How to Play Travelin' Soldier on Ukulele?

Dixie Chicks - Travelin' Soldier can be played in the key of G using the G, C, F, D, Em chords. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open. For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Travelin' Soldier with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Dixie Chicks - Travelin’ Soldier Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, C, F, D, Em

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]Two days past 18 he was waiting for the bus in his army greens Sat [C]down at a booth in a cafe there, gave his [G]order to a girl with a bow in her hair [G]He’s a little shy so she gives him a smile and he said would you mind Sitten down for a while and [C]talking to me, I’m feeling a little [G]low She said I’m [F]off in an hour and [C]I know where we can [G]go

[G]So they went down and they sat on the pier he said “I bet you got a boyfriend but I don’t care, I’ve [C]got no one to send a letter [G]to. Would you [F]mind if I sent [C]one back here to [G]you?”

[Em]I [C]cried, never gonna hold the hand of another guy [G]Too young, for him they told her [D]Waitin’ for the love of a travelin’ soldier [Em]Our love will never end [C]Waitin’ for the soldier to come back again [G]Never more to be alone [D]When the letters said, a soldiers coming [G]home

[G]So the letters came from an army camp, in California then Vietnam And he [C]told her of his heart, might be love and [G]all of the things he was so scared of.

[G]He said when it’s getting kinda rough over here, I think of that day Sittin down at the pier and I [C]close my eyes and see your pretty [G]smile Don’t [F]worry but I won’t be [C]able to write for a [G]while

[G]So the letters came from an army camp, in California then Vietnam And he [C]told her of his heart, might be love and [G]all of the things he was so scared of.

One [G]Friday night at a football game, the Lord’s prayer said and the anthem sang a [C]man said folks would you bow your head for a [G]list of local Vietnam dead [G]Cryin all alone under the stands was a piccolo player in the marching band And [C]one name read and nobody really [G]cared But a [F]pretty little girl [C]with a bow in her [G]hair

Artist Dixie Chicks

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Genres Country

Year 2002

Key G

Dixie Chicks - Travelin' Soldier can be played in the key of G using the G, C, F, D, Em chords.

For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Travelin' Soldier with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.