lots of little soldiers chords by Barry Dransfield
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Verse 1
(A minor) Oh, my name is What- you- may- call- me,
(G major) and me (C major) father's was as (G major) well
And a (A minor) little game he taught me,
and the story I will (G major) tell
With (A minor) lots of little soldiers (C major) and as
sure's the day would (G major) come
I (A minor) sent them into battle
at the beating of a drum
(C major) I
Verse 2
put them up on a table,
and I marched them all (G major) around
I (A minor) battered them with me cannonballs
and watched them falling (G major) down
I'd (A minor) lots of little crosses
(C major) which I laid upon the (G major) dead
And I patched (A minor) up all the wounded
ones and sent them off to bed
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Verse 3
When (A minor) I went 'round to the neighbors
(C major) for a nickel or a (G major) dime
To (A minor) buy some little soldiers just
to pass away the (G major) time
They were (A minor) always very kindly
(C major) in supplying (G major) me with guns
And (A minor) some of them even let me
play at soldiers with their sons
I (C major) put them up on a table, and I marched
Verse 4
(C major)
them all (G major) around
I (A minor) battered them with me cannonballs
and watched them falling (G major) down
I'd (A minor) lots of little crosses
which I (C major) laid upon the (G major) dead
And I (A minor) patched up all the wounded ones
Verse 5
and sent them off to bed
(A minor)
Whenever I went to the (C major) shop to
buy me guns and (G major) tanks
The (A minor) man there always smiled,
patted me head, and whispered, (G major) "Thanks
If it (A minor) wasn't for your soldier (C major) game,
I don't know what I'd (G major) do
Well, you (A minor) keep me business busy,
son, so here's an extra few"
(E minor) I
Verse 6
(C major) put them up on a table,
and I marched them all (G major) around
I (A minor) battered them with me cannonballs
and watched them falling (G major) down
I'd (A minor) lots of little crosses
which I (C major) laid upon the (G major) dead
And I (A minor) patched up all the wounded
ones and sent them off to bed
Verse 7
One (A minor) day, I bought some aero (C major) planes,
but this is what I (G major) found
When I (A minor) sent them into battle to
help me soldiers on the (G major) ground
They (A minor) bombed up every soldier,
(C major) and they proved a terrible (G major) flop
And I (A minor) had to buy another hundred
crosses (G major) from the (A minor) shop
(C major) I put them up on a table, and
Verse 8
(C major)
I marched them all (G major) around
I (A minor) battered them with me cannonballs
and watched them falling (G major) down
I'd (A minor) lots of little crosses
(C major) which I laid upon the (G major) dead
And I (A minor) patched up all the wounded
Verse 9
ones and sent them off to bed
(A minor)
I'd very much like to teach this game
of (C major) soldiers and of (G major) guns
To me (A minor) 14 lovely daughters,
me seven handsome (G major) sons
The (A minor) man in the shop gave me a bomb,
(C major) he took it off the (G major) shelf
And he (A minor) bombed up every soldier,
all me neighbors, and meself
Verse 10
I (C major) put them up on a table,
and I marched them all (G major) around
I (A minor) battered hem with me cannonballs
and watched them falling (G major) down
I'd (A minor) lots of little crosses which
I (C major) laid upon the (G major) dead
And I (A minor) patched up all the wounded
ones and sent them off to bed
lots of little soldiers
Barry Dransfield
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