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