[Verse 1]
G
Two days past eighteen he was waiting for the bus in his army greens
Cadd9
sat down in a booth, a cafe there
G
gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
G
Hes a little shy so she give him a smile and he said would you mind sitting down for awhile
Cadd9 G
and talking to me Im feeling a little low
F C G
She said I’m off in an hour and I know where we can go
[Verse 2]
G
So they went down and they sat on the pier he said I bet you gotta a boyfriend but I don’t care
Cadd9 G
I got no one to send a letter to
F C G
would you mind if I sent one back here to you
[Chorus]
Em
I cried
C
never gonna hold the hand of another guy
G
too young for him they told her
D
waiting for the love of a traveling soldier
Em
Our love will never end
C
waiting for the soldier to come back again
G
never more to be alone
D G
when the letter said soldiers coming home
[Verse 3]
G
So the letters came from an army camp
In California then Vietnam
Cadd9
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and
G
All of the things he was so scared of
G
Said when it's gettin kinda rough over here
I think about that day sittin' down at the pier
Cadd9 G
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Fmaj7/A C G
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while
[Chorus]
Em
I cried
C
never gonna hold the hand of another guy
G
too young for him they told her
D
waiting for the love of a traveling soldier
Em
Our love will never end
C
waiting for the soldier to come back again
G
never more to be alone
D G
when the letter said soldiers coming home
[Verse 4]
G
One Friday night at a football game
The Lord's Prayer said and the anthem sang
Cadd9
A man said folks would you bow your heads
G
For the list of the local Vietnam dead
G
Cryin' all alone under the stands
Was the piccolo player in the marching band
Cadd9
And one name read and no body really cared
Fmaj7/A C G
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair
[Chorus x2]
Em
I cried
C
never gonna hold the hand of another guy
G
too young for him they told her
D
waiting for the love of a traveling soldier
Em
Our love will never end
C
waiting for the soldier to come back again
G
never more to be alone
D G
when the letter said soldiers coming home