Toy Soldier

Intro:

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

        F7sus4 [131311]   (F)
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -3-3-3---3-------|-----------------|
        -6-5-3---3-------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|


        (wordless backing vocals enter)

        F            A7           Dm /C /B /Bb
        /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
        A           C#7          F#m    Em A7
        /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
                                          Toy

Chorus:

         G   D
        Soldier

        (tremolo electric):

         v   v   v   v

        -----------------|
        -----------------|
        -----------------|
        -0-0-0---0-------|
        -3-2-0---0-------|
        -----------------|


         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
          C#7      F#m       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           C#7          F#m /E /D# /D
        /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

         C#     C#7
        Toy soldier (toy soldier)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers