Soldier Of Fortune Chords
by Deep Purple
Soldier Of Fortune by Deep Purple is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, F, Eb, Dm, D, C, Bb, G and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Gm F Eb
Gm
I have often told you stories
F
about the way
Gm
I lived the life of a drifter
Dm
Waiting for the day
Gm
When I'd take your hand and sing you songs
F
Then maybe you would say
Gm
Come lay with me and love me
Dm Bass D-C-Bb
And I would surely stay
Bb C Gm Bass G-F-Eb
But I feel I'm growing older
F Bb
And the songs that I have sung
D Gm
Echo in the distance
F
Like the sound
Bb Eb Bass Eb-D
Of a windmill going round
Cm Dm
Guess I'll always be
Gm
A soldier of fortune
Solo: Gm / C / Gm / C /
Gm / Bb / C / Gm
Gm
Many times I've been a traveller
F
I looked for something new
Gm
In days of old when nights were cold
Dm
I wandered without you
Gm
But those days I thought my eyes
F
Had seen you standing near
Gm
Though blindness is confusing
Dm Bass D-C-Bb
It shows that you're not here
Bb C Gm Bass G-F-Eb
But I feel I'm growing older
F Bb
And the songs that I have sung
D Gm
Echo in the distance
F
Like the sound
Bb Eb Bass Eb-D
Of a windmill going round
Cm Dm
Guess I'll always be
Gm
A soldier of fortune
Eb F
Yes, I can hear the sound
Bb Eb Bass Eb-D
Of a windmill going round
Cm Dm
I guess I'll always be
Gm
A soldier of fortune.
Eb F
I guess I'll always be
G (major chord)
A soldier of fortune