Chords for A Soldier's Dream

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A soldier lay [D] _ down [G] in the bundu [C] one night, [G] For his buddy [Em] had taken [Am] the watch to [D] first light,
[G] And as he [D] lay down _
[G] he rested [C] his bones, [G] And had a [Em] sweet dream on [D] his bed of [G] heart stones.
It was _ [C] only [G] a _ _ soldier's dream, It was gone [Em] with the cold [Am] light of day,
[D] _ It [G] was _ [C] only a _ _ soldier's dream, In [G] the morning [D] it melted _ away. _ _ _
[G] And where he [D] lay down there were thorns [C] all around, _
[G] And they [Em] all became [Am] soft [D] like a dowd,
[G] And the call [D] of the jackal [G] that tortured [C] his fears, [G] Was the laughter [Em] of friends like [D] a song in [G] his ears.
It was _ [C] only [G] a _ _ soldier's dream, It was gone [Em] with the cold [Am] light of day,
[D] _ It [G] was _ _ [C] only [G] a _ [C] soldier's dream, [G] In the morning [D] it melted [G] away. _ _ _ _
The twinkling [D] stars [G] were the lights of [C] the bars, [G] And the slugs in [Em] the belt were [Am] the panna [D] cigars,
[G] And the gun that [D] he cradled [G] so close to [C] his chest, [G] Was the girl that [Em] he longed [E] to hold to [G] his breast.
It was _ _ [C] only [G] a _ soldier's dream, It was gone with [Em] the cold light [Am] of day,
[D] _ It [G] was _ [C] only _ [G] a _ [C] soldier's dream, In [G] the morning it [D] melted _
[G] away. _ _ _
His battered [D] canteen [G] held burgundy [C] wine, [G] And his old [Em] combat jacket [Am] was velvet [D] and fine,
[G] And the camouflage [D] net [G] was a veil of [C] white lace, [G] And he lifted [Em] and kissed her [G] nudie white face.
It was _ [C] only _ a _ soldier's dream, It was gone [Em] with the cold [Am] light of day,
[D] _ It [G] was _
_ [C] only [G] a _ [C] soldier's dream, [G] In the morning [D] it melted away. _
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