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CAPO (probably) 2nd or 3rd Fret.
This is the VERY BASIC chord structure. All chords relative to CAPO.
Use a mixture of barred and open chords (The 'F' sounds better barred to me) and 
signature runs/licks between chords to get Billy's sound.
INTRO: C  
VERSE:
CBlues eyes fighting the Fgrey eyes fighting the Ctears
CArmed to the teeth for a Fwar of words
Reaching Gall the years
I Amadvanced across a poppy Gfield
I Csaw the gleam as you Fraised your shield
FAnd love screamed down
                       G      C(G)
With the sun behind its back
CHORUS:
Our CFathers were all Fsoldiers,
Shall Cwe be soldiers Gtoo
           Am        G(    F  G)       C  
Fighting and falling like soldiers do
Nothing is clear in this tactical unclear war
I can't be bothered to find out
What we are fighting for
No one can win this war of the senses
I see no reason to drop my defences
So stand fast my emotions,
Rally round my shaking heart
Our Fathers were all soldiers,
Shall we be soldiers too
Fighting and falling like soldiers do
Blue eyes fighting the grey eyes fighting the tears
Armed to the teeth for a war of words
Reaching all the years
I advanced across a poppy field
I saw the gleam as you raised your shield
And love screamed down
With the sun behind its back
I knew once again I was under attack
So stand fast my emotions,
Rally round my shaking heart
Our Fathers were all soldiers,
Shall we be soldiers too
           Am        G(    F  G)
Fighting and falling like soldiers
           Am        G(    F  G)
Fighting and falling like soldiers
           Am        G(    F  G)       C  
Fighting and falling like soldiers do

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Like Soldiers Do

by Billy Bragg

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO (probably) 2nd or 3rd Fret.

This is the VERY BASIC chord structure. All chords relative to CAPO.

Use a mixture of barred and open chords (The 'F' sounds better barred to me) and

signature runs/licks between chords to get Billy's sound.

INTRO:

VERSE:

C F C

Blues eyes fighting the grey eyes fighting the tears

C F

Armed to the teeth for a war of words

Reaching all the years

Am G

I advanced across a poppy field

C F

I saw the gleam as you raised your shield

And love screamed down

G C G

()

With the sun behind its back

CHORUS:

C F

Our Fathers were all soldiers,

C G

Shall we be soldiers too

Am G F G C

( )

Fighting and falling like soldiers do

Nothing is clear in this tactical unclear war

I can't be bothered to find out

What we are fighting for

No one can win this war of the senses

I see no reason to drop my defences

So stand fast my emotions,

Rally round my shaking heart

Our Fathers were all soldiers,

Shall we be soldiers too

Fighting and falling like soldiers do

Blue eyes fighting the grey eyes fighting the tears

Armed to the teeth for a war of words

Reaching all the years

I advanced across a poppy field

I saw the gleam as you raised your shield

And love screamed down

With the sun behind its back

I knew once again I was under attack

So stand fast my emotions,

Rally round my shaking heart

Our Fathers were all soldiers,

Shall we be soldiers too

Am G F G

( )

Fighting and falling like soldiers

Am G F G

( )

Fighting and falling like soldiers

Am G F G C

( )

Fighting and falling like soldiers do

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