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