INTRO: |   D7|G   |Em   |G   |Em   |

VERSE 1:

G         |G7        |C              |%    |
I'm just a little tin soldier in your hands.

D           |%                |D7          |G    |
I'm good for nothing, but to o-bey your com-mands.

%        |G7    |C         |Am7   |
You never really loved me I know.

D         |D7        |G   |G Em D7|
So wind me up, let me go.

VERSE 2:

G         |G7              |C              |%    |
I'm just a play thing, till you see someone else.

D           |%          |D7         |G
And then you leave me, a-lone on the shelf.

   |%       |G7           |C                |Am7   |
But even tin soldiers have hearts, don't you know.

D         |D7        |G   |%   |
So wind me up, let me go.

CHORUS:

C               |%
You don't really need me,

        |G            |%
you've a hundred other toys.

   |A               |A7
And tear drops don't look good,

      |D              |D7   |
in the eyes of soldier boys.

VERSE 3 / OUTRO:

G         |G7     |C               |%    |
So pick me up, and hold me one more time.

D                |%          |D7           |G   |
That's just conso-lation, for this heart of mine.

%        |G7                |C                |Am7   |
Whisper a sweet word, to the one who loves you so.

D           |D7        |G   |%   |
Then wind me up, let me go.

             / (Break)
D           |D7        |G   |Em   |G   |Em
Then wind me up, let me go.