The arrangement for this song is simple but everything else about it is difficult. This is definitely of my favorites by the Dixie Chicks.
Verse 1:
A
Two days past eighteen
A
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
D
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
A
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
A
He's a little shy so she give him a smile
A
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
D A
And talkin' to me, I'm feeling a little low
G D A
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go
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(no lyrics)
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So they went down and they sat on the pier
A
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
D A
I've got no one to send a letter to
G D A
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?
Chorus:
E F#m
I cried
D A
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
E
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
F#m
Our love will never end
D A
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
E
Nevermore to be alone when the letter said
A
A soldier's coming home
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(no lyrics)
Verse 2:
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So the letters came from an army camp
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In California then Vietnam
D
And he told her of his heart
A
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of
A
He said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here
A
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
D A
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
G D A
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile
Repeat chorus
(solo)
A A D A
A A D A
G D A A
Verse 3:
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One Friday night at a football game
A
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
D
A man said folks would you bow your heads
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For a listed local Vietnam dead
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(no lyrics)
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Crying all alone under the stands
A
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
D A
And one name read and nobody really cared
G D A
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
Repeat chorus (2x)