like soldiers do by billy bragg – tabbed by tcoldsteel 2009

capo ( probably ) 2nd or 3rd fret .
pick – up in bridge position ( as usual ) . this tab may be better as an acoustic version anyway .
this is the very basic chord structure . all chords relative to capo .
use a mixture of barred and open chords ( the ’f’ sounds better barred to me ) and
signature runs/licks between chords to get billy’s sound .

intro : C

verse :

C F C
blues eyes fighting the grey eyes fighting the tears
C F
armed to the teeth for a war of words
G
reaching all the years
Am G
i advanced across a poppy field
C F
i saw the gleam as you raised your shield
F
and love screamed down
G C ( G )
with the sun behind its back

chorus :

C F
our fathers were all soldiers ,
C G
shall we be soldiers too
Am G ( F G ) C
fighting and falling like soldiers do

nothing is clear in this tactical unclear war
i can’t be bothered to find out
what we are fighting for
no one can win this war of the senses
i see no reason to drop my defences
so stand fast my emotions ,
rally round my shaking heart

our fathers were all soldiers ,
shall we be soldiers too
fighting and falling like soldiers do

blue eyes fighting the grey eyes fighting the tears
armed to the teeth for a war of words
reaching all the years
i advanced across a poppy field
i saw the gleam as you raised your shield
and love screamed down
with the sun behind its back
i knew once again i was under attack
so stand fast my emotions ,
rally round my shaking heart

our fathers were all soldiers ,
shall we be soldiers too
Am G ( F G )
fighting and falling like soldiers
Am G ( F G )
fighting and falling like soldiers
Am G ( F G ) C
fighting and falling like soldiers do

have fun .
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