(Guitar 1) G         G       G          G
E|-------------------0--------|
B|-------------------8--------|
(Guitar 2)G|-----------------—-9--------| (let ring)
D|-------------------9--------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


(Guitar 1)  G      2+             G       4   G      2+              G        4
E|--------10--7-------------------7---0------10--7--------------------7-----|
B|---------------8--8--------------8--8------------8----8---------------8---|
(Guitar 2)G| ----------------9------------------9---------------9---------------------|
D|------------------------------------9-------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1)  G        3+          G      3          G     4+  G
E|---------10---7-------------10---------------10--7------------------|
B|------------------------------8---8----------------8----8-------8---|
(Guitar 2)G|----------------9---------------9--------------------9--------9-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 1)  G              G             G          G
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------7--------------|
(Guitar 2)G|------------------------------8------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


[Verse 1]
C
Once I was a soldier
                        G
I rode on a big white horse
C
Silver pistols at my side
                       G
Carryin' the flags of war
Em                                   Bm  Em
And I lost track of the men who fell
                A
In the canon's roar
A                    D7
I never got over bein' a soldier

G       G       G       G

C
Once I was a tax man
                          G
Collectin' dollars and dimes
C
I heard the rich man grumble
                      G
I heard the poor man cry
Em                               Bm Em
Some few couldn't afford to pay
                 Bm
Were put to a shackle and key
A                 D7
I never got over bein' a tax man

G       G       G       G

C
Once I was a ruler
                      G
About twelve inches long
C
Three times me made a yardstick
G
36 inches high
Em                   Bm Em
36 inches high was I
Bm
36 inches high
A                 D7
I never got over 36 inches high