James TW - Soldier: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Soldier" 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.

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F#                                 G#m      D#m
Hold your breath, don't look down, keep trying
B        F#                     G#m         D#m
Darling, it's okay to be scared, it's frightening
B            F#
At times it just feels like the world is trying
 G#m             D#m
hard to knock us down
B              F#
But there's a reason that we're still here
            G#m       D#m
when no one else is around

            C#
How we've grown
                      B
Every single day I'm proud
            C#
I swear, I won't
                      B
Let anything stop us now

Chorus:
          F#     G#m
I'm not a soldier
         D#m                            B
But I'll fight through our darkest of days
           F#     G#m
Get on my shoulders
          D#m                  B
And I'll carry you all of the way
         F#                         G#m
'Cause there's no life worth living in
          D#m             B
If you're not with me in it
           F#     G#m
I'm not a soldier
    D#m                    B
But you make me wanna be brave
           F# G#m D#m B
Yeah, you do

Through the depths of despair, we've stumbled
And all that distance between us, we've crumbled
We've ignored all of the rumours and
jealous disapprovals
And we've come out the other side with
something beautiful

Oh, how we've grown
Every single day I'm proud
And now I know
There's nothing that can stop us now

Chorus

Only we know where we're going
Every day we're gonna keep on growing
Learning from the tears and the mistakes
We're not perfect but we've come such a long way
As long as I got you by my side
I know what I wanna do in this life
One day when our kids fall in love
We can tell them that the odds were against us

Chorus:
I'm not a soldier
But I'll fight through our darkest of days
Get on my shoulders
And I'll carry you all of the way, woo-ooh
'Cause there's no life worth living in
If you're not with me in it
I'm not a soldier (Soldier)
But you make me wanna be brave
Yeah, you do

Yeah, you do, yeah, you do
But you make me wanna be brave
Yeah, you do
Oh yeah, you do


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

B

Guitar chord B

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

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" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Soldier" by James TW.