The First Soldier

[Intro]
B5  x2

B5 B5 F# E5 B5
B5 B5 A C#5 F# B5

[Verse 1]
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Before the war, he wanted more
And ran away from home
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The War to End All Wars had called his name
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Outcast, an unlikely soldier
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Barely worth his uniform
 C#5          B5              F#
Emerging as a devil dressed in blue

[Pre-Chorus]
E5                F#
Being the lone survivor
        Eb5          G#m
At the trenches in Alsace
C#5 Eb5 Bb5   B5  F#5
One man holds the line

[Chorus]
         B5
From the south to the front to the battlefield
From a farm to a hero of France
           B5
Served his country courageous and fearless
      F#        E5         B5
As he halts the Kaiser’s advance
         B5
From the south to the front into no man’s land
From a farm to the end of the road
       B5
Son of France he is the first on the frontline
       A
Coming home!
       C#5            F#       B5
Coming home, let his story be known

[Verse 2]
B5
Glorious, victorious
Protector of the tomb
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Memories of his deeds, the cross of war
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He’s a decorated soldier,
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He’s the pride of the uniform
 C#5            B5          F#
Echoes from the past his story told

[Pre-Chorus]
E5              F#
Lined up for execution
  Eb5               G#m
Saved his captain’s life
C#5 Eb5 Bb5   B5  F#5
One man holds the line!

[Chorus]
         B5
From the south to the front to the battlefield
From a farm to a hero of France
           B5
Served his country courageous and fearless
      F#        E5         B5
As he halts the Kaiser’s advance
         B5
From the south to the front into no man’s land
From a farm to the end of the road
       B5
Son of France he is the first on the frontline
       A
Coming home!
       C#5            F#       B5
Coming home, let his story be known

[Solo]
B5 B5 B5 A E5 B5
B5 A G#m A E5 B5

D5 D5 D5 E5 F5 G
D5 C#5 B5 G F#
Em D5 C#5 E5 A

G Bb C5 D5 C#5 B5 A
F# E5

[Chorus]
         B5
From the south to the front to the battlefield
From a farm to a hero of France
           B5
Served his country courageous and fearless
      F#        E5         B5
As he halts the Kaiser’s advance
         B5
From the south to the front into no man’s land
From a farm to the end of the road
       B5
Son of France he is the first on the frontline
       A
Coming home!
       C#5  F#
Coming home..
         B5
From the south to the front to the battlefield
From a farm to a hero of France
           B5
Served his country courageous and fearless
      F#        E5         B5
As he halts the Kaiser’s advance
         B5
From the south to the front into no man’s land
From a farm to the end of the road
       B5
Son of France he is the first on the frontline
       A
Coming home!
       C#5            F#       B5
Coming home, let his story be known.