Carbon Leaf - Toy Soldiers
Intro: D (Alternate Strum) Am 2x C 2x G 2x
Verse Pattern (Same for all verses):
Am 2x C 2x G 2x D (Alternate Strum into next phrase)
Give it a listen for the singing/playing cues. Note the F in the chorus could easily be
a C, making this a total novice song. When you progress to bar chords, the F is an
interesting switch.
Intro 2x
[Am]Today I [C]strike out [G]on my [D]own
The dog is dead the kids have grown
I fell asleep in my writing chair
I dreamt I found my childhood stare
To family dinner Christmas night
We'd cross the river shipyard lights
Before the heartbreak and unknown
Tonight I strike out on my own
Chorus:
[D]Hi-diddley-[Am]o didn't ya [F]know?
G D --(Note: All downstrokes)
You fade once you glow
Didn't ya [Am]know child[C]?
After the [G]rhyme high [D]time
[D]Diddley-o [Am]didn't ya [F]know?
G D --(Note: All downstrokes)
You fade once you glow
Didn't ya [Am]know child?[C]
G D (Back into alt strumming)
After the rhyme high time
Intro 1x
The families gather but we're all
Mere shadows in this banquet hall
I'm begging mom will you understand
I'm begging dad will you hold her hand
To play outside was all I'd known
And Christmas lights on every home
Chorus Last phrase changes to:
[(C)]G D (Into [G]alternate s[D]trumm[Am]ing)[G]
After the rhyme it's high time
Intro 1x (Gradually play softer)
We find the people of our dreams
We find that they're not what they seem
I've learned that people come and go
I've learned that families break and grow (Get louder!)
Toy soldiers brave away those tears
Toy soldiers hope for better years (Louder!)
Today I strike out on my own
The dog is dead we kids have grown
Chorus Original end phrase
End phrase 2x
Intro: D (Alternate Strum) Am 2x C 2x G 2x
Verse Pattern (Same for all verses):
Am 2x C 2x G 2x D (Alternate Strum into next phrase)
Give it a listen for the singing/playing cues. Note the F in the chorus could easily be
a C, making this a total novice song. When you progress to bar chords, the F is an
interesting switch.
Intro 2x
[Am]Today I [C]strike out [G]on my [D]own
The dog is dead the kids have grown
I fell asleep in my writing chair
I dreamt I found my childhood stare
To family dinner Christmas night
We'd cross the river shipyard lights
Before the heartbreak and unknown
Tonight I strike out on my own
Chorus:
[D]Hi-diddley-[Am]o didn't ya [F]know?
G D --(Note: All downstrokes)
You fade once you glow
Didn't ya [Am]know child[C]?
After the [G]rhyme high [D]time
[D]Diddley-o [Am]didn't ya [F]know?
G D --(Note: All downstrokes)
You fade once you glow
Didn't ya [Am]know child?[C]
G D (Back into alt strumming)
After the rhyme high time
Intro 1x
The families gather but we're all
Mere shadows in this banquet hall
I'm begging mom will you understand
I'm begging dad will you hold her hand
To play outside was all I'd known
And Christmas lights on every home
Chorus Last phrase changes to:
[(C)]G D (Into [G]alternate s[D]trumm[Am]ing)[G]
After the rhyme it's high time
Intro 1x (Gradually play softer)
We find the people of our dreams
We find that they're not what they seem
I've learned that people come and go
I've learned that families break and grow (Get louder!)
Toy soldiers brave away those tears
Toy soldiers hope for better years (Louder!)
Today I strike out on my own
The dog is dead we kids have grown
Chorus Original end phrase
End phrase 2x
