Soldiers Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays552

Soldiers by James Taylor is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords A, D, C, G, Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: A

       D            C          G           A 
It was just after sun-rise and down by the sea 
Em          Bm               G            A 
down on the sand flats where nothing will grow 
     D            C              G        A 
come drumming and footsteps like out of a dream 
          Em           Bm           A -  
where the golden green waters come in. 

     D          C            G                A 
Just nine lucky soldiers had come through the night 
Em           Bm          G         A 
half of them wounded and barely alive 
     D            C           G          A 
Just nine out of twenty was a-headed for home 
     Em           Bm        C G A - 
with eleven sad stories to tell. 

    C            G              Em         Bm 
I remember quite clearly when I got out of bed 
         C             G          Em        A         G A. 
I said, "Oh, good morning. What a beautiful day."
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante