Chords for The Caravans - We Are Soldiers

Tempo:
69.6 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Db

Bbm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Caravans - We Are Soldiers chords
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[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Db] [Bbm] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Ebm]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb] [Ab] We are soldiers [Eb] in the army.
We've got to fight, [Ab] although we have to cry.
We've got to hold [Db] up, to not stay mad.
[Ab]
[C] We've got to [Eb] hold it up until [Ab] we die.
Yes, we are soldiers [Eb] in the army.
We're fighting, we've got to fight, [Ab] although we have to cry.
We've got to hold [Db] up, to not stay mad.
[Ab] Taking home.
We've got to [Db] hold it [Ab] up [Eb] until [Ab] we die.
[Ab] My mother was a soldier.
[Ab] [Ab] She had her hand on [Eb] the gospel flag.
[Ab] Oh, but one day she got old, [Db] couldn't fight anymore.
[Ab] She said, I'll stand here and [Eb] [Ab] fight.
[Eb] [Ab]
We are soldiers [Eb] in the army.
I'm fighting, we've got to [Ab] fight, although we have to cry.
I've got to hold up, [Db] to not stay mad.
Taking [Ab] home.
We've got [Db] to hold it up [Ab] until we die.
We've got to hold it up until we die.
We've got [Ab]
to [Ab] hold it [Eb] up until [Ab] [Db] we die. Die.
[Ab]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
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Db
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Bbm
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Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Db
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To learn The Caravans - Onward Christian Soldiers chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Db, Ab, Db, Ab, Eb, Ab and Ab of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 34 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 70. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] _
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] We are soldiers [Eb] in the army.
We've got to fight, [Ab] although we have to cry. _
We've got to hold [Db] up, to not stay mad.
[Ab] _
[C] We've got to [Eb] hold it up until [Ab] we die.
Yes, we are soldiers _ [Eb] in the army.
_ We're fighting, we've got to fight, [Ab] although we have to cry.
We've got to hold [Db] up, to not stay mad.
[Ab] Taking home.
We've got to [Db] hold it [Ab] up [Eb] until [Ab] we die.
[Ab] My mother was a soldier.
[Ab] _ [Ab] She had her hand on [Eb] the gospel flag.
[Ab] Oh, but one day she got old, [Db] couldn't fight anymore.
[Ab] She said, I'll stand here and [Eb] [Ab] fight.
_ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
We are soldiers [Eb] in the army.
_ I'm fighting, we've got to [Ab] fight, although we have to cry.
I've got to _ hold up, [Db] to not stay mad.
_ Taking [Ab] home.
We've got [Db] to hold it up [Ab] until we die.
We've got to hold it up until we die.
We've got _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
to _ [Ab] hold it [Eb] up until [Ab] [Db] we die. Die.
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Old Time Religion album.

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