Toy Soldier Chords by The Menzingers

Tempo:
143.15 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

C

F

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Menzingers - "Toy Soldier" chords
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[C] [F] [Db]
[Ab] [Fm] [Db]
[Ab] [C] [F] [Db]
[Ab] [C] [F] [Ab]
I have [Cm] only words to [Fm] play with, sing [Db] alongs in [Ab] broken English.
I've been here for [Fm] middle ages, I lost [Db] my accent in the [Ab] play.
The murder [Cm] mystery, [F] how my [Db] grace all turned to cheap [Ab] red wine.
What was [C] I to do with [Fm] all this sorrow?
There's [Db] so much to be sad [F] about [Ab] these days.
[C] [Fm] [Db] [Ab]
[Fm] [Ab]
I have [C] millions of [F]
opinions, I hope one [Db] day you'll hear me [Ab]
out.
I'm gonna [C] pseudonym [Fm] all right now, I [Db] can't be honest with [Ab] myself.
The murder [C] mystery [F] is all, but I heard [Db] it was life's prevention [Ab] all.
What am [C] I to do [Eb] with all [Fm] this sorrow?
There's so much [Db] to be sad [Ab] about these days.
[Fm] [Db] [Ab]
[E] But [Ab] the war [C] ain't over, little [Db] toy soldier, this is [Eb] the calm before [Ab] the storm.
You wanna [C] raise hell with your [Db] dead friend, and burn [Eb] the candle at the [Ab] fence.
The war [C] ain't over, little [Db] toy soldier, this is [Eb] the calm before [Ab] the storm.
[C] Say goodbye to your [Db] dead friends, one day [Eb] you'll see them [Ab] all again.
[C]
[Db]
[Ab] I [C]
[Ab] [F] [Db]
[Ab] have [C]
only [F] words to play with, sing [Db]
alongs in [Ab] broken English.
I'm [C] not medieval, I'm [F] middle ages, I lost [Bbm] my accent in the [Ab] play.
The [C] murder mystery is [F] this all, but it sure [Bbm] doesn't make any sense [Ab] at all.
What [C] am I to do with all [F] this sorrow?
There's so much [Db] to be sad about [Ab] these days.
[Cm] [F]
[Db] [Eb] [Fm]
[Db] [Ab] [Fm]
[Ab] But the war [C] ain't over, little [Db] toy soldier, this is the [Eb] calm before the [Ab] storm.
You wanna [C] raise hell with your [Db] dead friends, and burn [Eb] the candle at the [Ab] fence.
The war [C] ain't over, little [Db] toy soldier, this is [Eb] the calm before [Ab] the storm.
Say [C] goodbye to your [Db] dead friends, one day [Eb] you'll see them [Ab] all [C] again.
[F] [Db] [Ab] [Fm]
[Db]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
C
3211
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
C
3211
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To learn The Menzingers - Toy Soldier chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Eb, Ab, Fm, Db, Ab, C, Db, C, Fm, Db and Ab. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 71 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 143. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Ab Major.

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_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ I have [Cm] _ only words to [Fm] play with, sing [Db] _ alongs in [Ab] broken English.
I've been here for [Fm] middle ages, I lost [Db] my accent in the [Ab] play.
_ The murder [Cm] _ mystery, [F] how my [Db] grace all turned to cheap [Ab] red wine.
What was [C] I to do with [Fm] all this sorrow?
There's [Db] so much to be sad [F] about [Ab] these days.
[C] _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
I have [C] millions of [F]
opinions, I hope one [Db] day you'll hear me [Ab]
out.
I'm gonna [C] _ pseudonym [Fm] all right now, I [Db] can't be honest with [Ab] myself.
The murder [C] _ mystery [F] is all, but I heard [Db] it was life's prevention [Ab] all.
What am [C] I to do [Eb] with all [Fm] this sorrow?
There's so much [Db] to be sad [Ab] about these days.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] But _ _ [Ab] _ the war [C] ain't over, little [Db] toy soldier, this is [Eb] the calm before [Ab] the storm.
You wanna [C] raise hell with your [Db] dead friend, and burn [Eb] the candle at the [Ab] fence.
The war [C] ain't over, little [Db] toy soldier, this is [Eb] the calm before [Ab] the storm.
_ [C] Say goodbye to your [Db] dead friends, one day [Eb] you'll see them [Ab] all again.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] I _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ have [C] _
only [F] words to play with, sing [Db] _ _
alongs in [Ab] broken English.
I'm [C] not medieval, I'm [F] middle ages, I lost [Bbm] my accent in the [Ab] play.
_ The [C] murder mystery is [F] this all, but it sure [Bbm] doesn't make any sense [Ab] at all.
What [C] am I to do with all [F] this sorrow?
There's so much [Db] to be sad about [Ab] these days.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] But the war [C] ain't over, little [Db] toy soldier, this is the [Eb] calm before the [Ab] storm.
You wanna [C] raise hell with your [Db] dead friends, and burn [Eb] the candle at the [Ab] fence.
The war [C] ain't over, little [Db] toy soldier, this is [Eb] the calm before [Ab] the storm.
Say [C] goodbye to your [Db] dead friends, one day [Eb] you'll see them [Ab] all _ [C] again.
[F] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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