FOUR SEASONS - "Toy Soldier" Tablature

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"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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-3-3-3---3-------|-----------------
-6-5-3---3-------|-----------------
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(wordless backing vocals enter)

F A7 Dm /C /B /Bb
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
A C#7 F#m Em A7
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Toy

Chorus:

G D
Soldier

(tremolo electric):

v v v v
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-0-0-0---0-------
-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
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
A C#7 F#m /E /D# /D
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

C# C#7
Toy soldier (toy soldier)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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