{"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":1813329,"song":"A Soldiers King","artist":"Kenny Rogers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1813329-a-soldiers-king-chords-by-kenny-rogers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1813329?type=chord","rating":4.84529,"votes":10,"content":"[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo one seemed to notice the man beside the road[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe was just a ragged soldier out there in the cold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut he seemed to have a purpose only known to him[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]G7[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs he walked along the streets that night through the town of Bethlehem[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn his head he held a memory of all the wars he'd known[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nIn his hand he clutched a medal for the bravery he'd shown[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd the weight of every battle he carried in his heart[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]G7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut his eyes were clear and searching for a manger in the dark[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome are born to greatness some are born to fall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome are bound to be forgotten like they never lived at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut we're all born to know Him and stand before His light[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike the soldier who found his king tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe had marched for politicians served under their command[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                              [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd he fought for all the causes that he did not understand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut it was something deep inside him now that led him on his way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith a single star to guide him to were the baby lay[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome are born to greatness some are born to fall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome are bound to be forgotten like they never lived at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut we're all born to know Him and stand before His light[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike the soldier who found his king tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHe stood before the Son of God come to pay our debt[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe smiled up at the soldier that the world would soon forget[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo he held out his medal and said this for you I bring[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere he swore allegiance to the newborn baby king[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSome are born to greatness some are born to fall[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSome are bound to be forgotten like they never lived at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut we're all born to know Him and stand before His light[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLike the soldier who found his king tonight[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLike the soldier who found his king tonight[/tab]","plain_text":"","chords":["C","Am","F","Dm","G7"],"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]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}