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Old Soldier

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Gmaj7  F#m  Bm    Gmaj7 F#m Bm   Gmaj7  F#m  Bm
DListen old soldier  where eAver you F#mare
GHills of the Dvalley's come near or come Afar
You say yDouth is a treasure we wAaste when we're yF#moung
So Gcome down from the pDlace where your medals are AhuGmaj7ng
Your Gforever returnAing and Dlearning to Bmfight
And you Gfeel just like an old Asoldier tonigGmaj7htF#m  Bm  
DListen old soldier cause Atime doesn't F#mwait
GMoon's on your Dshoulder the hour is laAte
DSomething there inside still Acalls out to F#myou
And you wGon't fade Daway whatever you AdoGmaj7  
Your Gforever beginAning barely wiDnning the Bmfight
                         G           A   Gmaj7
You feel just like an old soldier tonight
GYour not getting any Ayounger tF#mhat much is Gmaj7true
GBut your still got that Ahunger F#mburning in Gmaj7you
AsusSo what'll you do now
Harmonica
AsusSo what'll you do nowGmaj  F#m  Bm  
DListen old soldier to the Asound in your F#mear
Of Gtoo many Dbattles for too many Ayears
DThere's only one thing you've  Alearned  in F#mdefeat
Is that Glosing is Dbitter and victor is AsweGmaj7et
GYour always uAnraveling and Dtraveling Bmlite
And Gyou feel like an old Asoldier tGonight
                        G         A   Gmaj7   F#m  Bm  
And you feel like an old soldier tonight

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Old Soldier

by David Crosby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

F#m

Gmaj

Asus

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Gmaj7 F#m Bm Gmaj7 F#m Bm Gmaj7 F#m Bm

D A F#m

Listen old soldier where ever you are

G D A

Hills of the valley's come near or come far

D A F#m

You say youth is a treasure we waste when we're young

G D A Gmaj7

So come down from the place where your medals are hung

G A D Bm

Your forever returning and learning to fight

G A Gmaj7 F#m Bm

And you feel just like an old soldier tonight

D A F#m

Listen old soldier cause time doesn't wait

G D A

Moon's on your shoulder the hour is late

D A F#m

Something there inside still calls out to you

G D A Gmaj7

And you won't fade away whatever you do

G A D Bm

Your forever beginning barely winning the fight

G A Gmaj

You feel just like an old soldier tonight

G A F#m Gmaj7

Your not getting any younger that much is true

G A F#m Gmaj7

But your still got that hunger burning in you

Asus

So what'll you do now

Harmonica

Asus Gmaj F#m Bm

So what'll you do now

D A F#m

Listen old soldier to the sound in your ear

G D A

Of too many battles for too many years

D A F#m

There's only one thing you've learned in defeat

G D A Gmaj7

Is that losing is bitter and victor is sweet

G A D Bm

Your always unraveling and traveling lite

G A G

And you feel like an old soldier tonight

G A Gmaj F#m Bm

And you feel like an old soldier tonight

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