Verse 1
GTwo days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat dCown in a booth in a cafe there
Gave his oGrder to a girl with a bow in her hair
Verse 2
GHe’s a little shy so she give him a smile
So he said would you mind sittin’ down for a while
And tCalking to me, I’m feeling a littleG low
She said I’mF off in an hour anCd I know where we canG go
Verse 3
GSo they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don’t care
I Cgot no one to send a letterG to
Would you Fmind if I sentC one back here to Gyou
Chorus
EmI……. Dcried
CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy
GToo young for him they told her
DWaitin’ for the love of a travelin’ soldier
EmOur love will never Dend
CWaitin’ for the soldier to come back again
GNever more to be alone when the Dletter says
A soldier’s coming Ghome
Verse 4
GSo the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
And he Ctold her of his heart
It might be love and Gall of the things he was so scared of
Verse 5
GHe said when it’s getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin’ down at the pier
And I Cclose my eyes and see your pretty Gsmile
Don’t Fworry but I won’t be Cable to write for a Gwhile
Chorus
EmI……. Dcried
CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy
GToo young for him they told her
DWaitin’ for the love of a travelin’ soldier
EmOur love will never Dend
CWaitin’ for the soldier to come back again
GNever more to be alone when the Dletter says
A soldier’s coming Ghome
Verse 6
GOne Friday night at a football game
The Lord’s Prayer said and the anthem sang
A Cman said folks would you bow your head
For the Glist of local Vietnam dead
Verse 7
GCrying all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
And Cone name read and nobody really Gcared
But a pFretty little girl C with a bow in her Ghair
Chorus
x2EmI……. Dcried
CNever gonna hold the hand of another guy
GToo young for him they told her
DWaitin’ for the love of a travelin’ soldier
EmOur love will never Dend
CWaitin’ for the soldier to come back again
GNever more to be alone when the Dletter says
A soldier’s coming Ghome
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