Barclay James Harvest – Summer Soldier (Guitar)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Artist - Barclay James Harvest ******************************** Song - Summer Soldier *********************** Album - Baby James Harvest (1972) *********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRO - After Sound Effects ****** E A X3 -------------------- VERSE 1 ********
       E
I feel sorry for the soldier who is shot and stoned in anger

       A                               E
I feel sorry for his wife and child at home

       E
I feel sorry for the bomber who all life and limb dishonors

        A                                E
For the people that he's maimed and left alone
-------------------- CHORUS *******
         G
The Lord God said, "Love thy neighbor

          A                                  E  G
Though in human life he trades, he's still a man
-------------------- VERSE 2 ********
       E
I feel sorry for the children who with open minds are willing

   A                                 E
To fight for ideals aging past their time

       E
I feel sorry for the children who will join the vicious circle

   A                                      E
Of instinct fear bred from their parents' minds
-------------------- CHORUS *******
         G
The Lord God said, "Love thy neighbor

          A                                  E  
Break the circle, free the hater, call him a friend

                              A       C
Call him a friend, call him a friend
-------------------- SOLO 1 ******* Em F#7 C -------------------- BRIDGE *******
E                          A
Wake up, wake up, there's a man by your side

       E           G           A    F#7
With a knife and a gun in each hand

E                        A
Wake up, wake up, you're one and the same

     E       G        A      D
It's time to stop and decide

      E                   F#7
Is it love or hate? Is it peace or war

         F            C           C
It's for sure there's no one in between

    E
Politicians point views

            F#7
But they're pointing for you

    F        C         Em
The solution has to be seen

          C               A
Has to be seen, has to be seen
-------------------- SOLO 2 ******* -------------------- SOLO 3 ******* E C G F Em B -------------------- VERSE 3 ********
  Em              D
I thought I saw a summer soldier

C             Em
Helmet on his brow

                 D
His silver rifle clutched

            C             Em
Beneath his armour-plated shroud
-------------------- CHORUS *******
   G       C       G        C
"I fire in hate" , he cried aloud

       G                Em
"To protect myself from defeat

   G           C      G           C
My shield's my cause, my cause is war

         G                  B
And from war I'll make no retreat
-------------------- SOLO 4 ******* E C G F Em B -------------------- VERSE 4 ********
  E                D
I dreamt, I saw an angel bright

  C           Em
A halo on his brow

                     D       
His golden sword lay in its sheath

C                  Em
Beneath his silver shroud
-------------------- CHORUS *******
   G        C      G        C
"I cry thee not" , he cried aloud

             G                           Em
"Though your deeds like spears strike my soul

   G        C        G           C
My shield's my love, my cause is peace

         G                  B
Faith be sure I shall not retreat
-------------------- SOLO 4 ******* E C G F Em B Repeat and Fade Out......... ENJOY...........