Song: ‘Tin Soldier’
Artist: Stiff Little Fingers
Guitarists: Jake Burns/Henry Cluney
Album: ‘Nobody’s Heroes’
Year: 1980
Label: Chrysalis
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INTRO:
e–0~–|
B–0~–|
G–1~–|
D–2~–|
A–2~–|
E–0~–|
Ring this chord then it’s bass for the next few bars until the lead guitar comes in with:
e————————–|
B————————–|
G————————–|
D–9-9/11-119-9XXXXXXXXXX-| X4
A–9-9/11-119-9XXXXXXXXXX-|
E–7-7/9–9-7-7XXXXXXXXXX-|
Then on to this (it is still the intro):
e–0~—————-0~————-2~————0~-|
B–0~—————-2~————-3~————2~-|
G–1~—————-2~————-2~————2~-|
D–2~—————-2~————-0~————2~-|
A–2~—————-0~—————————0~-|
E–0~————————————————|
He joined up to get a job and show he wasn’t scared
e–0~————————0~———–2~—————–0~-|
B–0~————————2~———–3~—————–2~-|
G–1~————————2~———–2~—————–2~-|
D–2~————————2~———–0~—————–2~-|
A–2~————————0~——————————0~-|
E–0~———————————————————–|
Swapped boyscout hat for army cap he thought he’d be prepared
e–2~—————-2~——–0~—————–0~-|
B–2~—————-4~——–2~—————–0~-|
G–2~—————-4~——–2~—————–1~-|
D–4~—————-4~——–2——————2~-|
A–4~—————-2~——–0——————2~-|
E–2~———————————————0~-|
At the age of seventeen he was forced to choose
e–2~——————–2~————0~———————————|
B–2~——————–4~————2~—————-4XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-|
G–2~——————–4~————2~—————-4XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-|
D–4~——————–4~————2—————–4XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-|
A–4~——————–2~————0—————–2XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX-|
E–2~———————————————————————|
Now at the age of twenty-one he’s in catch twenty-two
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LINK:
e———————-|
B———————-|
G—-9~—9~—9~—9~-|
D—-9~—9~—9~—9~-|
A—-7~—7~—7~—7~-|
E–0~—0~—0~—0~—|
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VERSES:
e——————————————————————–|
B——————————————————————–|
G–9-XXXXXX——————————–7-XXXXXX——————|
D–9-XXXXXX————7-XXXXXX————7-XXXXXX——–7-XXXXXX–|
A–7-XXXXXX————7-XXXXXX————5-XXXXXX——–7-XXXXXX–|
E———————-5-XXXXXX—————————-5-XXXXXX–|
1. He joined up for just three years it seemed a small amount
2. He joined up ‘cos dad knew best – to do right by his son
e————————————————————————-|
B————————————————————————-|
G——9-XXXXXX———————————7-XXXXXX——————|
D——9-XXXXXX————7-XXXXXX————-7-XXXXXX——–7-XXX7X7–|
A——7-XXXXXX————7-XXXXXX————-5-XXXXXX——–7-XXX7X7–|
E————————–5-XXXXXX—————————–5-XXX5X5–|
1(cont). But they didn’t tell him that the first two didn’t count.
2(cont). Now he hates and counts the dates that mark time on square one
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PRE – CHORUS:
e—————————————————-|
B—————————————————-|
G——————-4~—4~—2~—–2~————–|
D–4~–4~———–4~—4~—2~—–2~——-2—2~-|
A–4~–4~———–2~—2~—0~—–0~——-2~–2~-|
E–2~–2~————————————-0~–0~-|
1. At the age of seventeen how was he to know?
2. At the age of seventeen he did as he was told
e————————————————————————–|
B————————————————————————–|
G—————————-4~—4~———–2XXXXXXX———4X4X4X4X—|
D——–4~–4~————–4~—4~———–2XXXXXXX———4X4X4X4X—|
A——–4~–4~————–2~—2~———–0XXXXXXX———2X2X2X2X—|
E——–2~–2~————————————————————|
1(cont). that at the age of twenty one he’d still have one to go-
2(cont). now at the age of twenty one tin still won’t turn to gold-
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CHORUS:
e————————————————————————–|
B————————————————————————–|
G–9-9-9-9—————————–7-7-7-7——————9-9-9-9—-|
D–9-9-9-9—————7-7-7-7——-7-7-7-7——————9-9-9-9—-|
A–7-7-7-7—————7-7-7-7——-5-5-5-5——————7-7-7-7—-|
E————————5-5-5-5——————————————-|
Tin soldier! He signed away his name Tin soldier! No chance for cash or fame
e——————————————————————–|
B——————————————————————–|
G–9-9-9-9—————————–7-7-7-7————9-9-9-9—-|
D–9-9-9-9————7-7-7-7———-7-7-7-7————9-9-9-9—-|
A–7-7-7-7————7-7-7-7———-5-5-5-5————7-7-7-7—-|
E———————5-5-5-5—————————————-|
Tin soldier! Now he knows the truth Tin soldier! Signed away his youth
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BRIDGE:
ok so up until now there’s only been one guitar until the bridge:
Guitar 1 plays this chord palm muted literllay over and over:
e—-|
B—-|
G–9-|
D–9-| This does this continually until the solo.
A–7-| Throughout the singing and everything.
E—-|
While guitar 2 does this 4 times before dropping out:
e———–|
B———–|
G———–|
D———–|
A–7h9——|
E——7h9–|
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SOLO:
Guitar 1:
e———————————————————|
B———————————————————|
G–12br~-12h14-14h15-14-12-14-15-15/17-15-14-15-14-12—–|
D—————————————————–14~-| X2
A———————————————————|
E———————————————————|
Guitar 2:
e———————————————————|
B–12br~-12h14-14h15-14-12-14-15-15/17-15-14-15-14-12-10~-|
G———————————————————|
D———————————————————| X2
A———————————————————|
E———————————————————|
on the third time they go:
Guitar 1:
e————————————————————-|
B————————————————————-|
G–12br~-12h14-14h15-14-12-14-15-15/17-15-14-15-14-15-15/17~–|
D————————————————————-|
A————————————————————-|
E————————————————————-|
Guitar 2:
e—————————————————–17bh—-|
B–12br~-12h14-14h15-14-12-14-15-15/17-15-14-15-14-15———|
G————————————————————-|
D————————————————————-|
A————————————————————-|
E————————————————————-|
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FINAL CHORUS:
e———————————————————————-
B———————————————————————-
G–9~—————————————-7~———————9~-
D–9~———————7~—————–7~———————9~-
A–7~———————7~—————–5~———————7~-
E————————-5~——————————————-
Tin soldiers! You go and join the queue Tin soldiers! Do what they want you to!
e———————————————————————-
B———————————————————————-
G–9~—————————————-7~———————9~-
D–9~———————7~—————–7~———————9~-
A–7~———————7~—————–5~———————7~-
E————————-5~——————————————-
Tin soldiers! They take away your name Tin soldiers! They treat you all the same!
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OUTRO:
e————————————————————————-
B————————————————————————-
G–9~–7~–9~—–9~–7~–9~—–9~——7~——-9~—-9~——7~—–9~-
D–9~–7~–9~—–9~–7~–9~—–9~——7~——-9~—-9~——7~—–9~-
A–7~–5~–7~—–7~–5~–7~—–7~——5~——-7~—-7~——5~—–7~-
E————————————————————————-
Sign away your life! Sign away your life!
Then…
Guitar 1 does this 12 times:
e———————-|
B–9—7-7-7-7-7-7/-9~-|
G–9—7-7-7-7-7-7/-9~-|
D–7~–5-5-5-5-5-5/-7~-|
A———————-|
E———————-|
Guitar 2 comes in on the fifth with this:
e——————————-
B——————————-
G–13~–13b(14)-(14)-(14)r13—-
D—————————14~- X4
A——————————-
E——————————-
Then it keeps bending this note at its own free will for the last 4 times:
e–12-|
b—–|
G—–|
D—–|
A—–|
E—–|
Now both finish on an E chord!!
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