Buffy Sainte Marie - "Soldier Blue" Chords

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

F#m

D

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Buffy Sainte Marie - "Soldier Blue" chords
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[N] [A] Tell you a story and it's a true one and I'll tell it like you'll understand
And I ain't gonna talk like some history [F#m] man
[E]
[A]
I look out and I see a land
young and lovely
hard [A#] and strong
[D#] With 50,000 [Gm] years we've danced to [G#]
praises
[E]
Thanks, can we just be good?
Yes
[A]
[G#m] This is [F#m] my country
[E] [D] Long and [A] growing [Bm] and free and [E] flowing
See, [A] yes, [C#m] this [F#m] is my [A] country
[D] ripe and
[C#m] bearing
Great [Bm] miracles [E] in every pond and [A] tree
Her [E] spirit walks the [F#m] high country
[E] She's given [D] free wild [C#m] samples
[Bm] Setting an [E] example how [A] to give [C#m] Yes
my [F#m] [E] country
[D] Come and [C#m] turn in she's [Bm] like a baby
[E] [C]
[G]
[D#] All [A#] around me
[D#] The earth [A#] around me
[C#] stones are blue
Can't you see her light?
Light [G#] that's [E] beating inside
[B] [D]
Telling us
She's [E] here to guide [A] us home
Souls are [C#m] blue
Souls [F#m] are blue
[A] Can't you see
The bells are humming
Waves are [Em] blowing
You're moving Moving
[A] This is [F#m] my country
[D] And I sprang from [C#m] her
And [Bm] I'm learning how to [E] count upon [A] her
Tall [G#m] trees and the poorest [F#m] high [E] country
[D] Yes, I [C#m] love her
And I'm [Bm] learning how to take care of [C] her
And I'm in the news stories [G] again
[D#] I take a [A#] drink of [D#] freedom
And I'm doing [A#] good
[C#] You're the man
[G#]
[E]
[B] [D] Just why [E] I belong here
[A] Souls [C#m] are blue
Souls are [F#m] blue
Can't you see
That there's another way to [Em] love her Blue
Souls [A] are blue
[F#m] Souls are blue
Souls are blue
Can't you see
That there's another way to [Em] love her
Souls [A] are blue
Souls [F#m] are blue
Can't [D] you see
That there's another [A] way to love her
Blue
Key:Β Β 
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
D
1321
C#m
13421114
A
1231
E
2311
F#m
123111112
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To learn Buffy Sainte-Marie - Soldier Blue chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - E, D, C#m, Bm, C#m, F#m, A, F#m and Em of chords. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[N] _ _ [A] _ Tell you a story and it's a true one and I'll tell it like you'll understand _ _
_ And I ain't gonna talk like some history [F#m] man
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
I look out and I see a land _ _ _ _ _ _
_ young and lovely _ _
_ hard [A#] and strong _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ With 50,000 [Gm] years _ we've danced to [G#]
praises
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Thanks, can we just be good? _
Yes
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G#m] This is [F#m] my country
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] Long and [A] growing _ [Bm] and free and [E] flowing
_ See, [A] _ _ yes, [C#m] _ this [F#m] is my _ [A] country
_ _ [D] ripe and
[C#m] bearing
Great _ [Bm] miracles _ [E] in every pond and [A] tree
Her [E] spirit walks the [F#m] high country
[E] She's given [D] free wild _ [C#m] samples _ _
[Bm] Setting an [E] example how [A] to give _ _ [C#m] Yes
my _ [F#m] _ _ [E] country
_ _ _ [D] Come and [C#m] turn in she's [Bm] like a baby
[E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] All _ [A#] around me
_ [D#] The earth [A#] around me
[C#] stones are blue
Can't you see her light?
Light [G#] that's _ _ _ _ _ [E] beating inside
[B] _ _ _ _ [D]
Telling us
She's [E] here to guide [A] us home
Souls are [C#m] blue
Souls [F#m] are blue _
_ [A] _ Can't you see
The bells are humming
Waves are [Em] blowing _ _ _
You're moving Moving _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ This is [F#m] my country _ _
[D] And I sprang from [C#m] her
And [Bm] I'm learning how to [E] count upon [A] her
Tall [G#m] trees and the poorest [F#m] high _ [E] country
_ [D] Yes, I [C#m] love her
And I'm [Bm] learning how to take care of [C] her
And I'm in the news stories [G] again _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] I take a [A#] drink of [D#] freedom
And I'm doing [A#] _ good _
[C#] _ You're the man
_ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Just why [E] I belong here
[A] _ Souls [C#m] are blue
Souls are [F#m] blue _ _
_ Can't you see
That there's another way to [Em] love her _ Blue
_ _ _ _ _ _ Souls [A] are blue
_ _ _ [F#m] Souls are blue
Souls are blue
_ _ _ _ Can't you see
That there's another way to [Em] love her
_ _ _ Souls [A] are blue _
_ _ Souls [F#m] are _ blue
_ Can't [D] you see
That there's another [A] way to love her _
Blue _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Among the compositions on the album Up Where We Belong, written by Buffy Sainte-Marie, this one shines.

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