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
IF YOU ARE GOING TO POST THE CHORDS FOR A SONG HOW ABOUT YOU DONT BE LAZY AND ACTUALLY POST THE CHORDS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE ENTIRE SONG?!?!?!?!?!
hey this person volunteered their own time to write the chords for someone else, if you are so mad that they only did half the chords then maybe YOU should take YOUR time to write a song for SOMEONE ELSE
Please don’t post the chords for half of the song; it isn’t fair to beginners. They need to see what chord transitions into the next one. When you post a song post the chords in the correct spot for every verse even if they are the same. If other people can do it, so can you.
I love this song😭 its so cute and sad
anyone know a good replacement for E i cant get my hand in the right position for it
I love this song and I’m so happy to have the tabs. It’s easy to play and to remember the chord progression.
super pretty and simple to play
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the only thing is that the last chorus repeats itself but otherwise its amazing
Does anyone have a cord I can play instead of E? I have a bigger ukulele and small hands haha