Verse
G# Fm C# D#
Once in a town in the black forest a little white toy shop stood,
G# Fm C# D#
and a little tin soldier with only one leg lived in a castle of wood.
C# D# C# D#
And across the room on another shelf stood a little glass case,
G# Fm C# D#
and a tiny ballerina lived in there all in her dress of lace.
[Chorus]
C# D#
And from where the little tin soldier stood,
C# D#
they could see each other oh so clear.
G# Fm
And the little tin soldier watched over her,
C# D#
with a love that was so dear.
[Bridge]
G#m Cm G#m Cm
Then one day sadness came the tiny ballerina was sold.
G#m Cm A#m
The little tin soldier was thrown away, and into a gutter he rolled.
A#m Fm A#m Fm
The water carried him to the sea and many far off lands,
A#m Fm
he made many children happy,
A#m Fm
as he passed through their tiny hands.
[Verse 2]
G# Fm G# Fm
And then one day they met again in a house in the land of Eire.
G# Fm
And when the clock on the wall struck the midnight hour,
C# Gb D#
they jumped into a fire.
G# Fm G# Fm
And in that fire - they shall stay, forever and a day,
G# Fm C# D# G#
and the fire, Lord, is the fire of love, just like the peaceful dove.
