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Date: 1/28/03; 8:38:06 PM
>From: "Steve Vrolyk" <<mailto:steve@vrolyk.org>steve@vrolyk.org>
Subject: Travelin' Soldier by The Dixie Chicks
As performed on the 2001 CMA awards by the Dixie Chicks
Chords/Lyrics
I saw this song on the web site but was confused by my inability to play along with the "Chicks".
I watched the video and jotted this down. It's a pretty simple and it works for me. This is my
first contribution so I hope someone finds it useful. Peace. Vrolyk.
"Travelin Soldier" written by Bruce Robison & Frank Braniff
Transcribed by Adam Burke
G= 3-2-0-0-3-3
Cadd9= 0-3-2-0-3-3
F= 0-0-3-2-1-1
Em= 0-2-2-0-0-0
D= x-x-0-2-3-2
CAPPO ON 2nd FRET
Intro: G Cadd9
G
Two days past eighteen
G
He was waiting for the bus in his army greens
Cadd9
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
G
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
G
He's a little shy so she gave him a smile
G
So he said would you mind sitting down for a while
Cadd9
And talking to me
G
I'm feeling a little low
F
She said I'm off in an hour
CΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚG
And I know where we can go
G
So they went down and they sat on the pier
G
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
Cadd9 G
I got no one to send a letter to
FΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚCΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚGΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚΚ
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
Em C
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
G
Too young for him they told her
D
Waiting for the love of the travellin' soldier
Em
My love will never end
C
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
G D
Never more to be alone when the letter says
G
My soldiers coming home
G
The letters came from an army camp
In California and Viet Nam
Cadd9
He told her of his heart and it might be love
G
And of all the things he was so scared of
G
He said when it's getting kinda tough over here
G
I think of that day sitting down at the pier
Cadd9 G
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
F
Don't worry but
C G
I won't be able to write for awhile
Em C
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
G
Too young for him they told her
D
Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
Em
My love will never end
C
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
G D
Never more to be alone when the letter says
G
My soldiers coming home
SOLO
G
One Friday night at a football game
G
The lords prayer said and the anthem sang
Cadd9
The man said
Folks would you bow your head
G
For the list of local Viet Name dead
G
Crying all alone under the stands
G
Was the picolo player in the marching band
Κ
Cadd9 G
And one name read nobody really cared
F C G
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
Em C
I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
G
Too young for him they told her
D
Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
Em
My love will never end
C
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
G D
Never more to be alone when the letter says
G
My soldiers coming home