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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: Gm

Introduction:  Gm   Dm   C   Gm  

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         Gm 
I have often told you stories
 F 
About the way
    Gm 
I lived the life of a drifter
 Dm 
  waiting for the day
           Gm 
When I' d take your hand and sing you songs
       F 
Then maybe you would say
 Gm 
Come lay with me and love me
 Dm 
  And I would surely stay

 Bb        C                 Gm 
  But I feel I' m growing older
 Eb           F                 Bb 
And the songs that I have sung
  D             Gm 
Echo in the distance
            F 
Like the sound
       Bb               Eb 
Of a windmill going round
 Cm                 Dm 
Guess I' ll always be
               Gm 
A soldier of fortune.

       Gm 
Many times I' ve been a traveller
     F 
I looked for something new
             Gm 
In days of old when nights were cold
 Dm 
   I wandered without you
 Gm 
But those days I thought my eyes
 F 
Had seen you standing near
 Gm 
Though blindness is confusing
 Dm 
It shows that you' re not here.

 Bb        C                 Gm 
  But I feel I' m growing older
 Eb           F                 Bb 
And the songs that I have sung
  D             Gm 
Echo in the distance
            F 
Like the sound
       Bb               Eb 
Of a windmill going round
 Cm                 Dm 
Guess I' ll always be
               Gm 
A soldier of fortune.
      Gm              F 
Yes, I can hear the sound
        Bb            Eb 
of a windmill going round
    Cm                Dm 
I guess I' ll always be
               Gm 
a soldier of fortune.
    Eb                Dm7 
I guess I' ll always be
               G 
a soldier of fortune.

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