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Soldier On
Andrew Bird
Capo 3    
G    A    Gmaj7    Dmaj7    Gmaj7    Dmaj7
ThGmaj7is isn't your song        
This isn't your Dmaj7music
Gmaj7How can they be wrong
About being committed Dto choose it all?     
They choose it Gmaj7all     D  
YGou're gonna grow old     You're gonna grow cold
Bearing signs on the Eavenue
For your own personal GWaterloo
You're bearing signs on the Eavenue
For your own personal WatGmerloo nGow
GWe'll fight, Awe'll figDht
We'll fight for Dyour music halls and dying Gcities
TGhey'll Dfight, theyA'll fight 
They'll fight Afor your neural Dwalls and plasticGities
And  preDcious  territory  A  
And  preDcious  territory  G  
And  preDcious  territory  A  
D    G    D    F#m    G    D
Gmaj7This isn't our song       
This isn't even a muDmaj7sical
I Gmaj7think life is too long
To be a whale in a cuDbicle   
Nails under your cuGmaj7ticle      D  
GGonna grow old      You're gonna grow so cold
Before this song can deliveEr you
You're bearing signs on the Gavenue
You're bearing siEgns
For your own personal WaGmterloo nGow
WeG'll fight, Awe'll fiDght
We'll fight for youDr music halls and dyiGng cities
ThGey'll fiDght, theAy'll fight 
They'll fight Afor your neural Dwalls and plasticGities
And  prDecious  territory  A  
And  prDecious  territory  G  
And  prDecious  territory A  
   G     D     A     D     A      G     D     A      Dmaj7Gmj7  
D    G    D    Gmaj7

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Soldier On

by Andrew Bird

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Dmaj7

F#m

Soldier On

Andrew Bird

Capo 3

G A Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 Dmaj7

Gmaj7

This isn't your song

Dmaj7

This isn't your music

Gmaj7

How can they be wrong

About being committed to choose it all?

Gmaj7 D

They choose it all

You're gonna grow old You're gonna grow cold

Bearing signs on the avenue

For your own personal Waterloo

You're bearing signs on the avenue

Gm G

For your own personal Waterloo now

G A D

We'll fight, we'll fight

D G

We'll fight for your music halls and dying cities

G D A

They'll fight, they'll fight

A D G

They'll fight for your neural walls and plasticities

D A

And precious territory

D G

And precious territory

D A

And precious territory

D G D F#m G D

Gmaj7

This isn't our song

Dmaj7

This isn't even a musical

Gmaj7

I think life is too long

To be a whale in a cubicle

Gmaj7 D

Nails under your cuticle

Gonna grow old You're gonna grow so cold

Before this song can deliver you

You're bearing signs on the avenue

You're bearing signs

Gm G

For your own personal Waterloo now

G A D

We'll fight, we'll fight

D G

We'll fight for your music halls and dying cities

G D A

They'll fight, they'll fight

A D G

They'll fight for your neural walls and plasticities

D A

And precious territory

D G

And precious territory

D A

And precious territory

G D A D A G D A Dmaj7

Gmj7

D G D Gmaj7

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