Travelin' Soldier Tabulatur von Dixie Chicks

A
Two days past eighteen
He was waitin' for the bus in his army greens
D
Sat down in a booth at a café there
A
Gave his order to the girl with a bow in her hair

A
He's a little shy so she gave him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
D                                       A
And talkin' to me, I'm feelin' a little low
              G                 D                   A
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go

A
So they went down and they sat on the pier
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?

Gbm
I cried
D
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
E                         E7
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
Gbm
Our love will never end
D
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
A
Never more to be alone
           E             E7               A
When the letter said a soldier's coming home

A
So the letters came from an army camp
in California, then Vietnam
        D
And he told her of his heart. It might be love
     A
And all of the things he was so scared of

A
Said "When it's gettin kinda rough over here
I think about that day sittin' down at the pier
     D                                   A 
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
          G                   D                   A  
Now don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while".

Gbm
I cried
D
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
E                         E7
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
Gbm
Our love will never end
D
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
A
Never more to be alone
           E             E7               A
When the letter said a soldier's coming home

A
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
  D
A man said folks would you bow your heads
[A]                                  
For the list of local Vietnam dead
A
Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was the 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

Gbm 
I cried
D
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
E                         E7
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
Gbm
Our love will never end
D
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
A
Never more to be alone
           E             E7
When the letter said a soldier's coming...

Gbm 
I cried
D
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
A
Too young for him they told her
E                         E7
Waitin' for the love of the travelin' soldier
Gbm
Our love will never end
D
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
A
Never more to be alone
           E             E7               A
When the letter said a soldier's coming home