The Kinks – Tin Soldier Man (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 4th July , 2022 Define: Please ignore any auto chord shapes and use shapes listed below D6 = xx0432 D/F# = xx4232 Aadd9 = x02420 A6 = x04220 Asus2 = x02200 ***************************************************************** [Intro]
  D D  D6 D  D/F# D D6 D D/F# D  A A A6 A  A6   A Aadd9 A A6 A  A A A6 A  A6   A Aadd9 A A6 A  D D  D6   D
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[Verse 1]
D    D6 D     D D6 D
Just a  quiet city spot

D/F# D D6   D   D/F# D A    A  A6 A  
With a wife and little kids to support

A6   A  Aadd9 A  A6  A   A       A    A6   A
So   im--mac--u--lately  dressed when he   walks

A6   A  Aadd9 A    A6   D D  D6   D
Like a  sold--ier  on   parade
[Verse 2]
D    D6 D   D   D6  D
He's a  tin soldier man

D/F# D D6 D D/F# D A   A  A6   A
Living in a little tin wonder--land

A6   A   Aadd9 A  A6  A   A   A   A6  A
Ve--ry   ha--ppy  little  tin soldier man

A6   A   Aadd9  A   A6   A    D D D6 D    D D D6 D    D D D6 D
When you set    him on   your knee
[Bridge]
D     A       Am7     Bm   B7
Every day you see his army march down the street

                       E    A A A A
Changing guards at the high road

A  A  A6 A    A6   A    Aadd9 A   A6   A  A  A  A6  A
Ba ba ba bao, Ba   ba   ba    ba, Ba   ba ba ba bao ba
[Instrumental]
D    D6 D   D   D6  D
He's a  tin soldier man
D/F# D D6 D D/F# D A A A6 A A6 A Aadd9 A A6 A A A A6 A A6 A Aadd9 A A6 A D D D6 D [Bridge 2]
A    Asus2 Bm
When he    wack wack doo

                       F#  
And he's got a  little tin la--dy too

                     B7
Just to put a little shine on his shoes

                     E  A A A
And keep his uniform ti-dy

A  A  A6 A    A6   A    Aadd9 A   A6   A  A  A  A6  A
Ba ba ba bao, Ba   ba   ba    ba, Ba   ba ba ba bao ba
[Instrumental]
D    D6 D   D   D6  D
He's a  tin soldier man
D/F# D D6 D D/F# D A A A6 A A6 A Aadd9 A A6 A A A A6 A A6 A Aadd9 A A6 A D D D6 D [Bridge 2]
A    Asus2 Bm
When he    wack wack doo

                       F#  
And he's got a  little tin la--dy too

                     B7
Just to put a little shine on his shoes

                     E  A A A
And keep his uniform ti-dy

A  A  A6 A    A6   A    Aadd9 A   A6   A  A  A  A6  A    N.C.
Ba ba ba bao, Ba   ba   ba    ba, Ba   ba ba ba bao ba  (Drumbeat )
[Outro]
D    D6 D   D   D6  D
He's a  tin soldier man

D/F# D D6 D D/F# D A   A  A6   A
Living in a little tin wonder--land

A6   A   Aadd9 A  A6  A   A   A   A6  A
Ve--ry   ha--ppy  little  tin soldier man

A6   A   Aadd9  A   A6   A    D Bm A F#    D Bm A F#    D Bm A F#
When you set    him on   your knee (He's a tin  man soldier, tin  man soldier)
(Repeat to fade...........................)