Jason Isbell - Soldiers Get Strange
Intro: Em ? C ? D x4 (fourth time, hold C)
I play it starting on 7th fret, drop the G on B string once, like this:
[Em] [C] [D]
e--7--7--7--3----5--
B--8--7--8--5----7--
G--9--9--9--5----7--
D--9--9--9--5----7--
A--7--7--7--3----5--
E--x--x--x--x----x--
Rest of the song I play normally, i.e. Em is 022000
You w[G]ant her to [G/F]try new t[C]hings. She re[G]minds you she w[G/F]ears your r[C]ing.
And a[G]fter a c[G/F]ouple o? dr[C]inks, she's a little s[G]cared of you.[G/F][C]
A g[G]ood friend is [G/F]hard to f[C]ind. You w[G]ish you could s[G/F]pend more t[C]ime
[G]towing ci[G/F]vilian li[C]nes, but they're all s[G]cared of you.[G/F][C]
It's not the t[Em]ime that makes it [Em/F#] go b[G]ad
It's not the t[Em]hought of what you [Em/F#]could've h[G]ad
It's not the [Em]way that her figure [Em/F#] has ch[G]anged
G G/F C (hold)
It's just that a soldier gets strange
You know she's a real good girl. She reminds you that every curl
that whips in the wind of the world, is watched by the eyes of God.
But lately your mane's gone white. You itch in your veins in the night.
Before you "came home alright" you wielded the lightning rod.
It ain't the time that makes it go South
It ain't the liquor that burns in your mouth
Nearly nothing around here's changed
It's just that a soldier gets strange
She t[C]urns off the lights so you c[Em]an't see her body
You c[C]an't make her fight when you [Em]know that you're wrong
They c[C]all you a hero, so m[Em]any still fighting
G G/F C (hold)
This ain't where you belong
(Instrumental): G G/F C x3
Maybe you'll re-enlist. It couldn't be worse than this.
But think of the things you'll miss, if you're inside the wire again
It's not the dreams that keep you up late
It's not the world you saw incinerate
It's not the way that her figure has changed
It's just that a soldier gets strange
G G/F C (hold)
Most of all you got strange
(Intro chords just like the start)
Intro: Em ? C ? D x4 (fourth time, hold C)
I play it starting on 7th fret, drop the G on B string once, like this:
[Em] [C] [D]
e--7--7--7--3----5--
B--8--7--8--5----7--
G--9--9--9--5----7--
D--9--9--9--5----7--
A--7--7--7--3----5--
E--x--x--x--x----x--
Rest of the song I play normally, i.e. Em is 022000
You w[G]ant her to [G/F]try new t[C]hings. She re[G]minds you she w[G/F]ears your r[C]ing.
And a[G]fter a c[G/F]ouple o? dr[C]inks, she's a little s[G]cared of you.[G/F][C]
A g[G]ood friend is [G/F]hard to f[C]ind. You w[G]ish you could s[G/F]pend more t[C]ime
[G]towing ci[G/F]vilian li[C]nes, but they're all s[G]cared of you.[G/F][C]
It's not the t[Em]ime that makes it [Em/F#] go b[G]ad
It's not the t[Em]hought of what you [Em/F#]could've h[G]ad
It's not the [Em]way that her figure [Em/F#] has ch[G]anged
G G/F C (hold)
It's just that a soldier gets strange
You know she's a real good girl. She reminds you that every curl
that whips in the wind of the world, is watched by the eyes of God.
But lately your mane's gone white. You itch in your veins in the night.
Before you "came home alright" you wielded the lightning rod.
It ain't the time that makes it go South
It ain't the liquor that burns in your mouth
Nearly nothing around here's changed
It's just that a soldier gets strange
She t[C]urns off the lights so you c[Em]an't see her body
You c[C]an't make her fight when you [Em]know that you're wrong
They c[C]all you a hero, so m[Em]any still fighting
G G/F C (hold)
This ain't where you belong
(Instrumental): G G/F C x3
Maybe you'll re-enlist. It couldn't be worse than this.
But think of the things you'll miss, if you're inside the wire again
It's not the dreams that keep you up late
It's not the world you saw incinerate
It's not the way that her figure has changed
It's just that a soldier gets strange
G G/F C (hold)
Most of all you got strange
(Intro chords just like the start)
