Johnny Cash – Like A Soldier (Guitar Tab)

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Song: Like A Soldier Performer: Johnny Cash tabbed by lupo bastone Original key alternating bass für eine leichtere spielweise kann man die dreifach akkorde auf einen akkord reduzieren for easier playing, you can reduce the triple chords to one chord Chords G D D7 C em [Intro]

       G
e|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3--|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--0--------------0--------------|---------------------------------|
A|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|-----2--2-2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2-----2-2-2--|
E|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3--3--3-3-3--|
                                                                                           with the

[Verse]

       G
e|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3------3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|--2--2-----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|
E|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--|-----3---3-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3--|
  Twilight colors falling and the    evening laying  shadows   Hidden   memories come stealing from my

       D
e|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2-----2-2-2-----2-------2-2-2--|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2--|
B|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3-----3-3-3-----3-------3-3-3--|-----3-------3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3--|
G|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2-----2-2-2-----2-------2-2-2--|-----2-------2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2--|
D|--0--------------0--------------|--0---------------0-----------------|--0-----------------0---------------|
A|-------0--------------0---------|---------0----------------0---------|----------0---------------0---------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
   mind                    And I    feel my own heart beating out   The simple   joy of    living    and I 

       D                               G         
e|-----2----2-2-2-----2------2-2-2--|-----3----3-3-3----3----3-3-3--|
G|-----3----3-3-3-----3------3-3-3--|-------------------------------|
G|-----2----2-2-2-----2------2-2-2--|-------------------------------|
D|--0--------------0----------------|-----------------0-------------|
A|-------0----------------0---------|-----2--2-2-2-2----2--2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------------------|--3--3----3-3-3----3----3-3-3--|
   wonder  how I  ever    was that   kind                      But the

    G
e|-----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3------3------3-3-3--|-----3----3-3-3-------3----3-3-3--|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0--------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--2--2----2-2-2--2--2----2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2---2--2------2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2----2--2----2-2-2--|
E|-----3--3-3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|-----3--3-3-3-3------3----3-3-3-3--|-----3--3-3-3-3-------3--3-3-3-3--|
    wild road I was rambling   Was  always  out there calling  And they said a  hundred times   I should have

       D7
e|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|
B|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|
G|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|
D|--0--------------0--------------|--0--------------0--------------|--0--------------0--------------|
A|-------0--------------0---------|-------0--------------0---------|-------0--------------0---------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
    died                 Then you  reached down and touched me       And lifted me up with you

       D7                                                             G
e|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----3----3-3-3-----3--|
B|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|-----1----1-1-1-----1----1-1-1--|-----------------------|
G|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2-----2----2-2-2--|-----------------------|
A|--0-------------0---------------|--0--------------0--------------|-----------------0-----|
A|-------0---------------0--------|--------0-------------0---------|-----2--2-2-2-2-----2--|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--3--3----3-3-3-----3--|
   So, I believe it was a  roads    that   I was meant  to            ride

[Refrain]

    G           C                         D               G
e|----3-3-3--|----------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|----3----3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|
B|-----------|-----1--------1-1-1---|-----3-----3-3-3--|-------------------------------|
e|-----------|----------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|-------------------------------|
A|-----------|--2--2--------2-2-2---|--0---------------|----------------0--------------|
A|--2-2-2-2--|-----3-----3--3-3-3---|--------0---------|--2-2----2-2-2-----2--2-2-2-2--|
E|----3-3-3--|----------------------|------------------|----3--3-3-3-3-----3----3-3-3--|
   I'm like a    soldier    getting      over     the     war                  I'm Like a

    C                         D7              G
e|----------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|-----3-----3-3-3----3----3-3-3--|
B|-----1---------1-1-1--|-----1-----1-1-1--|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|--------------------------------|
D|-----2------2--2-2-2--|--0---------------|------------------0-------------|
A|--3--3---------3-3-3--|--------0---------|--2--2-----2-2-2----2--2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------|------------------|-----3---3-3-3-3----3----3-3-3--|
     young man  getting   over      his         cra----zy      days     Like a

    C                       D7              em
e|--------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----1------1-1-1---|-----1-----1-1-1--|-----------------|-----------------|
B|--------------------|-----2-----2-2-2--|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----2----2-2-2-2---|--0---------------|-----2----2-2-2--|-----2----2-2-2--|
A|--3--3------3-3-3---|--------0---------|--2--2----2-2-2--|--2--2----2-2-2--|
E|--------------------|------------------|--------0--------|--------0--------|
      bandit   getting     over      his      law  less       ways

       C                      D7                G
e|----------------------|-----2-------2-2-2--|-----3-----3-3-3--|----3----3--3-3--|
B|-----1---------1-1-1--|-----1-------1-1-1--|------------------|-----------------|
B|----------------------|-----2-------2-2-2--|------------------|-----------------|
D|-----2------2--2-2-2--|--0-----------------|------------------|--0--------------|
E|--3--3---------3-3-3--|-----------0--------|--2--2-----2-2-2--|----2---2-2-2-2--|
E|----------------------|--------------------|-----3--3--3-3-3--|----3-----3-3-3--|
     I don't   have  to     do that      any      more                     I'm like a

       C                     D7           G          
e|---------------------|-----2-----2---|-----3-----3-3-3--|----3----3-3-3--|----3----3-3-3----3--|
B|-----1---------1-----|-----1-----1---|------------------|----------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|-----2-----2---|------------------|----------------|---------------------|
D|-----2------2--2-----|--0------------|--0---------------|--0-------------|----------------0----|
A|--3--3---------3-----|--------0------|-----2--2--2-2-2--|----2--2-2-2-2--|----2--2-2-2-2----2--|
E|---------------------|---------------|-----3-----3-3-3--|----3----3-3-3--|--3-3----3-3-3----3--|
      soldier getting     over    the   war

[Outro]
    G     
e|-----3-----3-3-3--3--|
B|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
D|--0------------------|
A|-----2--2--2-2-2--2--|
E|-----3-----3-3-3--3--|

[end] There were nights I don't remember And there's pain that I've forgotten Other things I choose not to recall There are faces that come to me In my darkest secret memory Faces that I wish would not come back at all But in my dreams parade of lovers From the other times and places There's not one that matters now, no matter who I'm just thankful for the journey And that I've survived the battles And that my spoils of victory are you