Chords for Susan Christie - For the love of a soldier
Tempo:
77.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
E
D
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[G] [F#m]
Here's a picture [E] taken six months past
[G] Can't tell much from [Bm] a [D] photograph
[A] He was just a frightened [E] soldier
[G] Maybe eighteen, not [D] much older
[A] He was fighting to [E] save the world
[G] There I stood, just [D] a peaceful girl
[A] The U.S. Army [E] had won his mind
[G] Ah, but I won [D] what was left behind
[A] For the love [E] of a soldier
[G] I gave
[D]
[A] For the love of [E] a soldier
[G] Oh, [D]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] I
Just a boy, he [E] was playing war
[Em] Their side, our [G] side, [D] he kept the score
He [F#m] [A] forgot, [E] oh, that real guns kill
[G] And people die [D] trying to win the hill
[A] Now all that's left [E] is the photograph
[G] Of a life [D] taken four months past
[A] But I showed [E] him what love can be
[G] At least I [D] held him close to me
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[A] For the [E]
[G] [D]
[A] [G#m]
[G] [F#m]
[A] [G#m]
[G] [F#m] love
[A] For the [E]
[G] love I gave
[D]
[A] For the [D] love [E] of a soldier
[G] Oh, I
[D]
[A] For the love
[E] [G] [D]
[G] [F#m]
Here's a picture [E] taken six months past
[G] Can't tell much from [Bm] a [D] photograph
[A] He was just a frightened [E] soldier
[G] Maybe eighteen, not [D] much older
[A] He was fighting to [E] save the world
[G] There I stood, just [D] a peaceful girl
[A] The U.S. Army [E] had won his mind
[G] Ah, but I won [D] what was left behind
[A] For the love [E] of a soldier
[G] I gave
[D]
[A] For the love of [E] a soldier
[G] Oh, [D]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] I
Just a boy, he [E] was playing war
[Em] Their side, our [G] side, [D] he kept the score
He [F#m] [A] forgot, [E] oh, that real guns kill
[G] And people die [D] trying to win the hill
[A] Now all that's left [E] is the photograph
[G] Of a life [D] taken four months past
[A] But I showed [E] him what love can be
[G] At least I [D] held him close to me
[A] [E]
[G] [D]
[A] For the [E]
[G] [D]
[A] [G#m]
[G] [F#m]
[A] [G#m]
[G] [F#m] love
[A] For the [E]
[G] love I gave
[D]
[A] For the [D] love [E] of a soldier
[G] Oh, I
[D]
[A] For the love
[E] [G] [D]
Key:
A
G
E
D
F#m
A
G
E
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ Here's a picture [E] taken six months past
[G] Can't tell much from [Bm] a [D] photograph _
[A] He was just a frightened [E] soldier _
[G] Maybe _ eighteen, not [D] much older _
[A] He was fighting to [E] save the world
[G] There I stood, just [D] a peaceful girl
[A] The U.S. Army [E] had won his mind
[G] Ah, but I won [D] what was left behind
[A] For the love [E] of a soldier _
[G] I gave
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] For the love of [E] a soldier
[G] Oh, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
[A] I
Just a boy, he [E] was playing war _
[Em] Their side, our [G] side, [D] he kept the score
He [F#m] _ [A] forgot, [E] oh, that real guns kill
[G] And people die [D] trying to win the hill _
[A] Now all that's left [E] is the photograph _
[G] Of a life [D] taken four months past
[A] _ But I showed [E] him what love can be
[G] At least I [D] held him close to me
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] For the _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ love
[A] For the _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] love I gave
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ For the [D] love [E] of a soldier _
[G] Oh, I
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ For the love
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ Here's a picture [E] taken six months past
[G] Can't tell much from [Bm] a [D] photograph _
[A] He was just a frightened [E] soldier _
[G] Maybe _ eighteen, not [D] much older _
[A] He was fighting to [E] save the world
[G] There I stood, just [D] a peaceful girl
[A] The U.S. Army [E] had won his mind
[G] Ah, but I won [D] what was left behind
[A] For the love [E] of a soldier _
[G] I gave
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] For the love of [E] a soldier
[G] Oh, _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _
[A] I
Just a boy, he [E] was playing war _
[Em] Their side, our [G] side, [D] he kept the score
He [F#m] _ [A] forgot, [E] oh, that real guns kill
[G] And people die [D] trying to win the hill _
[A] Now all that's left [E] is the photograph _
[G] Of a life [D] taken four months past
[A] _ But I showed [E] him what love can be
[G] At least I [D] held him close to me
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] For the _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ love
[A] For the _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] love I gave
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ For the [D] love [E] of a soldier _
[G] Oh, I
_ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ For the love
[E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _