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STANDARD TUNING
NO CAPO
(*= one strum)
[Intro]
Em  Am  C  B
Em  Am  C  B
[Verse]
EmI knew a Amsick boy soldierC  
Who grinned at Blife
EmSlept soundlyAm, through the darkness
And Cwhistled to the Bnight
He Emcomes from a Amtown of normalC  
Which he is aBshamed
EmPeople reAmmember him kindly
When Cno one remembers his Bname
[Chorus]
It gets Emcold in the winter someAmtimes
But gets Clost when the feeling ain’t Bright
Their Emmother can’t sleep at Amnight, oh
She gets Clost in the feelingB  
                     B* A* G* F#m*
But her feeling ain’t right
[Verse]
    Em*      Am*             C*
But I knew a sick boy soldier
Who laughed at Blife, they all
EmSlept soundlyAm, through his darkness
And Cwhistled to the BnightEm  
He comes from a Amtown of normal
CWhich, he is asBhamed
EmPeople reAmmember him kindly
                         CB....B* A* G* F#m*
When no one remembers his name
[Chorus]
It gets Emcold in the winter someAmtimes
But gets Clost when the feeling ain’t Bright
Their Emmother can’t sleep at Amnight, oh
She gets Clost in the feelingB  
 But her feeling ain’t
It gets Emcold in the winter someAmtimes
                             (No no no.....)
But gets Clost when the feeling ain’t Bright
                                 (No no no.....)
Their Emmother can’t sleep at Amnight, oh
She gets Clost in the feelingB  
[Verse]
But Emoh carry onAm  
The Cships and sails are Bgone
This Emplace is falling dowAmn
Lord it’s Ccrumbling, oh
It’s Bcrumbling to the (ground)
We Emall carry onAm  
The Cpirates and sailors have Bgone
This Emship is sinking nAmow
Lord it’s Ccrumbling, oh
                     BB...   B*
It’s crumbling to the ground
[Chorus]
It gets Emcold in the winter someAmtimes
But gets Clost when the feeling ain’t Bright
Their Emmother can’t sleep at Amnight, oh
She gets Clost in the feelingB  
 But her feeling ain’t
It gets Emcold in the winter someAmtimes
                             (No no no.....)
But gets Clost when the feeling ain’t Bright
                                 (No no no.....)
Their Emmother can’t sleep at Amnight, oh
She gets Clost in the feelingB  
[Outro]
It Emcold in the winter someAmtimes
CLost when the feeling ain’t Bright
Their Emmother can’t sleep at Amnight
CLost in the feelingB  
                       Em*
But the feeling ain’t, right

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Sick Boy Soldier

by Palaye Royale

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

STANDARD TUNING

NO CAPO

(*= one strum)

[Intro]

Em Am C B

[Verse]

Em Am C

I knew a sick boy soldier

Who grinned at life

Em Am

Slept soundly, through the darkness

C B

And whistled to the night

Em Am C

He comes from a town of normal

Which he is ashamed

Em Am

People remember him kindly

C B

When no one remembers his name

[Chorus]

Em Am

It gets cold in the winter sometimes

C B

But gets lost when the feeling ain’t right

Em Am

Their mother can’t sleep at night, oh

C B

She gets lost in the feeling

B A G F#m

* * * *

But her feeling ain’t right

[Verse]

Em Am C

* * *

But I knew a sick boy soldier

Who laughed at life, they all

Em Am

Slept soundly, through his darkness

C B Em

And whistled to the night

He comes from a town of normal

C B

Which, he is ashamed

Em Am

People remember him kindly

C A G F#m

B....B* * * *

When no one remembers his name

[Chorus]

Em Am

It gets cold in the winter sometimes

C B

But gets lost when the feeling ain’t right

Em Am

Their mother can’t sleep at night, oh

C B

She gets lost in the feeling

But her feeling ain’t

Em Am

It gets cold in the winter sometimes

(No no no.....)

C B

But gets lost when the feeling ain’t right

(No no no.....)

Em Am

Their mother can’t sleep at night, oh

C B

She gets lost in the feeling

[Verse]

Em Am

But oh carry on

C B

The ships and sails are gone

Em Am

This place is falling down

Lord it’s crumbling, oh

It’s crumbling to the (ground)

Em Am

We all carry on

C B

The pirates and sailors have gone

Em Am

This ship is sinking now

Lord it’s crumbling, oh

B B

B... *

It’s crumbling to the ground

[Chorus]

Em Am

It gets cold in the winter sometimes

C B

But gets lost when the feeling ain’t right

Em Am

Their mother can’t sleep at night, oh

C B

She gets lost in the feeling

But her feeling ain’t

Em Am

It gets cold in the winter sometimes

(No no no.....)

C B

But gets lost when the feeling ain’t right

(No no no.....)

Em Am

Their mother can’t sleep at night, oh

C B

She gets lost in the feeling

[Outro]

Em Am

It cold in the winter sometimes

C B

Lost when the feeling ain’t right

Em Am

Their mother can’t sleep at night

C B

Lost in the feeling

But the feeling ain’t, right

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