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Two Soldiers

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[Intro]
D C G C G D G C G
[Verse 1]
He was Djust a blue-eyed CBoston boy
His voice was low with Gpain.
"I'll Ddo your bidding Ccomrade mine,
If I ride back Gagain.
But Dif you ride back and GI am left
You'll Ddo as much for me.
Mother you know, must Chear the news
So Dwrite to her CtenderGly."
[Instrumental]
D G C G
[Verse 2]
"She's Dwaiting at home like a Cpatient saint
Her fond face Gpale with woe.
Her Dheart will be broken Cwhen I am gone
I'll see her soon, I Gknow"
Just Dthen the order Gcame to charge
For an Dinstant hand touched hand
They said "Aye" and aCway they rode
That brave and devoted Gband.
[Instrumental]
D C G D C G D G D G C G C G
[Verse 3] 
DStraight was the track to the Ctop of the hill
The rebels they shot and Gshelled.
DPlowed furrows of death through the Ctoilling ranks
And guarded them as they Gfell
There Dsoon came a horrible Gdying yell
From Dheights that they could not gain
And those that doom and Cdeath had spared
Rode slowly back aGgain.
[Instrumental]
D C G
[Verse 4]
But Damong the dead that were Cleft on the hill
Was the boy with the curly Ghair
The Dtall dark man that Crode by his side
Lay Gdead beCside him Gthere
There's Dno one to write to the Gblue-eyed girl
The Dwords that her lover had said
DMomma, you know, aCwaits the news
And she'll only know he's Gdead.
[Instrumental]
D G C G D G C G D G C G C G

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Two Soldiers

by Ricky Skaggs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

D C G C G D G C G

[Verse 1]

D C

He was just a blue-eyed Boston boy

His voice was low with pain.

D C

"I'll do your bidding comrade mine,

If I ride back again.

D G

But if you ride back and I am left

You'll do as much for me.

Mother you know, must hear the news

D C G

So write to her tenderly."

[Instrumental]

D G C G

[Verse 2]

D C

"She's waiting at home like a patient saint

Her fond face pale with woe.

D C

Her heart will be broken when I am gone

I'll see her soon, I know"

D G

Just then the order came to charge

For an instant hand touched hand

They said "Aye" and away they rode

That brave and devoted band.

[Instrumental]

D C G D C G D G D G C G C G

[Verse 3]

D C

Straight was the track to the top of the hill

The rebels they shot and shelled.

D C

Plowed furrows of death through the toilling ranks

And guarded them as they fell

D G

There soon came a horrible dying yell

From heights that they could not gain

And those that doom and death had spared

Rode slowly back again.

[Instrumental]

D C G

[Verse 4]

D C

But among the dead that were left on the hill

Was the boy with the curly hair

D C

The tall dark man that rode by his side

G C G

Lay dead beside him there

D G

There's no one to write to the blue-eyed girl

The words that her lover had said

D C

Momma, you know, awaits the news

And she'll only know he's dead.

[Instrumental]

D G C G D G C G D G C G C G

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