Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

When a Soldier Makes it Home(Live) by Arlo Guthrie Stop the War Coalition Benefit Concert The Astoria, London, 27 November 2005 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpxUozEqKUA Lyrics and Music by Arlo Guthrie Standard Tuning Capo: 2nd fret Key: C [Intro] C C F F C F G C G Am Am G G C C C C F F C [Verse 1]

^CHalfway around the world tonight ^CIn a ^Fstrange and ^Gforeign ^Cland ^CA ^Amsoldier packs his ^Emmemories ^EmAs he ^Fleaves Afghanis^Ctan ^AmAnd back home they don't ^Emknow too much ^FThere's just no way to ^Ctell ^CI guess you had to ^Embe there ^EmFor to ^Fknow that war was ^Ghell

[Chorus]

^CAnd there won't be any ^Amvictory parades ^AmFor ^Fthose that's coming ^Gback ^EmThey'll fly them in at midnight ^EmAnd ^Funload the body ^Gsacks ^CAnd the living will be ^Amwalking down ^FA long and lonely ^Croad ^CBecause nobody seems to ^Amcare these ^Cdays ^CWhen a ^Gsoldier makes it ^Chome

[Instrumental] C C G G C [Verse 2]

^CThey'll say it wasn't ^Emeasy ^EmJust ^Fanother job well ^Cdone ^CAs the government in ^EmKabul falls ^EmTo the ^Fsounds of rebel ^Gguns ^AmAnd the faces of the ^Ccomrades ^CBeing ^Fblown out of the ^Csky ^AmLeaves you bitter with the ^Cfeeling ^CThat they ^Fdidn't have to ^Cdie

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]

^CHalfway around the ^Amworld tonight ^AmIn a ^Emstrange and ^Fforeign ^Cland ^CA soldier unpacks ^Ammemories ^AmThat he ^Fsaved from ^GVietnam ^CBack home they didn't ^Amknow too much ^FThere was just no way to ^Emtell ^FI guess you had to ^Cbe there ^EmFor to ^Fknow that war was ^Chell

[Chorus]

^GAnd there ^Cwasn't any ^Embig parades ^EmFor ^Fthose that made it ^Cback ^CThey flew them in at ^Emmidnight ^EmAnd ^Funloaded all the ^Gsacks ^GAnd the ^Fliving were left ^Cwalking down ^EmA ^Flong and ^Glonely ^Croad ^CBecause nobody seemed to ^Amcare back then ^EmWhen a ^Fsoldier ^Gmade it ^Chome

Arlo Guthrie - When a soldier makes it home