Intro
Fm Cm7 Fm Cm7
[Verse 1]
Fm Cm
Do I hear what I think I'm hearing
Fm Cm
Do I see the signs I think I see
C# D# Fm
Or is this just fantasy
Cm7
Is it true that the beast is waking
Fm Cm7
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight
A# A#m
In the pale moonlight
Fm Cm7
In the grip of this cold December
Fm D#
You and I have reason to remember
[Chorus]
G# Fm C# C#m G#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
C# G# Fm
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
G# C# D#
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
G# Fm C# C#m G#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Fm Fdim C7 Fm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
G# C# D# G#
'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]
G# Fm C# C#m G#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
C# G# Fm
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
G# C# D#
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
G# Fm C# C#m G#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Fm Fdim C7 Fm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
G# C# D# G#
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Instrumental]
G# C# G# Fm G# C#/G# D# D#
[Chorus]
G# Fm C# C#m G#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Fm Fdim C7 Fm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
G# C# D# G#
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Outro]
G# Fm C# Dm