Coming home soldier    (video)    (intro)    (midi)

 

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    I'm coming home, I'm coming,

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    I'm coming home, I'm coming home.

 

      C                          Em                   F                   G            C

1. Home, I'm coming home, coming home from across the sea,

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    home, I'm coming home, no more marching and fighting for me.

 

          F                                   C

I am soldier, a coming home soldier,

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no purple heart do I wear on my chest.

                F                                     C

I'm just a soldier, a coming home soldier,

                 F                         G

I know that I, I've done my best.

 

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    I'm coming home, I'm coming,

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    I'm coming home, I'm coming ….

                                                                              G

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 4th here) ….home.

     

            C              Em                    F          G      C

2. The girl I left behind has been waiting patiently,

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    she said, she didn't mind ‘cause I was helpin to keep our land free.

 

+ CHORUS

 

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    I'm coming home, I'm coming,

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    I'm coming home, I'm coming home.

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Bobby Vinton)