The First Soldier

[Intro] B5 x2 B5 B5 F# E5 B5 B5 B5 A C#5 F# B5 [Verse 1] B5 Before the war, he wanted more And ran away from home G#m E5 F# The War to End All Wars had called his name B5 F# Outcast, an unlikely soldier G#m E5 Eb5 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 G#m E5 F# Memories of his deeds, the cross of war B5 F# He’s a decorated soldier, G#m E5 Eb5 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.