Biography:
The Temper Trap is an indie rock band which formed in 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. Now based in London, the band consists of Dougy Mandagi (vocals, guitar), Jonathon Aherne (bass), Toby Dundas (drums) and Joseph Greer (keyboards, guitar).
In October 2013, an official statement confirmed that lead guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto parted ways with the band
The Temper Trap's debut album, Conditions, was released in 2009 and contains the singles Sweet Disposition, Fader, Love Lost and Science of Fear.
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Other songs:
- Burn
- Down River
- Love Lost
- Science Of Fear
- Soldier On
- Sweet Disposition
- Trembling Hands
- Alive
- Dreams
- Everybody Leaves In The End
- Fader
- Fall Together
- Fools
- Im Gonna Wait
- Multi
- Need Your Love
- On The Run
- Rabbit Hole
- Resurrection
- Riverina
- So Much Sky
- The Sea Is Calling
- Thick As Thieves
- Want
- What If Im Wrong
- Where Do We Go From Here
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The Temper Trap - Soldier On
Chords by Simon Kelly
The first version of the song works perfectly but I like hearing the bass and treble slide up and down and I
think this version captures that better.
Where you see "G F#m Em" below, only hit the middle chord once while transitioning.
Starting from verse 4 the guitar goes from clean to being slightly driven so if you have an overdrive pedal,
that would be a good time to start it.
In verse 5, just strum each chord once and let ring.
No Capo
Standard Tuning
Chords used:
Bm D F#m G Em F A
e|---7-----5-----2-----3-----0-----1-----5---|
B|---7-----7-----2-----3-----0-----1-----5---|
G|---7-----7-----2-----4-----0-----2-----6---|
D|---9-----7-----4-----5-----2-----3-----7---|
A|---9-----5-----4-----5-----2-----3-----7---|
D|---7-----x-----2-----3-----0-----1-----5---|
[Intro]
Bm D F#m G x2
[Verse 1]
Bm D
Who wants to know
F#m G
All that is gold is rusting
Bm D
No one will know
F#m G
When seasons cease to change and
Bm D
How far we've gone
F#m G
How far we're going
Bm
It's the here and the now
D
And the love for the sound
F#m G Bm
Of the moments that keep us moving
[Verse 2]
D
Waves crash along
F#m G
The battered, lonely lighthouse
Bm D
Tomorrow she's gone
F#m G
And if not, someday somehow
Bm D F#m G
Are these hands a waste
Bm D
Well this side of mortality is
F#m G
Scaring me to death
G F#m Em Em F F#m
To death
F#m F Em
[Chorus 1]
Em F F#m F#m F Em
Don't think about it at all
Em F F#m
Just keep your head low
G A
And don't think about it all
Bm D F#m G x2
[Verse 3]
Bm D
Soldier on, soldier on
F#m G
Keep your heart close to the ground
Bm D
Soldier on, soldier on,
F#m G G F#m Em Em F F#m F#m F Em
keep your heart close to the ground
[Chorus 2]
Em F F#m F#m F Em
Don't think about it at all
Em F F#m
Just keep your head low
G
Don't think about it
A
At all
[Verse 4]
Bm D F#m G
Bm D F#m G
Yeah, will you take me tonight
Bm D F#m G Bm D F#m G
Yeah, will you take me tonight
Bm D F#m G
Yeah, will you take me tonight
G Bm D F#m G
Ooooh... tonight
Bm D F#m G x5
[Verse 5]
Bm
Soldier on
D
Soldier on
F#m
Keep your heart
G
Close to the ground
Chords by Simon Kelly
The first version of the song works perfectly but I like hearing the bass and treble slide up and down and I
think this version captures that better.
Where you see "G F#m Em" below, only hit the middle chord once while transitioning.
Starting from verse 4 the guitar goes from clean to being slightly driven so if you have an overdrive pedal,
that would be a good time to start it.
In verse 5, just strum each chord once and let ring.
No Capo
Standard Tuning
Chords used:
Bm D F#m G Em F A
e|---7-----5-----2-----3-----0-----1-----5---|
B|---7-----7-----2-----3-----0-----1-----5---|
G|---7-----7-----2-----4-----0-----2-----6---|
D|---9-----7-----4-----5-----2-----3-----7---|
A|---9-----5-----4-----5-----2-----3-----7---|
D|---7-----x-----2-----3-----0-----1-----5---|
[Intro]
Bm D F#m G x2
[Verse 1]
Bm D
Who wants to know
F#m G
All that is gold is rusting
Bm D
No one will know
F#m G
When seasons cease to change and
Bm D
How far we've gone
F#m G
How far we're going
Bm
It's the here and the now
D
And the love for the sound
F#m G Bm
Of the moments that keep us moving
[Verse 2]
D
Waves crash along
F#m G
The battered, lonely lighthouse
Bm D
Tomorrow she's gone
F#m G
And if not, someday somehow
Bm D F#m G
Are these hands a waste
Bm D
Well this side of mortality is
F#m G
Scaring me to death
G F#m Em Em F F#m
To death
F#m F Em
[Chorus 1]
Em F F#m F#m F Em
Don't think about it at all
Em F F#m
Just keep your head low
G A
And don't think about it all
Bm D F#m G x2
[Verse 3]
Bm D
Soldier on, soldier on
F#m G
Keep your heart close to the ground
Bm D
Soldier on, soldier on,
F#m G G F#m Em Em F F#m F#m F Em
keep your heart close to the ground
[Chorus 2]
Em F F#m F#m F Em
Don't think about it at all
Em F F#m
Just keep your head low
G
Don't think about it
A
At all
[Verse 4]
Bm D F#m G
Bm D F#m G
Yeah, will you take me tonight
Bm D F#m G Bm D F#m G
Yeah, will you take me tonight
Bm D F#m G
Yeah, will you take me tonight
G Bm D F#m G
Ooooh... tonight
Bm D F#m G x5
[Verse 5]
Bm
Soldier on
D
Soldier on
F#m
Keep your heart
G
Close to the ground
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