Toy soldiers (1989)
Am ~
F G
1. It wasn't my intention to
mislead you,
F G Am G Am
it
never should have been this way. What can I say ?
F G
It's true, I did extend the
invitation
F
G - F - G
I never knew how long you'd
stay.
Am G
F
When you hear temptation call,
G Am
G
F G F
it's
your heart that takes, takes the fall.
(Won't you come out and play
with me ?)
C G
Step by step, heart to heart,
Am D F - G
Am
left, right, left we all fall down
like toy soldiers.
C G
Bit by bit, torn apart,
Am D F - G Am
we never win, but the battle wages
on for toy soldiers.
F G
2. It's
getting hard to wake up in the morning,
F G Am G
Am
my
head is spinning constantly. How can it be ?
F G
How could I be so blind to
this addiction ?
F G -
F - G
if I
don't stop, the next one's gonna be me.
Am G F
G Am G
F G F
Only emptiness remains, it replaces all, all the pain.
(Won't you come out and play
with me ?)
+ CHORUS + G
+ C - Dm - G -
F - C - Dm - Em ~
Am G F
G Am G F
G F
+ Only emptiness remains,
it replaces all, all the pain.
(Won't you come out and play
with me ?)
C G
Step by step, heart to heart,
Am
D F - G Am
left, right, left we all fall
down like toy soldiers.
C G
Bit by bit, torn apart,
Am D F - G Am
we never win, but the battle
wages on for toy soldiers.
+ repeat CHORUS ....
(orig. = capo 4th) (Martika)