Travellin Soldier

dixie chicks travellin’ soldier tuning : standard Verse 1 A two days past 18 A he was waiting for a bus in his army greens , D sat down at a booth , at a cafe there A gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair A he’s a little shy , so she give him a smile , A and he said "would you mind sitting down for a while , D and talking to me , i’m feeling a little A low?" G D A she said "i’m off in an hour , and i know where we can go . " A Chorus : F#m i cried D i’m never gonna hold the hand of another guy , A "too young , for him!" they told her E waiting for the love of a travelling soldier , F#m our love will never end , D waiting for the soldier to come back again , A never more to be alone , E when the letter says " a soldier is coming A home" A Verse 2 : A so the letters came from an army camp , A in california , then viet - nam , D and he told her of his heart : he might be in love , A and all the things he was so scared of A he said "when it’s getting kinda rough over here , A i think of that day sitting down at the peir , D and i close my eyes , and see your pretty A smile , G D A now don’t worry , but i won’t be able to write for a while . A Chorus : F#m i cried D i’m never gonna hold the hand of another guy , A "too young , for him!" they told her E waiting for the love of a travelling soldier , F#m our love will never end , D waiting for the soldier to come back again , A never more to be alone , E when the letter says " a soldier is coming A home" 12 bar instrumental break : A , A , A , D , A , A , A , D , A , G - D , A , A Verse 3 : A one friday night at a football game , A the lord’s prayer said , and the anthem sang , D and a man said "folk’s , would you bow your head , A for i list a local , viet - nam dead A crying all alone , under the stand , A was a piccolo player in the marching band D and one name read , and nobody really A cared , G D A but a prettly little girl , with a bow in her hair A Chorus : F#m i cried D i’m never gonna hold the hand of another guy , A "too young , for him!" they told her E waiting for the love of a travelling soldier , F#m our love will never end , D waiting for the soldier to come back again , A never more to be alone , E when the letter says " a soldier is coming . . . " F#m i cried , D never gonna hold the hand of another guy , A "too young , for him!" they told her E waiting for the love of a travelling soldier , F#m our love will never end , D waiting for the soldier to come back again , A never more to be alone , E when the letter says " a soldier is coming A home" Outro : ( fade ) A , A , D , A , A , A , D , A , D - G , A