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Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier

Biography:

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit the following year with "You've Got a Friend", a recording of Carole King's classic song.

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James Taylor - Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier

CAPO: 2nd Fret

INTRO: C Bm C G Bm C G Em G C D Em

Bm C G
There she sits on Buttermilk Hill
Bm C G
Oh, who could blame her crying her fill
Em G C
Every tear would turn a mill
D Em C D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier

Bm C G
Me-oh-my she loved him so
Bm C G
It broke her heart just to see him go
Em G C
Only time will heal her woe
D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier

INSTRUMENTAL: C Bm C G Bm C G Em G C D Em

N.C. Em Bm C G
She sold her rod and she sold her reel
Bm C G
She sold her only spinning wheel
Em G C
To buy her love a sword of steel
D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier

Bm C G
She'll dye her dress, she'll dye it red
Bm C G
And in the streets go begging for bread
Em G C
The one she loves, from her has fled
D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier

OUTRO: Bm C G Bm C G Em G C

D Em
Johnny has gone for a soldier