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Julie Miller         Two Soldiers  arranged by Julie & Buddy Miller
                                   trad.
Julie Miller      vocals/acoustic guitar
Emmylou Harris    vocals
Buddy Miller      guitar
Brady Blades      drums
Joey Spampinato   bass
Phil Madeira      accordion
Ed Forte          hurdy gurdy
Steve Hindalong   percussion
C  F   C
CHe was jGust a blue-eyed FBoston boy
His voice was low with Cpain
I'll Gdo your bidding Fcomrade mine
If I ride back Cagain
But Gif you ride back and CI am left
You'll Gdo as much for me
Mother you Cknow must Fhear the news
So write to her tendCerlyG  C  F  C  
She's Gwaiting at home like a Fpatient saint
Her fond face pale with Cwoe
Her Gheart will be broken Fwhen I am gone
I'll see her soon I Cknow
Just Gthen the order Ccame to charge
For an Ginstance hand touched hand
GThey said aye and Faway they rode
That brave and devoted CbandG  C  F  C  G  C  F  C  
Straight Gwas the track to the Ftop of the hill
The rebels they shot and Cshelled
Plowed Gfurrows of Cdeath
Through the Ftoiling ranks
And guarded them as they Cfell
GThere soon came a horrible Cdying yell
>From Gheights that they could not gain
And those who Cdoom and dFeath had spared
Rode slowly back CagainG  C  F  C  G  C  F  C  
But Gamong the dead that were Fleft on the hill
Was the boy with the curly Chair
The Gtall dark man who Frode by his side
Lay dead beside him Cthere
There's Gno one to write to the Cblue-eyed girl
The Gwords that her lover had said
Momma you Cknow aFwaits the news
FAnd she'll only know he's Cdead
>From Julie Miller "Broken Things"
Hightone Records 1999

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Two Soldiers

by Julie Miller

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Julie Miller Two Soldiers arranged by Julie & Buddy Miller

trad.

Julie Miller vocals/acoustic guitar

Emmylou Harris vocals

Buddy Miller guitar

Brady Blades drums

Joey Spampinato bass

Phil Madeira accordion

Ed Forte hurdy gurdy

Steve Hindalong percussion

C F C

C G F

He was just a blue-eyed Boston boy

His voice was low with pain

G F

I'll do your bidding comrade mine

If I ride back again

G C

But if you ride back and I am left

You'll do as much for me

C F

Mother you know must hear the news

C G C F C

So write to her tenderly

G F

She's waiting at home like a patient saint

Her fond face pale with woe

G F

Her heart will be broken when I am gone

I'll see her soon I know

G C

Just then the order came to charge

For an instance hand touched hand

G F

They said aye and away they rode

C G C F C G C F C

That brave and devoted band

G F

Straight was the track to the top of the hill

The rebels they shot and shelled

G C

Plowed furrows of death

Through the toiling ranks

And guarded them as they fell

G C

There soon came a horrible dying yell

>From heights that they could not gain

C F

And those who doom and death had spared

C G C F C G C F C

Rode slowly back again

G F

But among the dead that were left on the hill

Was the boy with the curly hair

G F

The tall dark man who rode by his side

Lay dead beside him there

G C

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

The words that her lover had said

C F

Momma you know awaits the news

F C

And she'll only know he's dead

>From Julie Miller "Broken Things"

Hightone Records 1999

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