[D] He [A] was just a blue [G]-eyed Boston boy His voice was low [D] with pain
[A] How dare you bidden [G] comrade If I ride [D] back again
But if [A] you ride [D] back and I am left You'll [A] do as much for me
Mother, you must [G] hear the news So write to [D] her tenderly
[E] [G]
[D] She's waiting at home like a [G] patient saint Her fond face [D] pale with the woe
[A] Her heart will be broken when [G] I am gone I'll see her [D] soon, I know
Just [A] then the order [D] came to charge For an instant [A] and to stand
They said aye and away [G] they rode That made them be [D] putted back
[A] [E] [G]
[D] Straight was the [E] track to the top of the [G] hill The rebels they shot [D] and shelled
[A] Felt the rose of death to the charming [G] mane And guarded them [D] as they fell
There soon came a horrible dying yield From heights that [A] they could not gain
And those who do men [G] death had spared Rode slowly [D] down the gale
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] But among the dead that were left [G] on the hill Was the blood of the [D] curly hare
[A] The tall dark [D] mane who rode [G] by his side Laid dead [D] beside him there
There's [A] no wonder [D] right to the blue-eyed girl The [A] words that her lover had said
Mama you know [G] awaits the news And soon I'll [D] know he's dead
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[G]
[D]
[D]
[A] [B] [G]
[D]
[F#m] [D]
[A]
[G]
[D] He [A] was just a blue [G]-eyed Boston boy His voice was low [D] with pain
[A] How dare you bidden [G] comrade If I ride [D] back again
But if [A] you ride [D] back and I am left You'll [A] do as much for me
Mother, you must [G] hear the news So write to [D] her tenderly
[E] [G]
[D] She's waiting at home like a [G] patient saint Her fond face [D] pale with the woe
[A] Her heart will be broken when [G] I am gone I'll see her [D] soon, I know
Just [A] then the order [D] came to charge For an instant [A] and to stand
They said aye and away [G] they rode That made them be [D] putted back
[A] [E] [G]
[D] Straight was the [E] track to the top of the [G] hill The rebels they shot [D] and shelled
[A] Felt the rose of death to the charming [G] mane And guarded them [D] as they fell
There soon came a horrible dying yield From heights that [A] they could not gain
And those who do men [G] death had spared Rode slowly [D] down the gale
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] But among the dead that were left [G] on the hill Was the blood of the [D] curly hare
[A] The tall dark [D] mane who rode [G] by his side Laid dead [D] beside him there
There's [A] no wonder [D] right to the blue-eyed girl The [A] words that her lover had said
Mama you know [G] awaits the news And soon I'll [D] know he's dead
[A] [G]
[D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[G]
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
E
B
D
G
A
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ He [A] was just a blue [G]-eyed Boston boy _ _ His voice was low [D] with pain _
[A] How dare you bidden [G] comrade If _ _ I ride [D] back again _
_ But if [A] you ride [D] back and I am left You'll [A] do as much for me _ _
Mother, you must [G] hear the news _ So write to [D] her tenderly _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ She's waiting at home like a [G] patient saint Her fond face [D] pale with the woe _
[A] Her heart will be broken when [G] I am gone _ I'll see her [D] soon, I know _
Just [A] then the order [D] came to charge For an instant [A] and to stand _
They said aye and away [G] they rode _ That made them be [D] putted back _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Straight was the [E] track to the top of the [G] hill _ _ The rebels they shot [D] and shelled _
[A] Felt the rose of death to the charming [G] _ mane And guarded them [D] as they fell
There soon came a horrible dying yield From heights that [A] they could not gain
_ And those who do men [G] death had spared Rode slowly [D] down the gale _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] But among the dead that were left [G] on the hill Was the blood of the [D] curly hare _
[A] The tall dark [D] mane who rode [G] by his side Laid dead [D] beside him there
_ There's [A] no wonder [D] right to the blue-eyed girl The [A] words that her lover had _ said
Mama you know [G] awaits the news _ And soon I'll [D] know he's dead _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ He [A] was just a blue [G]-eyed Boston boy _ _ His voice was low [D] with pain _
[A] How dare you bidden [G] comrade If _ _ I ride [D] back again _
_ But if [A] you ride [D] back and I am left You'll [A] do as much for me _ _
Mother, you must [G] hear the news _ So write to [D] her tenderly _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ She's waiting at home like a [G] patient saint Her fond face [D] pale with the woe _
[A] Her heart will be broken when [G] I am gone _ I'll see her [D] soon, I know _
Just [A] then the order [D] came to charge For an instant [A] and to stand _
They said aye and away [G] they rode _ That made them be [D] putted back _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ Straight was the [E] track to the top of the [G] hill _ _ The rebels they shot [D] and shelled _
[A] Felt the rose of death to the charming [G] _ mane And guarded them [D] as they fell
There soon came a horrible dying yield From heights that [A] they could not gain
_ And those who do men [G] death had spared Rode slowly [D] down the gale _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] But among the dead that were left [G] on the hill Was the blood of the [D] curly hare _
[A] The tall dark [D] mane who rode [G] by his side Laid dead [D] beside him there
_ There's [A] no wonder [D] right to the blue-eyed girl The [A] words that her lover had _ said
Mama you know [G] awaits the news _ And soon I'll [D] know he's dead _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _