Travelin’ Soldier
Dixie Chicks
Capo 2
G
Two days past
eighteen
He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens
Cadd9
Sat down in a booth a café there
G
Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair
G
He's a little shy so she gave him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
Cadd9 G
And talkin' to me I'm feelin' a little low
Fmaj7/A C 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
Fmaj7/A
C G
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?
Chorus:
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 the 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 letter says a soldier's comin’ home
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
G
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
G
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
Cadd9
A man said folks would you bow your heads
G
For the list of the
local Vietnam dead
G
Cryin' all alone
under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
Cadd9
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