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Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me

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[Intro]
D    G  D    G  D
[Verse]
I remember when I was a Gbarefooted Dboy
GClimbing in a sycamore Dtree
But now I'm a little older, got a Grifle on my Dshoulder
Some fool made a Asoldier of Dme
[Chorus]
Some Gfool made a Asoldier of Dme, ah ha!
And I Gride in the rough cavalDry
Got a pretty gal waitin' for me, while I Grot here in the army
Some Dfool made a Asoldier of Dme
[Verse]
I told her we'd marry and Gbuild us a Dhome
And Graise us a big famiDly
But she's given all her charms to a Gblue uniDform
Some fool made a Asoldier of Dme
[Chorus]
Some Gfool made a Asoldier of Dme, ah ha!
And I Gride in the rough cavalDry
The day's getting' hotter, I'm Gnear out of water
Some Dfool made a Asoldier of Dme
[Verse]
I told General Custer I'm a-dyin' of Gthirst
And the heat is a-getting' to Dme
But he said, "Have no fear, there's a Gbig river near"
Some Dfool made a Asoldier of Dme
[Chorus]
Some Gfool made a Asoldier of Dme, ah ha!
And I Gride in the rough cavalDry
We'll get there in the morn, to GLittle Big Horn
 N.C.
"Hey, General Custer, I think I see an Indian over there"
 N.C.
"Yeah, ask her if she's got a friend for me"
Some Dfool made a Asoldier of Dme

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Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me

by The Kingston Trio

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

D G D G D

[Verse]

G D

I remember when I was a barefooted boy

G D

Climbing in a sycamore tree

G D

But now I'm a little older, got a rifle on my shoulder

A D

Some fool made a soldier of me

[Chorus]

G A D

Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha!

G D

And I ride in the rough cavalry

Got a pretty gal waitin' for me, while I rot here in the army

D A D

Some fool made a soldier of me

[Verse]

G D

I told her we'd marry and build us a home

G D

And raise us a big family

G D

But she's given all her charms to a blue uniform

A D

Some fool made a soldier of me

[Chorus]

G A D

Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha!

G D

And I ride in the rough cavalry

The day's getting' hotter, I'm near out of water

D A D

Some fool made a soldier of me

[Verse]

I told General Custer I'm a-dyin' of thirst

And the heat is a-getting' to me

But he said, "Have no fear, there's a big river near"

D A D

Some fool made a soldier of me

[Chorus]

G A D

Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha!

G D

And I ride in the rough cavalry

We'll get there in the morn, to Little Big Horn

N.C.

"Hey, General Custer, I think I see an Indian over there"

N.C.

"Yeah, ask her if she's got a friend for me"

D A D

Some fool made a soldier of me

About Some Fool Made A Soldier Of Me Chords by The Kingston Trio

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