Leon Russell - Ballad for a Soldier Chords
Tempo:
87.8 bpm
Chords used:
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A
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] Oh yeah, when [D]
[E] [D] [E] [D]
[Em] [D] [A]
I was [E] just a young [Bm] boy, [A] I played with [E] swords and guns, [D] and I dreamed [A] of the day I'd [E] become a soldier.
[Bm] Kill [E] all of the enemies, [Bm] my country [E] till the beach, [D] I sing the [A] anthem sadly, [Em] won't you hear me?
[E] I [Bm] watched the [E] cannons blazing [Bm] on the giant silver [E] screen, [G] [D] [A] swastikas were burning [E] and the hero was me.
[Bm] The general [Em] gave the [E] order, [D] gladly [E] I [G] obeyed, but [D] the movie [A] faded quickly, [E] all at once today.
I [Em] stand alone [A] with a charge to make,
[C] no [D] well to run, not a [E] place to hide, [Em] with sad little [A] children playing grown-up games.
[C] Yes, the [G] time has come, [D] the damage [A] has been done, [E] oh, stray dogs that live on [A] the highway walk on three legs.
[C] Gonna [D] learn to slow [E] to get the message, [Gm]
[E] just like the Indians [A] in the early days.
[C] Battle [G] lost and won, [D] yet it [A] still goes on, [Em] it's just [B] another battle for [E] a soldier.
[D] [E] [D]
[E] [D] [E] [D]
[A] [E] I had no understanding, [Bm] till I saw my [E] mother cry, [G] when they [D] told how [A] many babies [E] I had killed that night.
A [F#m] dozen [E] color photographs inside of a magazine, [D] told a [A] morbid story [E] like a movie screen.
[Bm] But I was not the [E] hero, [Bm] I'm a part of myself to [E] be, [G] [D] movies [A] are much different [B] than reality.
[E] [Bm] The general was [E] convicted [Bm] to get off on the [E] hook, [D] but the president [A] might free me [E] for the chance I took.
[Em] And I'll stand alone [A] with a charge to make, [C] stand [D] away to live and walk [E] away to die, [Em] with our little children [A] playing grown-up games.
[C] Can we [G] burn the gun, [D] before the next time [A] comes, oh, [E] stray [Em] dogs that live on [A] the highway walk on three legs.
[C] [D] Move too slow to [E] get the message, give up and [Em] win is [A] all I have to say.
[C] We have only [G] really won, [D] with all the [A] fighting done, [Em] there are [B] no more battles [E] for the soldier.
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[Em] [D] [A]
I was [E] just a young [Bm] boy, [A] I played with [E] swords and guns, [D] and I dreamed [A] of the day I'd [E] become a soldier.
[Bm] Kill [E] all of the enemies, [Bm] my country [E] till the beach, [D] I sing the [A] anthem sadly, [Em] won't you hear me?
[E] I [Bm] watched the [E] cannons blazing [Bm] on the giant silver [E] screen, [G] [D] [A] swastikas were burning [E] and the hero was me.
[Bm] The general [Em] gave the [E] order, [D] gladly [E] I [G] obeyed, but [D] the movie [A] faded quickly, [E] all at once today.
I [Em] stand alone [A] with a charge to make,
[C] no [D] well to run, not a [E] place to hide, [Em] with sad little [A] children playing grown-up games.
[C] Yes, the [G] time has come, [D] the damage [A] has been done, [E] oh, stray dogs that live on [A] the highway walk on three legs.
[C] Gonna [D] learn to slow [E] to get the message, [Gm]
[E] just like the Indians [A] in the early days.
[C] Battle [G] lost and won, [D] yet it [A] still goes on, [Em] it's just [B] another battle for [E] a soldier.
[D] [E] [D]
[E] [D] [E] [D]
[A] [E] I had no understanding, [Bm] till I saw my [E] mother cry, [G] when they [D] told how [A] many babies [E] I had killed that night.
A [F#m] dozen [E] color photographs inside of a magazine, [D] told a [A] morbid story [E] like a movie screen.
[Bm] But I was not the [E] hero, [Bm] I'm a part of myself to [E] be, [G] [D] movies [A] are much different [B] than reality.
[E] [Bm] The general was [E] convicted [Bm] to get off on the [E] hook, [D] but the president [A] might free me [E] for the chance I took.
[Em] And I'll stand alone [A] with a charge to make, [C] stand [D] away to live and walk [E] away to die, [Em] with our little children [A] playing grown-up games.
[C] Can we [G] burn the gun, [D] before the next time [A] comes, oh, [E] stray [Em] dogs that live on [A] the highway walk on three legs.
[C] [D] Move too slow to [E] get the message, give up and [Em] win is [A] all I have to say.
[C] We have only [G] really won, [D] with all the [A] fighting done, [Em] there are [B] no more battles [E] for the soldier.
[Am] [F] [A]
[F] [Am]
[F] [A]
[F] [Am]
[F] [Am]
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[E] _ _ _ Oh yeah, when _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
I was [E] just a young [Bm] boy, [A] I played with [E] swords and guns, [D] and I dreamed [A] of the day I'd [E] become a soldier. _ _
[Bm] Kill [E] all of the enemies, [Bm] my country [E] till the beach, [D] I sing the [A] anthem sadly, [Em] won't you hear me?
[E] I [Bm] watched the [E] cannons blazing [Bm] on the giant silver [E] screen, [G] _ [D] [A] swastikas were burning [E] and the hero was me.
[Bm] The general [Em] gave the [E] order, [D] gladly [E] I [G] obeyed, but [D] the movie [A] faded quickly, [E] all at once today.
I [Em] _ stand alone [A] with a charge to make, _
[C] no [D] well to run, not a [E] place to hide, [Em] with sad little [A] children playing grown-up games. _
[C] Yes, the [G] time has come, [D] the damage [A] has been done, [E] oh, stray dogs that live on [A] the highway walk on three legs.
[C] Gonna [D] learn to slow [E] to get the message, _ [Gm] _
[E] just like the Indians [A] in the early days.
[C] Battle [G] lost and won, [D] yet it [A] still goes on, [Em] it's just [B] another battle for [E] a soldier. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] I had no understanding, [Bm] till I saw my [E] mother cry, [G] when they [D] told how [A] many babies [E] I had killed that night.
A [F#m] dozen [E] color photographs inside of a magazine, [D] told a [A] morbid story [E] like a movie screen.
[Bm] But I was not the [E] hero, [Bm] I'm a part of myself to [E] be, [G] [D] movies [A] are much different [B] than reality.
[E] _ [Bm] The general was [E] convicted [Bm] to get off on the [E] hook, [D] but the president [A] might free me [E] for the chance I took.
[Em] And I'll stand alone [A] with a charge to make, _ [C] stand [D] away to live and walk [E] away to die, [Em] with our little children [A] playing grown-up games.
[C] Can we [G] burn the gun, [D] before the next time [A] comes, oh, [E] stray [Em] dogs that live on [A] the highway walk on three legs.
[C] _ [D] Move too slow to [E] get the message, _ _ give up and [Em] win is [A] all I have to say.
[C] We have only [G] really won, [D] with all the [A] fighting done, [Em] there are [B] no more battles [E] for the soldier.
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[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ _
I was [E] just a young [Bm] boy, [A] I played with [E] swords and guns, [D] and I dreamed [A] of the day I'd [E] become a soldier. _ _
[Bm] Kill [E] all of the enemies, [Bm] my country [E] till the beach, [D] I sing the [A] anthem sadly, [Em] won't you hear me?
[E] I [Bm] watched the [E] cannons blazing [Bm] on the giant silver [E] screen, [G] _ [D] [A] swastikas were burning [E] and the hero was me.
[Bm] The general [Em] gave the [E] order, [D] gladly [E] I [G] obeyed, but [D] the movie [A] faded quickly, [E] all at once today.
I [Em] _ stand alone [A] with a charge to make, _
[C] no [D] well to run, not a [E] place to hide, [Em] with sad little [A] children playing grown-up games. _
[C] Yes, the [G] time has come, [D] the damage [A] has been done, [E] oh, stray dogs that live on [A] the highway walk on three legs.
[C] Gonna [D] learn to slow [E] to get the message, _ [Gm] _
[E] just like the Indians [A] in the early days.
[C] Battle [G] lost and won, [D] yet it [A] still goes on, [Em] it's just [B] another battle for [E] a soldier. _ _
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[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ _ [E] I had no understanding, [Bm] till I saw my [E] mother cry, [G] when they [D] told how [A] many babies [E] I had killed that night.
A [F#m] dozen [E] color photographs inside of a magazine, [D] told a [A] morbid story [E] like a movie screen.
[Bm] But I was not the [E] hero, [Bm] I'm a part of myself to [E] be, [G] [D] movies [A] are much different [B] than reality.
[E] _ [Bm] The general was [E] convicted [Bm] to get off on the [E] hook, [D] but the president [A] might free me [E] for the chance I took.
[Em] And I'll stand alone [A] with a charge to make, _ [C] stand [D] away to live and walk [E] away to die, [Em] with our little children [A] playing grown-up games.
[C] Can we [G] burn the gun, [D] before the next time [A] comes, oh, [E] stray [Em] dogs that live on [A] the highway walk on three legs.
[C] _ [D] Move too slow to [E] get the message, _ _ give up and [Em] win is [A] all I have to say.
[C] We have only [G] really won, [D] with all the [A] fighting done, [Em] there are [B] no more battles [E] for the soldier.
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