Traveling Soldier

here’s the video i learned this song from : capo 2 standard tuning traveling soldier : dixie chicks G two days past 18 he was waiting for a bus in his army greens Cadd9 G sat down at a booth in a cafe there , gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair G he’s a little shy so she gives him a smile and he said would you mind Cadd9 G sittin down for a while and talking to me , i’m feeling a little low F Cadd9 G she said i’m off in an hour and i know where we can go G so they went down and they sat on the pier he said "i bet you got a boyfriend but i don’t care Cadd9 G i’ve got no one to send a letter to . would you mind if i sent one back here to you?" Em i cried C never gonna hold the hand of another guy G too young , for him they told her D waitin for the love of a travelin soldier Em our love will never end C waitin’ for the soldier to come back again G never more to be alone D G when the letters said , a soldiers coming home G so the letters came from an army camp , in california then vietnam Cadd9 G and he told her of his heart , might be lovin all of things he was so scared of G he said when things were getting kinda rough over here , i think of that day Cadd9 G sittin down at the pier and i close my eyes and see your pretty smile F Cadd9 G don’t worry but i won’t be able to write for a while Em i cried C never gonna hold the hand of another guy G too young , for him they told her D waitin for the love of a travelin soldier Em our love will never end C waitin’ for the soldier to come back again G never more to be alone D G when the letters said , a soldiers coming home G one friday night at a football game , the lord’s prayer said and the anthem Cadd9 G sang a man said folks would you bow your head for a list of local vietnam dead G cryin all alone under the stands was a piccolo player in the marching band Cadd9 G and one name read and nobody really cared F Cadd9 G but a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair Em i cried C never gonna hold the hand of another guy G too young , for him they told her D waitin for the love of a travelin soldier Em our love will never end C waitin’ for the soldier to come back again G never more to be alone D G when the letters said , a soldiers coming home Em i cried C never gonna hold the hand of another guy G too young , for him they told her D waitin for the love of a travelin soldier Em our love will never end C waitin’ for the soldier to come back again G never more to be alone D G when the letters said , a soldiers coming home