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Jason Isbell - Soldiers Get Strange
Intro:  Em–  C–   Dx4  (fourth time, hold C)
I play it starting on 7th fret, drop the G on B string once, like this:
e-Em-7--7--7--C3----D5--
B--8--7--8--5----7--
G--9--9--9--5----7--
D--9--9--9--5----7--
A--7--7--7--3----5--
E--x--x--x--x----x--
Rest of the song I play normally, i.e. Em is 022000
You wGant her to G/Ftry new tChings.  She reGminds you she wG/Fears your rCing.
And aGfter a cG/Fouple o’ drCinks, she's a little sGcared of you.G/F  C  
A gGood friend is G/Fhard to fCind.  You wGish you could sG/Fpend more tCime
Gtowing ciG/Fvilian liCnes, but they're all sGcared of you.G/F  C  
  It's not the tEmime that makes it  Em/F#go   bGad
  It's not the tEmhought of what you Em/F#could've hGad
  It's not the Emway that her figure  Em/F#has  chGanged
                   G             G/F       C(hold)
  It's just that a soldier gets strange
You know she's a real good girl.  She reminds you that every curl
that whips in the wind of the world, is watched by the eyes of God.
But lately your mane's gone white.  You itch in your veins in the night.
Before you "came home alright" you wielded the lightning rod.
  It ain't the time that makes it go South
  It ain't the liquor that burns in your mouth
  Nearly nothing around here's changed
  It's just that a soldier gets strange
     She tCurns off the lights so you cEman't see her body
     You cCan't make her fight when you Emknow that you're wrong
     They cCall you a hero, so mEmany still fighting
                     G      G/F       C(hold)
     This ain't where you belong
[Instrumental]:    G    G/F    Cx3
Maybe you'll re-enlist.  It couldn't be worse than this.
But think of the things you'll miss, if you're inside the wire again
  It's not the dreams that keep you up late
  It's not the world you saw incinerate
  It's not the way that her figure has changed
  It's just that a soldier gets strange
             G         G/F       C(hold)
  Most of all you got strange 
[Intro chords just like the start]

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Soldiers Get Strange

by Jason Isbell

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Em/F#

Jason Isbell - Soldiers Get Strange

Em C D C

Intro: – – x4 (fourth time, hold )

I play it starting on 7th fret, drop the G on B string once, like this:

Em C D

e--7--7--7--3----5--

B--8--7--8--5----7--

G--9--9--9--5----7--

D--9--9--9--5----7--

A--7--7--7--3----5--

E--x--x--x--x----x--

Rest of the song I play normally, i.e. Em is 022000

G G/F C G G/F C

You want her to try new things. She reminds you she wears your ring.

G G/F C G G/F C

And after a couple o’ drinks, she's a little scared of you.

G G/F C G G/F C

A good friend is hard to find. You wish you could spend more time

G G/F C G G/F C

towing civilian lines, but they're all scared of you.

Em Em/F# G

It's not the time that makes it go bad

Em Em/F# G

It's not the thought of what you could've had

Em Em/F# G

It's not the way that her figure has changed

G G/F C

(hold)

It's just that a soldier gets strange

You know she's a real good girl. She reminds you that every curl

that whips in the wind of the world, is watched by the eyes of God.

But lately your mane's gone white. You itch in your veins in the night.

Before you "came home alright" you wielded the lightning rod.

It ain't the time that makes it go South

It ain't the liquor that burns in your mouth

Nearly nothing around here's changed

It's just that a soldier gets strange

C Em

She turns off the lights so you can't see her body

C Em

You can't make her fight when you know that you're wrong

C Em

They call you a hero, so many still fighting

G G/F C

(hold)

This ain't where you belong

G G/F C

[Instrumental]: x3

Maybe you'll re-enlist. It couldn't be worse than this.

But think of the things you'll miss, if you're inside the wire again

It's not the dreams that keep you up late

It's not the world you saw incinerate

It's not the way that her figure has changed

It's just that a soldier gets strange

G G/F C

(hold)

Most of all you got strange

[Intro chords just like the start]

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