Intro:
/ F Dm / F Dm / F Dm / A# C F - /

              Dm
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                 F
And surrender to me (Sha la la)
              Dm
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                    F
And love me peacefully
            F
(Sha la la) yeah  (Sha la)

Dm
Use your arms for loving me,
Gm                              F
Baby, that's the way it's gotta be
                         F
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh woo ooh ooh)

      F                   A
There ain't no reason for you to declare
A#         C                  F
War on the one that loves you so
      F                          A
So forget the other boys because my love is real
      A#      C     F
Come off your battlefield

              Dm
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                      F
And just surrender to me (Sha la la)
              Dm
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                   F
And love me tenderly,
            F
(Sha la la) yeah  (Sha la)

Dm
Use your arms to hold me tight,
Gm                          F
baby, I don't wanna fight a war
                         F
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh woo ooh ooh)

    F                        A
The weapons you're using are hurtin' me bad
    A#             C     F
But someday you're gonna see
     F                            A
That my love for you baby, is the truest you've ever had
  A#         C                    F
A soldier of love, that's hard to be

              Dm
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                     F
And love me peacefully (Sha la la)
              Dm
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                  F
And love me tenderly,
            F
(Sha la la) yeah  (Sha la)

Dm                          Gm
Use your arms to please and squeeze me
                           F
I'm the one that loves you so...
                  Dm
(Yeah, soldier of love)
                  F
Oh, lay down your arms
                  Dm
(Yeah, soldier of love)
                      F
I said, lay down your arms
                  Dm
(Yeah, soldier of love)

                  F
Oh, lay down your arms
                  Dm
(Yeah, soldier of love)