{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1048371,"song":"Toy Soldiers","artist":"Carbon Leaf","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11231687-toy-soldiers-chords-by-carbon-leaf/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1048371?type=chord","rating":4.64258,"votes":5,"content":"Carbon Leaf - Toy Soldiers\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]D[/ch] (Alternate Strum) [ch]Am[/ch] 2x   [ch]C[/ch] 2x   [ch]G[/ch] 2x\r\n\r\nVerse Pattern (Same for all verses):\r\n[ch]Am[/ch] 2x   [ch]C[/ch] 2x   [ch]G[/ch] 2x   [ch]D[/ch] (Alternate Strum into next phrase)\r\n\r\n\r\nGive it a listen for the singing/playing cues. Note the F in the chorus could easily be \r\na C, making this a total novice song. When you progress to bar chords, the F is an \r\ninteresting switch.\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro 2x\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nToday I strike out on my own[/tab]\r\nThe dog is dead the kids have grown\r\nI fell asleep in my writing chair\r\nI dreamt I found my childhood stare\r\nTo family dinner Christmas night\r\nWe'd cross the river shipyard lights\r\nBefore the heartbreak and unknown\r\nTonight I strike out on my own\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHi-diddley-o didn't ya know?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]         --(Note: All downstrokes)\r\nYou fade once you glow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDidn't ya know child?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAfter the rhyme high time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDiddley-o didn't ya know?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]         --(Note: All downstrokes)\r\nYou fade once you glow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDidn't ya know child?[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch] (Back into alt strumming)\r\nAfter the rhyme high time[/tab]\r\n\r\nIntro 1x\r\n\r\nThe families gather but we're all\r\nMere shadows in this banquet hall\r\nI'm begging mom will you understand\r\nI'm begging dad will you hold her hand\r\nTo play outside was all I'd known\r\nAnd Christmas lights on every home\r\n\r\nChorus *Last phrase changes to:\r\n([ch]C[/ch])       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch] \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] (Into alternate strumming)\r\nAfter the rhyme it's high time[/tab]\r\n\r\nIntro 1x (Gradually play softer)\r\n\r\nWe find the people of our dreams\r\nWe find that they're not what they seem\r\nI've learned that people come and go\r\nI've learned that families break and grow (Get louder!)\r\nToy soldiers brave away those tears\r\nToy soldiers hope for better years (Louder!)\r\nToday I strike out on my own\r\nThe dog is dead we kids have grown\r\n\r\nChorus *Original end phrase\r\nEnd phrase 2x","plain_text":"Carbon Leaf - Toy Soldiers\n\n\n\nIntro: D (Alternate Strum) Am 2x   C 2x   G 2x\n\nVerse Pattern (Same for all verses):\nAm 2x   C 2x   G 2x   D (Alternate Strum into next phrase)\n\n\nGive it a listen for the singing/playing cues. Note the F in the chorus could easily be \na C, making this a total novice song. When you progress to bar chords, the F is an \ninteresting switch.\n\n\nIntro 2x\n\n\nThe dog is dead the kids have grown\nI fell asleep in my writing chair\nI dreamt I found my childhood stare\nTo family dinner Christmas night\nWe'd cross the river shipyard lights\nBefore the heartbreak and unknown\nTonight I strike out on my own\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIntro 1x\n\nThe families gather but we're all\nMere shadows in this banquet hall\nI'm begging mom will you understand\nI'm begging dad will you hold her hand\nTo play outside was all I'd known\nAnd Christmas lights on every home\n\nChorus *Last phrase changes to:\n(C)       G          D    Am    G \n\n\nIntro 1x (Gradually play softer)\n\nWe find the people of our dreams\nWe find that they're not what they seem\nI've learned that people come and go\nI've learned that families break and grow (Get louder!)\nToy soldiers brave away those tears\nToy soldiers hope for better years (Louder!)\nToday I strike out on my own\nThe dog is dead we kids have grown\n\nChorus *Original end phrase\nEnd phrase 2x","chords":["D","Am","C","G","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}