Universal Soldier
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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
He's been a soldier for a thousand years
He's 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 U.S.A.
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
Universal Soldier chords (version 2)
Donovan
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
He's been a soldier for a thousand years
He's 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 U.S.A.
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 Donovan
[D] [A] [D] [A] [E] [D] He's [D]five foot [E]two and he's [A]six feet [F#m]four He [D]fights with [E]missiles and with [A]spears He's [D]all of thirty-[E]one and he's [A]only seven[F#m]teen He's been a [Bm]soldier for a thousand [E]years He's a [D]Catholic, a [E]Hindu, an [A]atheist, a [F#m]Jain, A [D]Buddhist and a [E]Baptist and a [A]Jew And he [D]knows he shouldn't [E]kill And he [A]knows he always [F#m]will Kill you for [Bm]me, my friend and me for [E]you And he's [D]fighting for [E]Canada, he's [A]fighting for [F#m]France He's [D]fighting for the [E]U.S.[A]A.[A7] He's [D]fighting for the [E]Russians and he's [A]fighting for [F#m]Japan And he [Bm]thinks we'll put an end to war this [E]way And he's [D]fighting for [E]democracy, he's [A]fighting for the [F#m]reds He [D]says it's for the [E]peace of [A]all[A7] He's the [D]one who must de[E]cide who's to [A]live and who's to [F#m]die And he [Bm]never sees the writing on the [E]wall But with[D]out him how would [E]Hitler have con[A]demned him at Da[F#m]chau With[D]out him Caesar [E]would have stood a[A]lon[A7]e He's the [D]one who gives his [E]body as a [A]weapon of the [F#m]war And with[Bm]out him all this killing can't go [E]on He's the [D]universal [E]soldier and he [A]really is to [F#m]blame His [D]orders come from [E]far away no [A]more They come from [D]here and there and [E]you and me And [A]brothers can't you [F#m]see This is [Bm]not the way we put the end to [E]war Universal Soldier chords (version 2) Donovan [E] [B] [E] [B] [F#] [E] He's [E]five foot [F#]two and he's [B]six feet [Abm]four He [E]fights with [F#]missiles and with [B]spears He's [E]all of thirty-[F#]one and he's [B]only seven[Abm]teen He's been a [C#m]soldier for a thousand [F#]years He's a [E]Catholic, a [F#]Hindu, an [B]atheist, a [Abm]Jain, A [E]Buddhist and a [F#]Baptist and a [B]Jew And he [E]knows he shouldn't [F#]kill And he [B]knows he always [Abm]will Kill you for [C#m]me, my friend and me for [F#]you And he's [E]fighting for [F#]Canada, he's [B]fighting for [Abm]France He's [E]fighting for the [F#]U.S.[B]A.[B7] He's [E]fighting for the [F#]Russians and he's [B]fighting for [Abm]Japan And he [C#m]thinks we'll put an end to war this [F#]way And he's [E]fighting for de[F#]mocracy, he's [B]fighting for the [Abm]reds He [E]says it's for the [F#]peace of [B]all[B7] He's the [E]one who must de[F#]cide who's to [B]live and who's to [Abm]die And he [C#m]never sees the writing on the [F#]wall But with[E]out him how would [F#]Hitler have con[B]demned him at Da[Abm]chau With[E]out him Caesar [F#]would have stood al[B]on[B7]e He's the [E]one who gives his [F#]body as a [B]weapon of the [Abm]war And with[C#m]out him all this killing can't go [F#]on He's the [E]universal [F#]soldier and he [B]really is to [Abm]blame His [E]orders come from [F#]far away no [B]more They come from [E]here and there and [F#m]you and me And [B]brothers can't you [Abm]see This is [C#m]not the way we put the end to [F#]war