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Six String Soldier Chords

(ver. 1)
Joe Brooks
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Off his new album 'The Boy and the Broken Machine'

joesbrooks for the lyrics.

Chords Used:
    B      Abm        F#        E       C#m    B*     Abm*   F#*    E    Bbm*
e|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-------4---------3---------1-------9------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------6---------4---------2-------11------9------6------4-----2------8-------------|
A|--9-------6---------4---------2-------11------x------x------x-----x------x-------------|
E|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9-------7------4------2-----0------6-------------|

Intro/Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9---------6----------4----------2---------4---------6--------8-------9---|
A|--x---------x----------x----------x---------x---------x--------x-------x---|
E|--7(8x)-----4(8x)------2(8x)------0(2x)-----2(2x)-----4(2x)----6(2x)---7---|

Intro:
 B* (2x)

Verse 1:
  B*
This is the story of a six string soldier
 Abm*
Down in the trenches six years bolder
 F#*
Sleeve bloody from the heart he's worn there
        E*                 F#*           Abm*      Bbm*       B*
But the valley gives the mountain such a sweeter taste in my mouth

                               Abm*
Is so much louder than my thoughts and
                                F#*
I won't take my foot from the door stand
                         E
Up with your weapons of war
     F#    Abm   Bbm   B
'Cause the man is going down

Chorus:
   B
Oh oh, you and me can go
  Abm
So, oh, famously you know
  F#
Like Lennon and Ono
  E   F#   Abm    Bbm    B
Except with out the loco oh
  B
La la, who cares what you are?
  Abm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
   F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
 E    F#    Abm     Bbm     B
I'll be your six string soldier

 B           Abm
La La La La Laaaaaa Hey
 F#       E   F#  Abm   Bbm   B(stop)
La La La La Laaaaa

Verse 2:

This is the glory of a boyhood pipe dream
 Abm*
To wear a crown and make the girls scream
 F#*
Tongue hungry for some more of that sweet tea
     E            F#         Abm              Bbm                   B
But the days of taking it easy for the honey could come back with a sting


Di didido
    Abm
dididi dididaaaa
 F#
And I swear to go far
E   F#
So watch out
  Abm     Bbm         B
'Cause the man is singing now

Chorus:
   B
Oh oh, you and me can go
  Abm
So, oh, famously you know
  F#
Like Lennon and Ono
  E   F#   Abm    Bbm    B
Except with out the loco oh
  B
La la, who cares what you are?
  Abm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
   F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
 E     F#     Abm     Bbm    B
I'll be your six string soldier

Bridge:(strum once)
 C#m                      F#
Though my heart is breaking now
  B                     E
You know I'll be back in town
C#m                     F#
And this love it will restore
  B                 E
Much finer than before

E*
This thing is huge(That's what she said)
F#*                             E*
It's just the beginning of something new
 E*  F#*   Abm* Bbm*  B
It's the start of me and

Chorus:
   B (play softly; slowly building up to E)
Oh oh, you and me can go
  Abm
So, oh, famously you know
  F#
Like Lennon and Ono
  E   F#   Abm    Bbm    B
Except with out the loco oh
  B (play as usual)
La la, who cares what you are?
  Abm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
   F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
 E    F#    Abm      Bbm    B
I'll be your six string soldier

   B
Oh oh, you and me can go
  Abm
So, oh, famously you know
  F#
Like Lennon and Ono
  E   F#   Abm    Bbm    B
Except with out the loco oh
  B
La la, who cares what you are?
  Abm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
   F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
 E     F#    Abm    Bbm    B
I'll be your six string soldier

Ending:
 B           Abm
La La La La laaaaa hey
 F#          E  F#  Abm Bbm
La La La La laaaaa hey
B          Abm
La La La La
F#
La La La La
E  F#   Abm
La La La La
 Bbm
Hey! (Ends)
            
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