For those who, like me, can't really play tablature, here's some nice easy chords you follow - complete with finger positions. Not the difficult chords of the actual version sound kinda gross if not picked out as was meant to be done. Chords: (eBGDAE) Am - 012200 F - 11233x Cadd9 - 330230 G - 330023 C - 010233 (full C) C9 - 010230 (the common C) D7sus4 - 3120xx D7 - 1210xx Dm - 1320xx Capo at 2.

The ^Amsoldier came ^Amknocking upo^Fn the queen's d^Foor He said, &^Cadd9quot;I am n^Got fighting^Cadd9 for you ^Ganymore" And the ^Amqueen knew she'd ^Amseen his face ^F someplace before And s^Clowly she l^Get him in^Cadd9side

He said, &^Amquot;I've watched ^Amyour palace ^Fup here on t^Fhe hill And I've ^Cadd9wondered who's the w^Goman for ^Cadd9whom we all k^Gill But I am ^Amleaving to^Ammorrow, and you can d^Fo what you wil^Fl Only f^Cirst I am a^Gsking you ^Cadd9why"

Do^Fwn the l^Fong narr^C9ow hall he was l^C9ed ^D7sus4Into her ^D7sus4room with her ^D7tapestries ^Dmred And ^Amshe never ^Amonce took the cr^Fown from her h^Fead She as^Cked him t^Ghere to sit ^Cadd9down

He said, &quo^Amt;I see ^Amyou now and you^F are so ve^Fry young But I've s^Cadd9een more battles l^Gost than ^Cadd9I have battles w^Gon And I've ^Amgot this intu^Amition says it's a^Fll for your f^Fun And ^Cnow will ^Gyou tell me w^Cadd9hy?"

Well the y^Amoung queen, she f^Amixed him with an arr^Fogant eye ^F She said, "^Cadd9You won't unde^Grstand, and ^Cadd9you may as well ^Gnot try" But her f^Amace was a chi^Amld's, and he t^Fhought she would c^Fry But she c^Closed herself ^Gup like a ^Cadd9fan

And she ^Fsaid, "I h^Fave swallowe^C9d a secret burni^C9ng thread It ^D7sus4cuts me ins^D7sus4ide and o^D7ften I've b^Dmled" And he l^Amaid his hand t^Amhen on the t^Fop of her h^Fead And h^Ce bowed her do^Gwn to the gr^Cadd9ound

F F C9 C9 D7sus4

Ooo^D7oooooooo^DmooH Am Am F F Cadd9 G O^Cadd9ooooooooooooooH

"Tel^Aml me how hungry ^Amare you, ^Fhow weak you m^Fust feel As you are ^Cadd9living here al^Gone and you are n^Cadd9ever reveal^Ged But I ^Amwon't march ag^Amain on yo^Fur battlefi^Feld" And he t^Cook her to the w^Gindow to s^Cadd9ee

And the s^Amun it was g^Amold, though the ^Fsky it was g^Frey And ^Cadd9she wanted m^Gore than she ^Cadd9ever could s^Gay But she ^Amknew how it ^Amfrightened her and ^Fshe turned aw^Fay And would ^Cnot look at ^Ghis face ^Cadd9again

He said, &^Fquot;I wan^Ft to liv^C9e as an ho^C9nest man To ^D7sus4get all I des^D7sus4erve and to g^D7ive all I c^Dman Am An F F And to love a young woman whom I don't understand Your h^Cighness, your wa^Gys are very st^Cadd9range"

But the cr^Amown, it had fal^Amlen, and she th^Fought she would br^Feak And she s^Cadd9tood there ash^Gamed of the ^Cadd9way her heart ac^Ghed And she t^Amook him to the d^Amoorstep and she as^Fked him to w^Fait She would o^Cnly be a m^Goment ins^Cadd9ide

(play chords sharply)

^AmOut in the ^Amdistance her or^Fder was h^Feard And the sol^Cdier was ki^Glled still wait^Cing for her wo^Grd Am Am F A^Fnd while the queen went on strangling in the solitude she preferred The battl^Ce ^G continued on ^C ^G

F F C9 C9 D7sus4

Ooo^D7oooooooo^Dmoooooh Am Am F F Cadd9 G O^Cadd9ooooooooooooooooh

fade on Cadd9

Suzanne Vega - Queen and the soldier