Intro
Cm Gm7 Cm Gm7
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm
Do I hear what I think I'm hearing
Cm Gm
Do I see the signs I think I see
G# A# Cm
Or is this just fantasy
Gm7
Is it true that the beast is waking
Cm Gm7
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight
F Fm
In the pale moonlight
Cm Gm7
In the grip of this cold December
Cm A#
You and I have reason to remember
[Chorus]
D# Cm G# G#m D#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
G# D# Cm
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
D# G# A#
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
D# Cm G# G#m D#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Cm Fdim G7 Cm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
D# G# A# D#
'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]
D# Cm G# G#m D#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
G# D# Cm
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
D# G# A#
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
D# Cm G# G#m D#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Cm Fdim G7 Cm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
D# G# A# D#
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Instrumental]
D# G# D# Cm D# G#/D# A# A#
[Chorus]
D# Cm G# G#m D#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Cm Fdim G7 Cm
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
D# G# A# D#
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Outro]
D# Cm G# Dm