Soldiers

Intro: 0:07
:C#m F#m | C#m | F#m | C#m

Verse 1: 0:24
 F#m               C#m
Do I hear what I think I'm hearing?
 F#m                   C#m
Do I see the signs I think I see?
D                       F#m | F#m
Or is this just a fantasy?
0:41
F#m                  C#m7
Is it true that the beast is waking,
  F#m                      C#m7
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight,
                 B   | Bm
In the pale moonlight?
0:55
F#m                  C#m7
In the grip of this cold December
 F#m                   E
You and I have reason to remember.

Chorus: 1:05
 A
Soldiers write the songs that
 F#m
Soldiers sing, the songs that
 D         Dm    A
You and I don't sing.
1:13
A
  They blow their horns
     D
And march along.
A
  They drum their drums
     F#m
And look so strong.

A
  You'd think that nothing
D                  E
In the world was wrong.
1:29
 A
Soldiers write the songs that
 F#m
Soldiers sing, the songs that
 D         Dm    A
You and I won't sing.
1:37
                          Bdim
Let's not look the other way
 C#7       F#m
Taking a chance,
                                 D
'Cause if the bugler starts to play
 E           A
We too must dance.

Instrumental: 1:55
F#m | C#m | F#m | C#m

Verse 2: 2:03
  F#m                            C#m
What's that sound, what's that dreadful rumble?
 F#m                     C#m
Won't somebody tell me what I hear,
D                            F#m | F#m
In the distance but drawing near?
2:20
F#m            C#m7
Is it only a storm approaching,
F#m                        C#m7
All that thunder and the blinding light,
               B   | Bm
In the winter night?
2:34
F#m                  C#m7
In the grip of this cold December
 F#m                   E
You and I have reason to remember.

[Chorus] 2:44 2:52 3:09 3:17

Instrumental: 3:31
A | D | A | F#m
A | D/A | E | E

Chorus: (only part 2) 3:47
 A
Soldiers write the songs that
 F#m
Soldiers sing, the songs that
 D         Dm    A
You and I won't sing.
3:55
                          Bdim
Let's not look the other way
 C#7       F#m
Taking a chance,
                                 D
'Cause if the bugler starts to play
 E           A ->
We too must dance.

Coda: 4:09
A | F#m | D D:Dm  - x4