Universal Soldier chords by
Donovan (Official Version)

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Key: B majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

E

E/D#

C#m

F#

F#

Verse 1
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
He's five foot- two
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
and      he's six feet- four
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
He fights with missiles and with     spears
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
He's all of thirty- one
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
and      he's only seven    teen
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
He's been a soldier for a thousand years

Verse 2
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
He's a Catholic, a      Hindu,
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
an Atheist, a        Jane
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
A Buddhist and a      Baptist  and      a Jew
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
And he knows he shouldn't kill
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
And      he knows he always   will
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
Kill you for me my friend and me for you

Verse 3
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
And he's fighting for    Canada
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
He's fighting for      France
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
He's fighting for the    U        S        A
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
And he's fighting for the    russians
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
And      he's fighting for Japan
E E 
 
And he thinks we'll put
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
an end to war this way

Verse 4
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
And he's fighting for de     mocracy
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
He's fighting for the      Reds
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
He says it's for the    peace
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
of       all
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
He's the one who must decide
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
Who's    to live and who's to       die
E E 
 
And he never sees
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
the writing on the wall

Verse 5
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
But without him, how would  Hitler
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
have     condemned him at Liebau?
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
Without him, Caesar would've stood    alone
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
He's the one who gives his    body
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
as       a weapon of the      war
E E 
 
And without him
C#m C#m 
 
F# F# 
 
all this killing can't go on

Bridge 1
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
He's the universal    soldier
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
and      he really is to       blame
E E 
 
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
His orders come from   far      away      no more
E E 
 
They come from here and there,
E/D# E/D# 
 
F#/C# F#/C# 
 
and you and    me
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
B B 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
G#m G#m 
 
And brothers, can't you      see
E E 
 
C#m C#m 
 
This is not the way we put the end to war

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE E/D# C#m F# F#/C#...

Chords

E
E/D#
C#m
F#
F#/C#
F#/A#
B
G#m

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
E/D#: x-x-1-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
F#/C#: x-4-4-3-2-2
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

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This is the original studio version of Universal Soldier by Donovan, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of B major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Donovan.

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