would like to add these lyrics to the DT but do not know the procedure. Perhaps someone can do this.
A SOLDIER BOY
(D) A SOLDIER BOY ONCE BRAVE WAS (A7) HE WAS COURTING IN (D) SOCIETY AND THIS YOUNG (D7) SOLDIER SO THEY (G) SAY (D) ONCE LED A PRETTY (A7) GIRL (D) ASTRAY
(D) IT WAS WHEN HER APRON STRINGS HUNG (A7) LOW HE COURTED HER THROUGH RAIN AND (D) SNOW AND WHEN HER STRINGS (D7) THEY WOULD NOT (G) MEET HE USED TO (D) PASS (A7) HER ON THE (D) STREET
(D) HER FATHER CAME HOME LATE ONE (A7) AND FOUND HIS HOME WITHOUT A (D) LIGHT HE WENT (D7) INTO HIS DAUGHTER'S (G) ROOM HE FOUND HER (D7) HAN (A7) ING BY A (D) ROPE
(D) HE TOOK HIS KNIFE AND CUT HER (A7) DOWN PINNED ON HER BREAST THIS NOTE HE (D) FOUND I WISH MY (D7) BABY HAD BEEN (G) BORN (D) BEFORE THIS (A7) TROUBLE HAD (D) BEGUN
(D) SO DIG MY GRAVE AND DIG IT (A7) DEEP AND PLACE WHITE LILIES AT MY (D) FEET NOW ALL YOU (A7) SOLDIERS BEAR IN (G) MIND (D) THAT A GIRL'S TRUE LOVE (A7) IS HARD TO FIND
(D) BUT WHEN YOU FIND ONE GOOD AND (A7) TRUE NEVER CHANGE THE OLD ONE FOR THE (D) NEW (D)WHEN YOU (D7) FIND (A7) ONE GOOD AND (D) TRUE
(D) NO NEVER (D7) CHANGE THE OLD ONE FOR THE (G) NEW (D) WHEN YOU FIND (A7) ONE GOOD AND (D) TRUE.
Set to melody "Banks Of The Ohio" Chords in Brackets arranged by James H. Silver. Lyrics from memory of world war II veteran "Walter Lowe" as composed and sung by a comrade serving in the army with him at that time.
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