The Bold Soldier chords by 
Burl Ives 
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Key: B major•
Verse 1
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B
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Boys and girls sometimes
get the measles,
B
E
but in this song, even a sow,
which is another name for a lady pig,
took the measles too.
How do you think I begin in the world?
B
I got me a sow and sev
E
eral other things.
The sow took the measles
and she died in the spring.
What do you think I made of her hide?
B
The very best saddle
E
that she ever did ride,
saddle or bridle or any such thing.
B
The sow took the measles,
E
and she died in the spring.
What do you think I made of her nose?
B
The very best thimble
E
that ever sewed clothes,
thimble or thread or any such thing.
B
The sow took the measles,
E
and she died in the spring.
What do you think I made of her tail?
B
The very best whoop that
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ever sought to sail,
whoop or whoopsock at any such thing,
B
the sow took the measles
E
and she died in the spring.
What do you think I made of her feet?
B
The very best pickles
E
that she ever did eat.
Pickles or glue or any such thing,
B
the sow took the measles
E
and she died in the spring.
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsE B
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Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
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