Tom: D
A
Two days past eighteen
He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens
D
Sat down in a booth at a cafe there
A
Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gave him a smile
So he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
D A
And talkin' to me I'm feelin' a little low
G D A
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
A
So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
D A
I've got no one to send a letter to
G D A
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?
F#m
I cried
D
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
E E7
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
F#m
Our love will never end
D
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
A
Never more to be alone
E E7 A
When the letter says a soldier's coming home
A
So the letters came
From an army camp
In California then Vietnam
D
And he told his heart
It might be love
A
And all of the things he was so scared of
Said when it's gettin kinda rough over here
I think about that day sittin' down at the pier
D A
And close my eyes and see your pretty smile
G D A
Now don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
F#m
I cried
D
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
E E7
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
F#m
Our love will never end
D
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
A
Never more to be alone
E E7 A
When the letter says a soldier's coming home
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( G D A )
A
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
D
A man said folks would you bow your heads
A
For the list of local Vietnam dead
Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
D A
And one name read and nobody really cared
G D A
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
F#m
I cried
D
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
E E7
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
F#m
Our love will never end
D
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
A
Never more to be alone
E E7 A
When the letter says a soldier's coming home (repete o refrão)
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