Universal Soldier, Buffy Sainte Mari, Cover & lesson in 1, rogersgitar

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UNIVERSAL SOLDIER
Lyrics by Buffy Sainte Marie

He is five foot two,
And he's six feet four,
He fights with missiles and with spears,
He's all of thirty-one,
And he's only seventeen,
He's been a soldier for a thousand years.

He's a Catholic, a Hindu,
An atheist, a Chein,
A Budhist, and a Baptist and a Jew,
And he knows, he shouldn't kill,
And he knows, he always will,
Killing for me, my friend, and me for you.

And he's fighting for Canada,
He's fighting for France,
He's fighting for the USA
And he's fighting for the Russians,
He's fighting for Japan,
And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way.

And he's fighting for democracy,
He's fighting for the Reds,
He says it's for the peace of all,
He's the one who must decide,
Who's to live and who's to die,
And he never sees the writing on the wall.

But without him, how would Hitler
Have condemned him at Dacov, (German concentration camp)
Without him Cesar would have stood alone,
He's the one, who gives his body
As a weapon of the war,
And without him all this killing can't go on.

He's the universal soldier,
And he really is to blame,
His orders come from far away, no more,
They come from here and there,
And you and me and brothers,
Can't you see,
This is not the way we put the end to war.

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[rogersgitar]

Hello US :) You change key by moving the capo up ore down,. Use the fret that is best for your voice . Good luck - Roger

[plasticges]

hi rog song is 3/4 time d du du or b du du try it it will sound much better , ggod lesson allthe same,

[rogersgitar]

@plasticges Thanx 4 your nice comment - not sure I understand what you mean .. can you explain?

[TheMasqueOfAnarchy]

Cheers Roger ..

Great lyrics - if we only acted upon them as well as enjoying their lyrical content maybe the world would be a better place ..

Peace & Respect

Matt

[rogersgitar]

Hello Matt ! I agree - but hopefully someone will come up with new good protestsongs - I think we need to be reminded. Best regards Roger

[MegaBirney]

are you sure that the capo should be on the 3rd fret. it also sounds good on the second oder fourth ;-)

[rogersgitar]

Thanx 4 ur gr8 comment, glad u like the vid, and happy new year to u also!. I'm writing this from the hospital - got hearttrouble this christmas. I'm set up 4 a bye pass operation, and must take a break wiht the lessons til I'm recovered. Best regards Roger ;-)