Deep Purple - Soldier Of Fortune: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Soldier Of Fortune" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

       Gm
I have often told you stories
  F
About the way
   Gm
I lived the life of a drifter
Dm
waiting for the day
          Gm
When I'd take your hand and sing you songs
      F
Then maybe you would say
Gm
Come lay with me and love me
Dm
And I would surely stay

Chorus:
A#     C               Gm
But I feel I'm growing older
D#       F                 A#
And the songs that I have sung
D            Gm
Echo in the distance
           F
Like the sound
      A#            D#
Of a windmill going round
Cm                Dm
Guess I'll always be
              Gm
A soldier of fortune.

Many times I've been a traveler
I looked for something new
In days of old
When nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thought my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here

Chorus:
Now I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill going around
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune

     Gm              F
Yes, I can hear the sound
      A#            D#
of a windmill going round
   Cm               Dm
I guess I'll always be
              Gm
a soldier of fortune.
   D#               Dm7
I guess I'll always be
              G
a soldier of fortune.


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Soldier Of Fortune" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Soldier Of Fortune" by Deep Purple.

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