Intro
G#m D#m7 G#m D#m7
[Verse 1]
G#m D#m
Do I hear what I think I'm hearing
G#m D#m
Do I see the signs I think I see
E F# G#m
Or is this just fantasy
D#m7
Is it true that the beast is waking
G#m D#m7
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight
C# C#m
In the pale moonlight
G#m D#m7
In the grip of this cold December
G#m F#
You and I have reason to remember
[Chorus]
B G#m E Em B
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
E B G#m
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
B E F#
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
B G#m E Em B
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
G#m Fdim D#7 G#m
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
B E F# B
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Verse 2]
What's that sound, what's that dreadful rumble, won't somebody tell me what I hear
In the distance but drawing near
Is it only a storm approaching
All that thunder and the blinding light in the winter night
In the grip of this cold December
You and I have reason to remember
[Chorus]
B G#m E Em B
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
E B G#m
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
B E F#
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
B G#m E Em B
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
G#m Fdim D#7 G#m
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
B E F# B
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Instrumental]
B E B G#m B E/B F# F#
[Chorus]
B G#m E Em B
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
G#m Fdim D#7 G#m
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
B E F# B
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Outro]
B G#m E Dm