Travelin' Soldier chords by
Aaron Lewis
Zoe Lewis

2016•Country•3.4K views•

Key: A major•

Intro 1

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A

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Verse 1

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Two days past eighteen

He was waitin' for the bus in his army green

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Sat down in a booth, in a cafe there

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He gave his order to a girl

with a bow in her hair

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He's a little shy so she give him a smile

And he said would you mind

sittin' down for a while

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And talk_ in' to me, I'm feelin' a little low

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She said I'm off in an hour

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and I know where we can go

Verse 2

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So they went down and they sat on the pier

He said I bet you got a boyfriend

but I don't care

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I got no one, to send a letter to

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Would you mind if I sent one back here

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to you

Chorus 1

F#m

F#m

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I cried

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Never gonna hold the hand of an_ other guy

Too young, for him they told her

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Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier

F#m

F#m

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Our love will never end

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Wait_ in' for the soldier to come back again

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Never more to be alone

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When the letter said, a soldier's comin' home

Verse 3

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So the letters came from an army camp

In California then Afghanistan

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And he told her of his heart, it might be love

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And all of the things

that he was so scared of

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Said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here

I think of that day sittin' down at the pier

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And I close my eyes

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and see your pretty smile

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Don't worry

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but I won't a_ ble to write for a while

Chorus 2

F#m

F#m

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I cried

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A

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Never gonna hold the hand of an_ other guy

Too young, for him they told her

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E

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Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier

F#m

F#m

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Our love will never end

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Wait_ in' for the soldier to come back again

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Never more to be alone

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When the letter said, a soldier's comin' home

Verse 4

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One Friday night at a football game

The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang

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A man said "Folks, would you bow your head

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To a list of local soldiers dead"

Cryin' all alone under the stands

Was a piccolo player in the marchin' band

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And one name read,

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and nobody really car_ ed

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But the pretty little girl,

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with a bow in her hair

Chorus 3

F#m

F#m

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I cried

D

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A

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Never gonna hold the hand of an_ other guy

Too young, for him they told her

E

E

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Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier

F#m

F#m

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Our love will never end

D

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Wait_ in' for the soldier to come back again

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Never more to be alone

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When the letter said, a soldier's comin'

F#m

F#m

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I cried

D

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A

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Never gonna hold the hand of an_ other guy

Too young, for him they told her

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E

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Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier

F#m

F#m

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Our love will never end

D

D

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Wait_ in' for the soldier to come back again

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Never more to be alone

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When the letter said, a soldier's comin' home

Outro 1

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Chords

A
D
G
F#m
E

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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What is the original key of Travelin' Soldier?

The original key of Travelin' Soldier by Aaron Lewis, Zoe Lewis is A major.

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The primary chords used in Travelin' Soldier are A, D, G, F#m, E.

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