The Ballad Of A Soldier

Libby Donovan

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He marches through the barricades and fights across the line

Hes seen some things he never thought hed see

Hes working through each order one step at a time

Hes not allowed to dream of where he could be

Cause shes at home and crying for him

While hes out there and theyre dyin for him

One wrong move is all it takes to

Take a life away

Hell keep marching,

Hell keep fighting till the sun appears again

Hell never stop but

Itll be worth it in the

When he comes home to see his family happy, laughing and alive

He wouldnt change a thing cause

He helped them survive

In the dark

In the light

In the war that he just came from

Right to the end

He will fight

Until everything is done

Hell keep marching in the sand

To the sound of the old drum band

That is waiting for him to come home

A maiden met her perfect man amongst the summer grass

A memory that haunts inside her mind

Hes trying to get home but knows the others would not last

Just a little longer will be fine

Cause shes at home and crying for him

While hes out there and theyre dyin for him

One wrong move is all it takes to

Take a life away

Hell keep marching,

Hell keep fighting till the sun appears again

Hell never stop but

Itll be worth it in the

When he comes home to see his family happy, laughing and alive

He wouldnt change a thing cause

He helped them survive

In the dark

In the light

In the war that he just came from

Right to the end

He will fight

Until everything is done

Hell keep marching in the sand

To the sound of the old drum band

That is waiting for him to come home

She's sitting in the kitchen when she hears the doorbell ring.

She sees two men she hoped shes never see.

She has to take a seat when they tell her everything

Shes breaking as she thinks: what could have been

Now shes at home and crying for him

No one else is dyin for him

One wrong move was all it took to

Take his life away

He's stopped marching

Hes stopped fighting

And the sun appeared again

He had to stop but it was worth it in the end

Though hes not home to see his family happy

Laughing and alive

He wouldn't change a thing

Cause he helped them survive

In the dark

In the light

In the war that he had fought in

Until the end

He shined so bright

And now everything is done

Now he's lying in the sand

And the beat of the old drum band

Plays out melodies of those that want him home

Now he's lying in the sand

And the beat of the old drum band

Plays out melodies of those that want him home

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Readable chord sheet for The Ballad Of A Soldier by Libby Donovan

- [Am], [Em], [G], [D] x2

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[Am]      He marches through the[Em] barricades and fights across the [G]line

Hes seen some things he [D]never thought hed see

[Am]    Hes working through each [Em]order one step at a [G]time

Hes not allowed to [D]dream of where he could be

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Cause [C]shes at home and [Am]crying for him

While [Em]hes out there and theyre [D]dyin for him

[C]One wrong move is [Am]all it takes to

[Em]Take a life [D]away

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Hell keep [C]marching,

Hell keep [Am]fighting till the [Em]sun appears again

Hell never [C]stop but

Itll be [Am]worth it in the [Em]

When he comes [C]home to see his [Am]family happy, [Em]laughing and alive

He wouldnt [C]change a thing cause

[Am]He helped them sur[Em]vive

In the [C]dark

In the [Am]light

In the [Em]war that he just came from

Right to the e[C]nd

He will [Am]fight

Until [Em]everything is done

Hell keep [C]marching in the [Am]sand

To the [Em]sound of the old drum band

That is [C]waiting for [Am]him to come [Em]home

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[Am]      A maiden met her [Em]perfect man amongst the summer g[G]rass

A memory that [D]haunts inside her mind

[Am]    Hes trying to get [Em]home but knows the others would not [G]last

Just a little [D]longer will be fine

~

Cause [C]shes at home and [Am]crying for him

While [Em]hes out there and theyre [D]dyin for him

[C]One wrong move is [Am]all it takes to

[Em]Take a life [D]away

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Hell keep [C]marching,

Hell keep [Am]fighting till the [Em]sun appears again

Hell never [C]stop but

Itll be [Am]worth it in the [Em]

When he comes [C]home to see his [Am]family happy, [Em]laughing and alive

He wouldnt [C]change a thing cause

[Am]He helped them sur[Em]vive

In the [C]dark

In the [Am]light

In the [Em]war that he just came from

Right to the e[C]nd

He will [Am]fight

Until [Em]everything is done

Hell keep [C]marching in the [Am]sand

To the [Em]sound of the old drum band

That is [C]waiting for [Am]him to come [Em]home

~

[Am]       She's sitting in the [Em]kitchen when she hears the doorbell [G]ring.

She sees two men she [D]hoped shes never see.

[Am]      She has to take a [Em]seat when they tell her every[G]thing

Shes breaking as she [D]thinks: what could have been

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Now sh[C]es at home and cr[Am]ying for him

[Em]No one else is [D]dyin for him

[C]One wrong move was [Am]all it took to

[Em]Take his lif[D]e away

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He's stopped [C]marching

Hes stopped [Am]fighting

And the [Em]sun appeared again

He had to [C]stop but it was [Am]worth it in the [Em]end

Though hes not [C]home to see his [Am]family happy

[Em]Laughing and alive

He wouldn't [C]change a thing

Cause [Am]he helped them s[Em]urvive

In the [C]dark

In the [Am]light

In the [Em]war that he had fought in

Until the [C]end

He shined so [Am]bright

And now [Em]everything is done

Now he's [C]lying in the [Am]sand

And the [Em]beat of the old drum band

Plays out [C]melodies of [Am]those that want him [Em]home

~

Now he's [C]lying in the [Am]sand

And the [Em]beat of the old drum band

Plays out [C]melodies of [Am]those that want him [Em]home