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Lonely Soldier

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A song that he does live often, you can hear it on one of the fansites he has knocking about.
Standard tuning: Capo 5th fret
Chords used, relative to the capo:
G - 320033
 Cadd9- X32033
G/F# - 20033
Em7 - 022033
 Dsus2- XX0230
 Dsus4- XX0233
 D- XX0232
 C- X32010
 D(2)- X54030
Intro -  G  Cadd9  
Hammer on on the A string on the G chord and the D string on the C chord. You can hear it when you listen.
Verse 1:
        G             Cadd9   G   Cadd9( Acouple of hammer ons)
Lonely soldier go home
LGonely buCadd9t never aloneG  
   G/F#Good Em7eyes, see Cadd9nothing to sGhoot
   G/F#Good Em7feet, feeCadd9l good giving Gup good boots
Verse 2: 
So Gask your fCadd9ather how'd you fallG  Cadd9  
So aGsk your faCadd9ther how'd you fallG  
    G/F#Like Em7a leaf, Cadd9sitting on thGe ground
    G/F#Good for noEm7thing, exDsus2cept kicking Garound
Chorus:
GShe died with her Cadd9hands stretched ouGt
She died with a hCadd9ungry mouthG  
She died with heCadd9r mind, full of doubtG  
                         D/Dsus2/Dsus4/D  
and thoughts of weakening
so may your rCadd9iver never dGry
and may your Cadd9mouth never liGe
may you be saCadd9tisfied, to never know wGhy
Sometimes, someone just wants tCo dieD(2)  
and then on with the next verse as before. Comments welcome.

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Lonely Soldier

by Damien Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dsus2

Dsus4

D(2)

G/F#

Em7

A song that he does live often, you can hear it on one of the fansites he has knocking about.

Standard tuning: Capo 5th fret

Chords used, relative to the capo:

G - 320033

Cadd9

- X32033

G/F# - 20033

Em7 - 022033

Dsus2

- XX0230

Dsus4

- XX0233

- XX0232

- X32010

D(2)

- X54030

G Cadd9

Intro -

Hammer on on the A string on the G chord and the D string on the C chord. You can hear it when you listen.

Verse 1:

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 A

( couple of hammer ons)

Lonely soldier go home

G Cadd9 G

Lonely but never alone

G/F# Em7 Cadd9 G

Good eyes, see nothing to shoot

G/F# Em7 Cadd9 G

Good feet, feel good giving up good boots

Verse 2:

G Cadd9 G Cadd9

So ask your father how'd you fall

G Cadd9 G

So ask your father how'd you fall

G/F# Em7 Cadd9 G

Like a leaf, sitting on the ground

G/F# Em7 Dsus2 G

Good for nothing, except kicking around

Chorus:

G Cadd9 G

She died with her hands stretched out

Cadd9 G

She died with a hungry mouth

Cadd9 G

She died with her mind, full of doubt

D Dsus2 Dsus4 D

///

and thoughts of weakening

Cadd9 G

so may your river never dry

Cadd9 G

and may your mouth never lie

Cadd9 G

may you be satisfied, to never know why

C D(2)

Sometimes, someone just wants to die

and then on with the next verse as before. Comments welcome.

About Lonely Soldier Chords by Damien Rice

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The chords for "Lonely Soldier" show the original chord names (including A, G, Cadd9, G/F, Dsus2, Dsus4). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.