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Travelin’ Soldier

Dixie Chicks

Capo 2

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Two days past eighteen
He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens

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Sat down in a booth a café there

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Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair

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He's a little shy so she gave him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while

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And talkin' to me I'm feelin' a little low

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She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go

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So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care

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I've got no one to send a letter to

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Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?

G
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam

           Cadd9
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and

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All of the things he was so scared of

G
Said when it's gettin kinda rough over here
I think about that day sittin' down at the pier

         Cadd9                                         G
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile

         Fmaj7/A                     C                    G
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while

Chorus

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One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang

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A man said folks would you bow your heads
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For the list of the local Vietnam dead
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Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band

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And one name read and no body really cared

         Fmaj7/A          C                    G
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

Chorus x2