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Ben Howard - Soldiers
Not exactly how Ben plays it, but a nice alternative to strum along without retuning.
Standard Tuning, No Capo
[Intro]
 C   F(x5)
[Verse 1]
Oh you Cwatch me steady, you
Watch me with such a Fquiet sincerity
And you Chold me heavy, you
Hold me like I was Fborn to be held
And the Clight comes in here, yeah
Morning my dear, and the Frestlessness of arms
And we Clie here longing now
Words were ours that we'll Fnever be harmed
'Cause you aCre dear to Fme
Yeah you aCre dearF  
[Chorus]
AmBut if this goes wrong Gagain, oh heaven forbid
AmIf this was how Git was meant to fall, no
AmIf this goes Gwrong again
Will you preFtend that you know, steady as the morning and just go
C
And just Fgo
And just CgoF  
[Verse 2]
I Cmade you breakfast, oh
Soldiers to guard and keep you Fcompany
When I'm Cgoin' away again
All faces and falsities of Fnew friends
Yeah there's Cfires here to burn, and
Timbers left to learn in Fthis young heart
And honey pClease don't think I don't miss you, no
Don't think I don't think of you Fwhen we're apart
Because I Cdo dear, I Fdo
Yeah I Cdo dearF  
[Chorus]
AmBut if this goes wrong Gagain, oh heaven forbid
AmIf this was how Git was meant to fall, no
AmIf this goes Gwrong again
Will you preFtend that you know, steady as the morning and just go
C
And just Fgo
And just CgoF  
 C   F(x5)
C

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Soldiers

by Ben Howard

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Ben Howard - Soldiers

Not exactly how Ben plays it, but a nice alternative to strum along without retuning.

Standard Tuning, No Capo

[Intro]

C F

(x5)

[Verse 1]

Oh you watch me steady, you

Watch me with such a quiet sincerity

And you hold me heavy, you

Hold me like I was born to be held

And the light comes in here, yeah

Morning my dear, and the restlessness of arms

And we lie here longing now

Words were ours that we'll never be harmed

C F

'Cause you are dear to me

C F

Yeah you are dear

[Chorus]

Am G

But if this goes wrong again, oh heaven forbid

Am G

If this was how it was meant to fall, no

Am G

If this goes wrong again

Will you pretend that you know, steady as the morning and just go

And just go

C F

And just go

[Verse 2]

I made you breakfast, oh

Soldiers to guard and keep you company

When I'm goin' away again

All faces and falsities of new friends

Yeah there's fires here to burn, and

Timbers left to learn in this young heart

And honey please don't think I don't miss you, no

Don't think I don't think of you when we're apart

C F

Because I do dear, I do

C F

Yeah I do dear

[Chorus]

Am G

But if this goes wrong again, oh heaven forbid

Am G

If this was how it was meant to fall, no

Am G

If this goes wrong again

Will you pretend that you know, steady as the morning and just go

And just go

C F

And just go

C F

(x5)

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