Travellin' Soldier - The Dixie Chicks [C] Two days past 18 He was (F) waiting for the bus in his army greens Sat [C] down at a booth in a cafe there, Gave his [Bb] order to a girl (F) with a bow in her (C) hair. [C]He's a little shy so she gives him a smile And he (F) said would you mind sittin' down for a while And [C] talking to me ... I'm feeling a little low She said I'm [Bb] off in an hour and [F]I know where we can [C]go. [C]So they went down and they sat on the pier, he said "I (F) bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care, I [C] got no one... to send a letter to. Would you [Bb]mind if I sent [F]one back here to [C]you?" |Chorus: |[Am] I cried |[F] Never gonna hold the hand of another guy |(C) Too young, for him they told her |[G] Waitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier |[Am] Our love will never end |[F] Waitin' for the soldier to come back again |(C) Never more to be alone |When the [G] letter says, a soldier's coming [C] home [C]So the letters came from an army camp In (F) California then Vietnam And he [C] told his heart it might be love And [Bb] all of things (F) he was so scared (C) of. (C) Said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here I (F) think about that day sittin' down at the pier And (C) I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Don't [Bb]worry but I won't be [F]able to write for a [C]while Chorus: [C] One Friday night at a football game The (F) Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang A [C] man said Folks .. would you bow your heads For a [Bb] list of local (F) Vietnam (C) dead. (C) And cryin' all alone under the stands Was a (F) piccolo player in the marching band And [C] one name read and nobody really cared ‘Cept a [Bb]pretty little girl .. [F]with a bow in her [C] hair. |[Am] I cried…….. |[F] Never gonna hold the hand of another guy |(C) Too young, for him they told her |[G] Waitin' for the love of a travellin' soldier |[Am] Our love will never end |[F] Waitin' for the soldier to come back again |(C) Never more to be alone [Slowing down on the last line] |When the [G]letter says, a soldier's coming [C]home [G*] [C*] (Amended by Rodger, Bangor Ukes July ‘25)