Universal Soldier
Buffy Sainte-MarieVersion1
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He's five foot-two, and he's six feet-four,
He fights with missiles and with spears.
He's all of thirty-one, and he's only seventeen,
Been a soldier for a thousand years.
He'a a Catholic, a Hindu, an Atheist, a Jain,
A Buddhist and a Baptist and a Jew.
And he knows he shouldn't kill,
And he knows he always will,
Kill you for me my friend and me for you.
And he's fighting for Canada,
He's fighting for France,
He's fighting for the USA,
And he's fighting for the Russians,
And he's fighting for Japan,
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way.
And he's fighting for Democracy,
He's fighting for the Reds,
He says it's for the peace of all.
He's the one who must decide,
Who's to live and who's to die,
And he never sees the writing on the wall.
But without him,How would Hitler
have condemned him at Dachau?
Without him Caesar would have stood alone,
He's the one who gives his body
As a weapon of the war,
And without him all this killing can't go on.
He's the Universal Soldier and he really is to blame,
His orders come from far away no more,
They come from here and there and you and me,
And brothers can't you see,
This is not the way we put the end to war.
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Readable chord sheet for Universal Soldier by Buffy Sainte-Marie
[C]He's five foot-t[G]wo, and he's six[C] feet-fo[Am]ur, [F]He fights with m[G]issiles and with sp[C]ears. [F]He's all of thirty-[G]one, and he's o[C]nly seven[Am]teen, Been a s[F]oldier for a thousand [G]years. [C]He'a a Catholic, a [G]Hindu, an A[C]theist, a J[Am]ain, [F]A Buddhist and a[G] Baptist and a J[C]ew. And he k[F]nows he shouldn't ki[G]ll, And he k[C]nows he always w[Am]ill, [F]Kill you for me my friend and me for [G]you. [C]And he's fighting for Ca[G]nada, [C]He's fighting for F[Am]rance, He's f[F]ighting for the US[C]A, And he's f[F]ighting for the Ru[G]ssians, And he's[C] fighting for Ja[Am]pan, And he t[F]hinks we'll put an end to war this w[G]ay. [C]And he's fighting for De[G]mocracy, [C]He's fighting for the Re[Am]ds, He s[F]ays it's for the peace of al[G]l. He's the o[F]ne who must de[G]cide, Who's to l[C]ive and who's to d[Am]ie, And he [F]never sees the writing on the w[G]all. [C]But without him,How would H[G]itler have con[C]demned him at Da[Am]chau? With[F]out him Caesar would have stood a[G]lone, He's the o[C]ne who gives his b[G]ody As a wea[C]pon of the w[Am]ar, And with[F]out him all this killing can't go [G]on. He's the[C] Universal Soldi[G]er and he rea[C]lly is to b[Am]lame, His orde[F]rs come from far away no m[G]ore, They com[C]e from here and [G]there and [C]you and [Am]me, And br[C]others can't you s[Am]ee, This is [F]not the way we put the end to wa[G]r.