The Doors - The Unknown Soldier: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Unknown 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.

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

Em
Wait until the war is over
D
And we're both a little older
Em
The unknown soldier

Chorus:
Am
Breakfast where the news is read
Television children fed
D
Unborn, living
Living, dead
 F        C         D        Am
Bullet strikes the helmet's head

A                        G
And it's all over for the unknown soldier
A                    G
It's all over for the unknown soldier

Make a grave for the unknown soldier
Nestled in your hollow shoulder
The unknown soldier

Chorus:
Breakfast where the news is read
Television, children fed
Bullet strikes
the helmet's head

And it's all over
The war is over
It's all over
War is over

It's all over, baby!
All over, baby!
Oh all right, yeah!
All over, yeah ha ha!
All over!
All over, baby!
Oh, oh yeah!
All over
All over
Yeah


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

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 "The Unknown Soldier" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Unknown Soldier" by The Doors.

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