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
Some easier chords for this song are
Verse:
Am G C
Chorus
Am G F C
bridge
Am G C F
Am G F
hope this helps
-1 is easiest
I love -1 but! If you are a woman singing this than you woukd like to change the lyrics you can change the “he’s” to “she’s” and when it says “a gentlemen” you can say “a real woman”! Love this so much!!
-1 is easier
+1 is great
-1 definitely easier, and in the chorus, I prefer to play F again instead of playing C.
so happy this is finally on here
In the chorus, I prefer to play F again instead of playing C.
I think it sounds better when you skip Forward do F instead of playing G in the Refrain (But just the time when the four Chors come one after the other)
I just put a capo on the first fret then played Am then G then C twice and it’s pretty close to this and it’s like 1000x easier