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[Verse]GTwo days past 18, he was waiting for the bus in his army greensC GSat down at a booth in a cafe there, gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hairGHe's a little shy so she give him a smile and he said would you mindC GSittin' down for a while and talking to me, I'm feeling a little lowF C GShe said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go[Verse]GSo they went down and they sat on the pier, he said "I bet you got a boyfriend but IC G F C Gdon't care, I got no one to send a letter to. Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?"[Chorus]EmI criedC GNever gonna hold the hand of another guyToo young, for him they told herDWaitin' for the love of a travelin' soldierEmOur love will never endC GWaitin' for the soldier to come back againNever more to be aloneD GWhen the letter says, a soldier's coming home[Verse]GSo the letters came from an army camp, in California then VietnamC GAnd he told her of his heart, it might be love and all of things he was so scared ofGHe said when it's gettin' kinda rough over here, I think of that dayC GSittin' down at the pier and I close my eyes and see your pretty smileF C GDon't worry but I won't be able to write for a while[Chorus]EmI criedC GNever gonna hold the hand of another guyToo young, for him they told herDWaitin' for the love of a travelin' soldierEmOur love will never endC GWaitin' for the soldier to come back againNever more to be aloneD GWhen the letter says, a soldier's coming home[Solo]| G | G | C | G || G | G | C | G |
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[Verse]GOne Friday night at a football game, the Lord's Prayer said and the anthemC Gsang, a man said folks would you bow your heads for a list of local Vietnam deadGCryin' all alone under the stands was a piccolo player in the marching bandC GAnd one name read and nobody really caredF C GBut a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair[Chorus]EmI criedC GNever gonna hold the hand of another guyToo young, for him they told herDWaitin' for the love of a travelin' soldierEmOur love will never endC GWaitin' for the soldier to come back againNever more to be aloneDWhen the letter says, a soldier's comingEmI criedC GNever gonna hold the hand of another guyToo young, for him they told herDWaitin' for the love of a travelin' soldierEmOur love will never endC GWaitin' for the soldier to come back againNever more to be aloneD GWhen the letter says, a soldier's coming home[Outro]G C G C(repeat and fade out)