D    G  D    G  D

[Verse]
                        G          D
I remember when I was a barefooted boy
G                      D
Climbing in a sycamore tree
                                  G           D
But now I'm a little older, got a rifle on my shoulder
                 A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me

[Chorus]
     G           A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha!
      G                      D
And I ride in the rough cavalry
                                        G
Got a pretty gal waitin' for me, while I rot here in the army
     D           A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me

[Verse]
                          G          D
I told her we'd marry and build us a home
    G                  D
And raise us a big family
                                    G       D
But she's given all her charms to a blue uniform
                 A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me

[Chorus]
     G           A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha!
      G                      D
And I ride in the rough cavalry
                               G
The day's getting' hotter, I'm near out of water
     D           A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me

[Verse]
                                     G
I told General Custer I'm a-dyin' of thirst
                              D
And the heat is a-getting' to me
                                      G
But he said, "Have no fear, there's a big river near"
     D           A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me

[Chorus]
     G           A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me, ah ha!
      G                      D
And I ride in the rough cavalry
                                G
We'll get there in the morn, to Little Big Horn
 N.C.
"Hey, General Custer, I think I see an Indian over there"
 N.C.
"Yeah, ask her if she's got a friend for me"
     D           A          D
Some fool made a soldier of me