Toy Soldiers Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

D (Alternate Strum) Am 2x C 2x G 2x

Verse pattern

Same for all verses):

Am 2x C 2x G 2x D (Alternate Strum into next phrase)

Give it a listen for the singing/playing cues. Note the F in the chorus could easily be

a C, making this a total novice song. When you progress to bar chords, the F is an

interesting switch.

Intro 2x

AmToday I Cstrike out Gon my Down

The dog is dead the kids have grown

I fell asleep in my writing chair

I dreamt I found my childhood stare

To family dinner Christmas night

We'd cross the river shipyard lights

Before the heartbreak and unknown

Tonight I strike out on my own

Chorus

DHi-diddley-Amo didn't ya Fknow?

G D --(Note: All downstrokes)

You fade once you glow

 Didn't ya Amknow childC?

 After the Grhyme high Dtime

DDiddley-o Amdidn't ya Fknow?

G D --(Note: All downstrokes)

You fade once you glow

 Didn't ya Amknow child?C

  G D (Back into alt strumming)

After the rhyme high time

Intro 1x

The families gather but we're all

Mere shadows in this banquet hall

I'm begging mom will you understand

I'm begging dad will you hold her hand

To play outside was all I'd known

And Christmas lights on every home

Chorus *Last phrase changes to:

C G D Am G

GAfDter the rhyme it's high time

Intro 1x

Gradually play softer)

We find the people of our dreams

We find that they're not what they seem

I've learned that people come and go

I've learned that families break and grow (Get louder!)

Toy soldiers brave away those tears

Toy soldiers hope for better years (Louder!)

Today I strike out on my own

The dog is dead we kids have grown

Chorus *Original end phrase

End phrase 2x