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Soldier Of Fortune

The song Soldier of Fortune was written by David Coverdale and Ritchie Blackmore of the rock band Deep Purple. It was released on their Stormbringer album in 1974. The song reflects a sense of nostalgia and reflection on the life of a drifter, or someone who wanders without a set destination. The lyrics tackle themes of love, change, and a kind of resignation, symbolized by the soldier of fortune who accepts his fate of always being on the road, ... without a fixed home. See more [+]

Key: C

Introduction:  Am   G   D   Am  

difficulty
intermediate |||||
           Am 
I have often told you stories
 G 
about the way
       Am 
I lived the life of a drifter
 Em 
Waiting for the day
           Am 
When I'd take your hand and sing you songs
       G 
Then maybe you would say
 Am 
Come lay with me and love me
 Em                                           D  C 
    And I would surely stay
 C             D                     Am 
    But I feel I'm growing older
 F               G                     C 
    And the songs that I have sung
     E7                 Am 
    Echo in the distance
                   G 
    Like the sound
             C                 F 
    Of a windmill going round
     Dm                         Em 
    Guess I'll always be
                       Am 
    A soldier of fortune

         Am 
Many times I've been a traveller
 G 
I looked for something new
     Am 
In days of old when nights were cold
 Em 
I wandered without you
   Am 
But those days I thought my eyes
       G 
Had seen you standing near
 Am 
Though blindness is confusing
 Em 
It shows that you're not here
 C           D                       Am 
    But I feel I'm growing older
 F                   G                       C 
    And the songs that I have sung
     E7               Am 
    Echo in the distance
                   G 
    Like the sound
             C                 F 
    Of a windmill going round
   Dm                         Em 
  Guess I'll always be
                       Am 
    A soldier of fortune
           C                   G 
    Yes, I can hear the sound
             C                 F 
    Of a windmill going round
         Dm                         Em 
    I guess I'll always be
                       Am 
    A soldier of fortune.
         F                     Em 
    I guess I'll always be
                       A 
    A soldier of fortune

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