{"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":1696476,"song":"When A Soldier Makes It Home","artist":"Arlo Guthrie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11356335-when-a-soldier-makes-it-home-chords-by-arlo-guthrie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1696476?type=chord","rating":4.76639,"votes":40,"content":"From: Arlo Guthrie \r\n\r\nCapoed up on the 2nd fret. I left out the\r\nsuspensions etc... It's more or less like this:\r\n \r\n \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHalfway around the world tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a strange and foreign land [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA soldier packs his memories[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs he leaves Afghanistan [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd back home they don't know too much [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's just no way to tell [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI guess you had to be there [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor to know that war was hell[/tab]\r\n \r\nChorus:\r\n \r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd there won't be any victory parades[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFor those that's coming back [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey'll fly them in at midnight [/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd unload the body sacks[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the living will be walking down[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA long and lonely road [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBecause nobody seems to care these days [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen a soldier makes it home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey'll say it wasn't easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJust another job well done[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAs the government in Kabul falls[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the sounds of rebel guns[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the faces of the comrades[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBeing blown out of the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLeaves you bitter with the feeling[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat they didn't have to die[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd there won't be any victory parades[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFor those that's coming back[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey'll fly them in at midnight[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd unload the body sacks[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the living will be walking down[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA long and lonely road[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBecause nobody seems to care these days[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen a soldier makes it home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHalfway around the world tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn a strange and foreign land[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA soldier unpacks memories[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat he saved from Vietnam[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBack home they didn't know too much[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was just no way to tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI guess you had to be there[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor to know that war was hell[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd there wasn't any big parades[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFor those that made it back[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThey flew them in at midnight[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd unloaded all the sacks[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the living were left walking down[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA long and lonely road[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBecause nobody seemed to care back then[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen a soldier made it home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe night is coming quickly[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the stars are on their way[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAs I stare into the evening[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLooking for the words to say[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat I saw the lonely soldier[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust a boy that's far from home[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I saw that I was just like him[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhile upon this earth I roam[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd there may not be any big parades[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIf I ever make it back[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAs I come home under cover[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThrough a world that can't keep track[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf the heroes who have fallen[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet alone the ones who won't[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhich is why nobody seems to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen a soldier makes it home[/tab]","plain_text":"From: Arlo Guthrie \n\nCapoed up on the 2nd fret. I left out the\nsuspensions etc... It's more or less like this:\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nChorus:","chords":["C","Em","F","G","Am","A"],"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"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]}}}