The Soldier chords by Chris de Burgh

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Asus4

Verse 1
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The Sol (D major) dier  (A major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
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They used to see him  (A major)  (G major) everyday,
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 (D major)  (G major) Walking down  (A major) the beach,  (B minor) 
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An  (G major) old man with his memor (D major) ies,
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No  (E minor) friends or family.  (Asus4)  (A major) 
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They say  (D major) he'd been a solider  (G major) 
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And  (D major) a hero  (G major) from  (A major) the war,
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A  (B minor)  (D major) sol (G major) itary man  (D major) 
who lived alone.
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 (A major)  (G major) 

Verse 2
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 (A major) And on the day he died,
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His  (D major) medals were by  (E minor) his side,  (D major) 
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And a letter  (G major) in his hand  (D major) 
that said:
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Asus4 
 (A major)  (Asus4) 

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Verse 3
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"I have  (D major) always  (A major) been a soldier (B minor) ,  (A major) 
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 (D major) I  have served  (G major) my King  (D major) and my Queen,  (A major) 
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 (G major) Now I'm getting older,  (D major)  (B minor) 
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 (E minor) I   can only dream.  (G major)  (A major) 
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When I  (D major) make that fi (A major) nal journey,  (B minor)  (A major) 
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 (D major) I  will  (G major) turn my face  (D major) to the sea,  (A major) 
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 (G major) In this world of changes,  (D major)  (B minor) 
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 (E minor) Please re (Asus4) member   me."
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 (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 4
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 (G major)  (E minor) 
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The  (D major) paper ran  (A major) a story  (G major) on  (D major) 
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This  (G major) brave and humble  (A major) man.  (B minor) 
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 (A major) "There's  (G major) no one here to mourn  (D major) him,
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Can someone  (E minor) lend a hand?"  (Asus4) 
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 (A major) And  (D major) on the day  (A major) they brought  (G major) him down,  (D major) 
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To the place  (G major) where he  (A major) would lie,  (B minor) 
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 (D major) There were thousands  (G major) on the street,  (D major) 
To say goodbye.
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Verse 5

And many more would go,

In the days and months ahead,

To read these words in stone that said:

Verse 6
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"I have  (D major) always  (A major) been a soldier (B minor) ,    (A major) 
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 (D major) I  have served  (G major) my King  (D major) and my Queen,  (A major) 
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 (G major) Now I'm getting older (D major) ,   (B minor) 
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 (E minor) I   can only dream,  (G major)  (A major) 
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When I  (D major) make that final  (A major) journey,
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 (B minor)  (A major)  (D major) I  will turn  (G major) my face  (D major) to the sea,  (A major) 
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 (G major) In this world of changes,  (D major)  (B minor) 
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 (E minor) Please remem (Asus4) ber me.  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major) 