Intro
Gm Dm7 Gm Dm7
[Verse 1]
Gm Dm
Do I hear what I think I'm hearing
Gm Dm
Do I see the signs I think I see
D# F Gm
Or is this just fantasy
Dm7
Is it true that the beast is waking
Gm Dm7
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight
C Cm
In the pale moonlight
Gm Dm7
In the grip of this cold December
Gm F
You and I have reason to remember
[Chorus]
A# Gm D# D#m A#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
D# A# Gm
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
A# D# F
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
A# Gm D# D#m A#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Gm Fdim D7 Gm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
A# D# F A#
'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]
A# Gm D# D#m A#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
D# A# Gm
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
A# D# F
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
A# Gm D# D#m A#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Gm Fdim D7 Gm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
A# D# F A#
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Instrumental]
A# D# A# Gm A# D#/A# F F
[Chorus]
A# Gm D# D#m A#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Gm Fdim D7 Gm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
A# D# F A#
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Outro]
A# Gm D# Dm