Intro
A#m Fm7 A#m Fm7
[Verse 1]
A#m Fm
Do I hear what I think I'm hearing
A#m Fm
Do I see the signs I think I see
F# G# A#m
Or is this just fantasy
Fm7
Is it true that the beast is waking
A#m Fm7
Stirring in his restless sleep tonight
D# D#m
In the pale moonlight
A#m Fm7
In the grip of this cold December
A#m G#
You and I have reason to remember
[Chorus]
C# A#m F# F#m C#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
F# C# A#m
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
C# F# G#
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
C# A#m F# F#m C#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
A#m Fdim F7 A#m
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
C# F# G# C#
'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]
C# A#m F# F#m C#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I don't sing
F# C# A#m
They blow their horns and march along, they drum their drums and look so strong
C# F# G#
You'd think that nothing in the world was wrong
C# A#m F# F#m C#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
A#m Fdim F7 A#m
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
C# F# G# C#
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Instrumental]
C# F# C# A#m C# F#/C# G# G#
[Chorus]
C# A#m F# F#m C#
Soldiers write the songs that soldiers sing, the songs that you and I won't sing
A#m Fdim F7 A#m
Let's not look the other way taking a chance
C# F# G# C#
'Cos if the bugler starts to play we too must dance
[Outro]
C# A#m F# Dm