Updated on 25th of August 2021. Improved chord spacing, fixed some lyrics and added chords throughout the song.
Verse 1:
A
Two days past 18, he was waiting for the bus in his army greens
D A
Sat down at a booth in a cafe there, gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
A
He's a little shy so she give him a smile and he said would you mind
D A
Sittin' down for a while and talking to me, I'm feeling a little low
G D A
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
Verse 2:
A
So they went down and they sat on the pier, he said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I
D A G D A
don't care, I got no one to send a letter to. Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?"
Chorus:
Gbm
I cried
D A
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young, for him they told her
E
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Gbm
Our love will never end
D A
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
E A
When the letter says, a soldier's coming home
Verse 3:
A
So the letters came from an army camp, in California then Vietnam
D A
And he told her of his heart, it might be love and all of things he was so scared of
A
He said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here, I think of that day
D A
Sittin' down at the pier and I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
G D A
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
Chorus:
Gbm
I cried
D A
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young, for him they told her
E
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Gbm
Our love will never end
D A
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
E A
When the letter says, a soldier's coming home
Solo:
| A | A | D | A |
| A | A | D | A |
| G D | A | A
Verse:
A
One Friday night at a football game, the Lord's Prayer said and the anthem
D A
sang, a man said folks would you bow your heads for a list of local Vietnam dead
A
Cryin' all alone under the stands was a 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
Chorus:
Gbm
I cried
D A
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young, for him they told her
E
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Gbm
Our love will never end
D A
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
E
When the letter says, a soldier's coming
Gbm
I cried
D A
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young, for him they told her
E
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Gbm
Our love will never end
D A
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone
E A
When the letter says, a soldier's coming home
Outro: A D A D
