Key: E minor
Intro 1
Em
G
Verse 1
C
Once I was a soldier
Em
A
G
L rode on a big white horse
C
Silver pistols at my side
G
Em
G
A
Em
Carryin' the flags of war
Bm
And I Iost track of the men who fell
Em
Bm
A
In the canon's roar
D
L never got over bein'
Em
A
G
Em
a soldier
C
Once I was a tax man
Em
G
Collectin' dollars and dimes
C
L heard the rich man grumble
Em
I heard the poor man cry
Some few couldn't afford to pay
Bm
Were put to a shackle and key
A
D
L never got over bein' a tax
Em
G
Em
C
G
Em
man
C
Once I was a ruler
Em
G
Em
About twelve inches long
C
Three times me made a yardstick
Em
G
Em
36 inches high
36 inches high was l
Bm
36 inches high
A
D
I never got over 36 inches high
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