CAPO 1.FRET INTRO: ^{B D A A}Two days past eighteen He was waiting for the bus in his army greens Sat do^Dwn in a booth in a cafe there ^AGave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair ^AHe's a little shy, so she gave him a smile So he said:Would you mind sitting down for a while And tal^Dking to me I'm feeling a little low ^A She said: I'm off in a^Gn hour And I kn^Dow where we can go ^{A A}So they went down and they sat on the pier He said: I bet you got a boyfriend, but I don't care I g^Dot no one to send a letter to ^{A G}Would you mind if I sent o^Dne back here to you? ^{A F#m}I cried ^D never gonna hold the hand of another guy ^AToo young for him they told her ^C7Waiting for the love of the travellin` soldier <sup>F#m</sup>My love will never end <sup>D</sup>Waiting for the soldier to come back again <sup>A</sup>Never more to be alone when the letter says <sup>C7</sup> My soldier`s coming home ^A The letters came from an army camp In California and Vietnam He to^Dld her of his heart and it might be love And all ^Aof the things he was so scared of ^AHe said: When it's getting kinda tough over here I think of that day sitting down at the pier And I clo^Dse my eyes and see your pretty smile ^A Don't wor^Gry but I won't be able ^Dto write for awhile ^{A F#m}I cried ^Dnever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^AToo young for him they told her ^C7Waiting for the love of the travellin` soldier <sup>F#m</sup>My love will never end <sup>D</sup>Waiting for the soldier to come back again <sup>A</sup>Never more to be alone when the letter says <sup>C7</sup> My soldier`s coming home ^A SOLO ^AOne Friday night at a football game The lords prayer said and the anthem sang The man ^Dsaid Folks would you bow your head For the list ^Aof local Vietname dead ^ACrying all alone under the stands Was the picolo player in the marching band And one ^Dname read nobody really cared ^A But a pre^Gtty little girl with a bow in her ^Dhair ^{A F#m}I cried ^Dnever gonna hold the hand of another guy ^AToo young for him they told her ^C7Waiting for the love of the travellin` soldier <sup>F#m</sup>My love will never end <sup>D</sup>Waiting for the soldier to come back again <sup>A</sup>Never more to be alone when the letter says <sup>C7</sup> My soldier`s coming My soldier`s coming home. ^A