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Six String Soldier

Biography:

Joe Brooks, born May 18, 1987, is a British singer-songwriter, born and raised in Southampton, United Kingdom. Brooks is signed to Lava Records, and has received media coverage based on his topping the UK Myspace charts.

After hearing Derrin Nauendorf perform at the The Brook in Southampton at age 16. Brooks went home and taught himself to play guitar and began posting songs on Myspace.
He attended Mountbatten Secondary School and Barton Peveril College.

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SIX STRING SOLDIER - Joe Brooks
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Tabbed by: scaredofseagles

Off his new album 'The Boy and the Broken Machine'

Credits to tumblr users joebrookschords for the chords in the bridge, also resa-rose and
joesbrooks for the lyrics.

Chords Used:
B Abm F# E C#m B* Abm* F#* E Bbm*
e|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-------4---------3---------1-------9------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-------6---------4---------2-------11------9------6------4-----2------8-------------|
A|--9-------6---------4---------2-------11------x------x------x-----x------x-------------|
E|--7-------4---------2---------0-------9-------7------4------2-----0------6-------------|

Intro/Verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9---------6----------4----------2---------4---------6--------8-------9---|
A|--x---------x----------x----------x---------x---------x--------x-------x---|
E|--7(8x)-----4(8x)------2(8x)------0(2x)-----2(2x)-----4(2x)----6(2x)---7---|

Intro:
B* (2x)

Verse 1:
B*
This is the story of a six string soldier
Abm*
Down in the trenches six years bolder
F#*
Sleeve bloody from the heart he's worn there
E* F#* Abm* Bbm* B*
But the valley gives the mountain such a sweeter taste in my mouth

Abm*
Is so much louder than my thoughts and
F#*
I won't take my foot from the door stand
E
Up with your weapons of war
F# Abm Bbm B
'Cause the man is going down

Chorus:
B
Oh oh, you and me can go
Abm
So, oh, famously you know
F#
Like Lennon and Ono
E F# Abm Bbm B
Except with out the loco oh
B
La la, who cares what you are?
Abm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
E F# Abm Bbm B
I'll be your six string soldier

B Abm
La La La La Laaaaaa Hey
F# E F# Abm Bbm B(stop)
La La La La Laaaaa

Verse 2:

This is the glory of a boyhood pipe dream
Abm*
To wear a crown and make the girls scream
F#*
Tongue hungry for some more of that sweet tea
E F# Abm Bbm B
But the days of taking it easy for the honey could come back with a sting

Di didido
Abm
dididi dididaaaa
F#
And I swear to go far
E F#
So watch out
Abm Bbm B
'Cause the man is singing now

Chorus:
B
Oh oh, you and me can go
Abm
So, oh, famously you know
F#
Like Lennon and Ono
E F# Abm Bbm B
Except with out the loco oh
B
La la, who cares what you are?
Abm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
E F# Abm Bbm B
I'll be your six string soldier

Bridge:(strum once)
C#m F#
Though my heart is breaking now
B E
You know I'll be back in town
C#m F#
And this love it will restore
B E
Much finer than before

E*
This thing is huge(That's what she said)
F#* E*
It's just the beginning of something new
E* F#* Abm* Bbm* B
It's the start of me and

Chorus:
B (play softly; slowly building up to E)
Oh oh, you and me can go
Abm
So, oh, famously you know
F#
Like Lennon and Ono
E F# Abm Bbm B
Except with out the loco oh
B (play as usual)
La la, who cares what you are?
Abm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
E F# Abm Bbm B
I'll be your six string soldier

B
Oh oh, you and me can go
Abm
So, oh, famously you know
F#
Like Lennon and Ono
E F# Abm Bbm B
Except with out the loco oh
B
La la, who cares what you are?
Abm
Ah, ah, I'm no superstar
F#
But with this weapon on my shoulder
E F# Abm Bbm B
I'll be your six string soldier

Ending:
B Abm
La La La La laaaaa hey
F# E F# Abm Bbm
La La La La laaaaa hey
B Abm
La La La La
F#
La La La La
E F# Abm
La La La La
Bbm
Hey! (Ends)