36 Inches High Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Once I was a soldier
L rode on a big white [Em]horse[A][G]
[C]Silver pistols at my side
Carryin' the flags [G]of war[Em][G][A][Em]
And I Iost track of the men who [Bm]fell
[Em]In the canon's roar[Bm][A]
L never [D]got over bein'
[Em]a soldier[A][G][Em]
[C]Once I was a tax man
Collectin' dollars and [Em]dimes[G]
[C]L heard the rich man grumble
I heard the poor man [Em]cry
Some few couldn't afford to pay
Were put to a shackle [Bm]and key
[A]L never got ove[D]r bein' a tax
[Em]man[G][Em][C][G][Em]
[C]Once I was a ruler
About twelve inches [Em]long[G][Em]
[C]Three times me made a yardstick
36 inches [Em]high[G][Em]
36 inches high was l
36 inches [Bm]high
[A]I never got ove[D]r 36 inches high