Travellin Soldier Chords & Lyrics - Bruce Robison

[INTRO]
[B] [E] [B] 4x

[VERSE]
[B]Two days past eighteen

He was waiting for the bus in his army greens
Sat d[E]own in a booth in a cafe there
[B]Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
[B]He's a little shy so she gave him a smile

So he said would you mind sitting down for a while
And [E]talking to me
I'm feeling a little l[B]ow
She said I'm o[A]ff in an hour
[E]And I know where we can [B]go
[B]So they went down and they sat on the pier

He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I [E]got no one to send a letter [B]to
Would you [A]mind if I sent [E]one back here to [B]you
[G#m]I cried [E]never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[B]Too young for him they told her
[F#]Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
[G#m]My love will never end
[E]Waiting for the soldier to come back again
[B]Never more to be alone when the [F#]letter says
My soldiers coming [B]home
[B]The letters came from an army camp

In California and Viet Nam
He [E]told her of his heart It might be love
And [B]all of the things he was so scared of
[B]He said when it's getting kinda tough over here

I think of that day sitting down at the pier
And I [E]close my eyes and see your pretty [B]smile
Don't [A]worry but
I won't be [E]able to write for a[B]while
[G#m]I cried [E]never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[B]Too young for him they told her
[F#]Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
[G#m]My love will never end
[E]Waiting for the soldier to come back again
[B]Never more to be alone when the [F#]letter says
My soldiers coming [B]home

[B]One Friday night at a football game

The lords prayer said and the anthem sang
[E]The man said
Folks would you bow your head
For the l[B]ist of local Viet Name dead
[B]Crying all alone under the stands

Was the picolo player in the marching band
And [E]one name read nobody really [B]cared
But a [A]pretty little girl [E]with a bow in her [B]hair
[G#m]I cried [E]never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[B]Too young for him they told her
[F#]Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
[G#m]My love will never end
[E]Waiting for the soldier to come back again
[B]Never more to be alone when the [F#]letter says

My soldiers coming
[G#m]I cried [E]never gonna hold the hand of another guy
[B]Too young for him they told her
[F#]Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
[G#m]My love will never end
[E]Waiting for the soldier to come back again
[B]Never more to be alone when the [F#]letter says
My soldiers coming [G#m]home [E] [F#] [B]