Soldiers Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Bm F♯m

Break

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

Verse 1

 And Bmwhen F♯msoldiers came; them say Bmwar.

 Them said them come to F♯mmake us tame,

 And from that Bmday, until F♯mnow on;

Bm We were jeered and F♯mlaughed to scorn.

 Things used to be Bmire, (before the F♯msoldiers came),

 Things used to be Bmnice, so F♯mnice now.

 Things used to be Bmire, (before the F♯msoldiers came),

 Things used to be Bmnice, so nice, so F♯mnice.

Chorus 1

G Our country them did Aenter, yeah,

 Troops Gtrodding left, right and Acentre, (everywhere).

G One moment at peace with nature, now Bmvictims of a massacre.

G We got our spears, we got our shields,

 But their Bmguns were greater; prepare for a slaughter!

Interlude

A C♯m (strum C♯m (x4))

Verse 2

  CGive I back I witch doctor,

Bm Give I back I F♯mBlack Ruler.

Bm Me no want no F♯mdictator,

Bm Me no want no F♯mtyrant on yah.

Break

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

Interlude

Bm F♯m

Chorus 2

G A

G Bm

A C♯m (strum C♯m (x4))

(Spoken over Above Chords):

Way down in Africa, where the backra still rules,

Day after day the Black Man is suffering now,

Far more than when he was a slave.

Is there a need for war? No.

Peace my bredren; here them bawl.

Bodies in mutilated condition,

Faces scarred beyond recognition.

Is this what Civilization means to me?

Then without it, I prefer to be, so...

Verse 3

  CGive I back I witch doctor,

Bm Give I back I F♯mBlack Ruler.

Bm Me no want no F♯mdictator,

Bm Me no want no F♯mtyrant on yah.

Coda

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

 Du-Bmtallee!F♯m

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

Bm F♯m G A C♯m

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE