«Toy Soldier»
(Bob Gaudio — Bob Crewe)
Intro:
(acoustic and tremolo electric guitar; bass/drums alone 2nd bar)
F7sus4 [131311] (F)
v v v v v v v v
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-6-5-3—3——-|——————
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(wordless backing vocals enter)
F A7 Dm /C /B /Bb
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A C#7 F#m Em A7
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Toy
Chorus:
G D
Soldier
(tremolo electric):
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-3-2-0—0——-
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G C G D
Toy soldier, poor boy
F# Bm /Bb /A G A7 D
[1,2: Doesn’t know he’ll wind up like a broken toy]
[3: Gonna come home to be broken like a toy]
G D G D G D [1,2: A 3: F, to coda]
(Broken toy, huh! like a broken toy)
Verse 1:
A A7 D
A lonely soldier needs his girl
Ddim A
But he’s halfway ’round the world
A7 D
If he knew the truth he’d hurt
Ddim A
‘Cause his girl’s become a flirt
C#7 F#m Em A
‘Round the town they say toy
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2:
Oh how he dreams of his return
And the coming home he earned
All his dreamin’ was a waste
There’s a new face in his place
She ain’t waiting for you
[repeat chorus]
Coda [repeat to fade]:
F A7 Dm /C /B /Bb
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A C#7 F#m /E /D# /D
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C# C#7
Toy soldier (toy soldier)
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
