Intro
Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7
[Verse 1]
Bm F#m
Do I hear what I think I'm hearing
Bm F#m
Do I see the signs I think I see
G A Bm
Or is this just fantasy
F#m7
Is it true that the beast is waking
Bm F#m7
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight
E Em
In the pale moonlight
Bm F#m7
In the grip of this cold December
Bm A
You and I have reason to remember
[Chorus]
D Bm G Gm D
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
G D Bm
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 Bm G Gm D
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Bm Fdim F#7 Bm
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 Bm G Gm D
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
G D Bm
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 Bm G Gm D
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Bm Fdim F#7 Bm
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 Bm D G/D A A
[Chorus]
D Bm G Gm D
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
Bm Fdim F#7 Bm
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 Bm G Dm