toy soldier — текст песни (Four Seasons)

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Toy Soldier
(Bob Gaudio - Bob Crewe)

Intro:

(acoustic and tremolo electric guitar; bass/drums alone 2nd bar)

F7sus4 [131311] (F)
v v v v v v v v
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-3-3-3---3-------|-----------------
-6-5-3---3-------|-----------------
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(wordless backing vocals enter)

F A7 Dm /C /B /Bb
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
A C7 Fm Em A7
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Toy

Chorus:

G D
Soldier

(tremolo electric):

v v v v
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-0-0-0---0-------
-3-2-0---0-------
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G C G D
Toy soldier, poor boy
F Bm /Bb /A G A7 D
[1,2: Doesn`t know he`ll wind up like a broken toy]
[3: Gonna come home to be broken like a toy]
G D G D G D [1,2: A 3: F, to coda]
(Broken toy, huh! like a broken toy)

Verse 1:

A A7 D
A lonely soldier needs his girl
Ddim A
But he`s halfway `round the world
A7 D
If he knew the truth he`d hurt
Ddim A
`Cause his girl`s become a flirt
C7 Fm Em A
`Round the town they say toy

[repeat chorus]

Verse 2:

Oh how he dreams of his return
And the coming home he earned
All his dreamin` was a waste
There`s a new face in his place
She ain`t waiting for you

[repeat chorus]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

F A7 Dm /C /B /Bb
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
A C7 Fm /E /D /D
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

C C7
Toy soldier (toy soldier)


-- another ace 60`s tab from Andrew Rogers