Cody Johnson – Travelin Soldier (Guitar)
Key
-
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
From CoJo’s cover on youtube
**For D/F# chord Cody just hammers on pinky to 4th fret of D string**
[Intro]
D
Eb|------------2-----|
Bb|------------3-----|
Gb|------------2-----|
Db|-----0------4-----|
Ab|-0h2---2p0--0-----|
Db|------------0-----|D D/F# D
[Verse 1]
D
Two days past eighteen, he was waiting on thebus in his army green
G Sat down in a booth in a cafe there, gave his D order to a girl with a bow in her hair D He's a little shy so she give him a smile
He said would you mind sittin' down for a
G D while, and talking to me, I'm feeling pretty low Am7 G She said I'm off in an hour and I know a D place we can go
D D/F# D
[Verse 2]
D
So they went down and they sat on the pier,he said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
G D Cuz’ I got no one to send a letter to Am7 G D Would you mind if I sent one back here to you
[Chorus]
Bm I cried G Never gonna hold the hand of another guy D Too young for him they told her A A#dim7 Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Bm Our love will never end G Waitin' for the soldier to come back again D Never more to be alone A D When the letter says, a soldier's coming home
D
[Verse 3]
D
So the letters came from an army camp, inCalifornia then Vietnam
G And he told her of his heart, how it might be D love and all of the things he was so scared of D He said when it's getting kinda rough over
here, I sit and think about that day on the pier
G D And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile Am7 G Don't worry but I won't be able to write for D a while
[Chorus]
Bm I cried G Never gonna hold the hand of another guy D Too young for him they told her A A#dim7 Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Bm Our love will never end G Waitin' for the soldier to come back again D Never more to be alone A D When the letter says, a soldier's coming home
D
[Verse 4]
D
One Friday night at a football game, theLord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
G A man said folks would you bow your head, for D D a list of local Vietnam dead
D D/F#
D
Cryin’ all alone underneath the stands, wasthe piccolo player in the marching band
G D And one name read and nobody really cared Am7 G Except that pretty little girl with a bow in D her hair
[Chorus]
Bm I cried G Never gonna hold the hand of another guy D Too young for him they told her A A#dim7 Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier Bm Our love will never end G N.C. Waitin' for the soldier to come back again D Never more to be alone A Bm G When the letter says, a soldier's coming home A D When the letter says, a soldier's coming home
D D/F# D D