Tono: C
Introducción: G G G G G G G G
C
Once I was a soldier
G
I rode on a big white horse
C
Silver pistols at my side
G
Carryin' the flags of war
Em Bm Em
And I lost track of the men who fell
A
In the canon's roar
A D7
I never got over bein' a soldier
C
Once I was a tax man
G
Collectin' dollars and dimes
C
I heard the rich man grumble
G
I heard the poor man cry
Em Bm Em
Some few couldn't afford to pay
Bm
Were put to a shackle and key
A D7
I never got over bein' a tax man
C
Once I was a ruler
G
About twelve inches long
C
Three times me made a yardstick
G
36 inches high
Em Bm Em
36 inches high was I
Bm
36 inches high
A D7
I never got over 36 inches high