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Universal Soldier
Glen Campbell
written by Buffy Sainte-Marie
from the album Highwaymen
Ballad with no chorus or Verses
Intro  C   Dm   G   C   Dm   G  
He's Ffive foot Gtwo and he's sCix feet Amfour
FHe fights Gwith missiles and Cwith spears
FHe's all of thirty-Gone and Che's only sevenAmteen
He's been a Fsoldier for a thousand DmyearsG  
He's a FCatholic, a HGindu, an AtCheist, a JAmane
FA Buddhist a BGaptist and CJew
FHe knows he shouldn't Gkill but he kCnows he always Amwill 
kill Fyou my friend for me and me for DmyouG  
He's fFighting for GCanada, he's fiCghting for AmFrance
FHe's fighting for the GU S CA
He's fFighting for the RGussians and he's fCighting for JAmapan
And he Fthinks he'll put an end to war that DmwayG  
And he's Ffighting for deGmocracy he's fCighting for the Amreds
He sFays it's for the Gpeace of Call
He's Fthe one who must dGecide who's to Clive and who's to Amdie
And he Fnever sees the writing on the DmwallG  
But Fwithout him how could GHitler have condeCmned him at AmDachau
FWithout him Caesar Gwould have stood Calone
He's the Fone who gives his Gbody as the Cweapon of the Amwar
And Fwithout him all this killing can't go DmonG  
Yes He's the uFniversal solGdier and he Creally is to Amblame
But his Forders come from Gfar away no Cmore
They come from Fhim and you and Gme and brotChers can't you Amsee
This is Fnot the way we put an Cend to Dmwar?
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Glen Travis Campbell

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Universal Soilder

by Glen Campbell

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Universal Soldier

Glen Campbell

written by Buffy Sainte-Marie

from the album Highwaymen

Ballad with no chorus or Verses

C Dm G C Dm G

Intro

F G C Am

He's five foot two and he's six feet four

F G C

He fights with missiles and with spears

F G C Am

He's all of thirty-one and he's only seventeen

F Dm G

He's been a soldier for a thousand years

F G C Am

He's a Catholic, a Hindu, an Atheist, a Jane

F G C

A Buddhist a Baptist and Jew

F G C Am

He knows he shouldn't kill but he knows he always will

F Dm G

kill you my friend for me and me for you

F G C Am

He's fighting for Canada, he's fighting for France

F G C

He's fighting for the U S A

F G C Am

He's fighting for the Russians and he's fighting for Japan

F Dm G

And he thinks he'll put an end to war that way

F G C Am

And he's fighting for democracy he's fighting for the reds

F G C

He says it's for the peace of all

F G C Am

He's the one who must decide who's to live and who's to die

F Dm G

And he never sees the writing on the wall

F G C Am

But without him how could Hitler have condemned him at Dachau

F G C

Without him Caesar would have stood alone

F G C Am

He's the one who gives his body as the weapon of the war

F Dm G

And without him all this killing can't go on

F G C Am

Yes He's the universal soldier and he really is to blame

F G C

But his orders come from far away no more

F G C Am

They come from him and you and me and brothers can't you see

F C Dm

This is not the way we put an end to war?

flyinglibra51

Glen Travis Campbell

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