Intro
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
[Verse 1]
Dm Am
Do I hear what I think I'm hearing
Dm Am
Do I see the signs I think I see
A# C Dm
Or is this just fantasy
Am7
Is it true that the beast is waking
Dm Am7
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight
G Gm
In the pale moonlight
Dm Am7
In the grip of this cold December
Dm C
You and I have reason to remember
[Chorus]
F Dm A# A#m F
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
A# F Dm
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
F A# C
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
F Dm A# A#m F
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Dm Fdim A7 Dm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
F A# 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 Dm A# A#m F
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
A# F Dm
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
F A# C
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
F Dm A# A#m F
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Dm Fdim A7 Dm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
F A# C F
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Instrumental]
F A# F Dm F A#/F C C
[Chorus]
F Dm A# A#m F
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Dm Fdim A7 Dm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
F A# C F
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Outro]
F Dm A# Dm