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Song title:       Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)
Original Album:	  - single B-side to Where Have You Been (Arthur Alexander)
Other Album:      The Beatles: Live At The BBC (1994)

Words and Music by Buzz Cason and Tony Moon
Copyright © 1962 Dot Records
Published by ???

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Covered by The Beatles in live recordings.



INTRO:

[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]


Guitar Figure 1

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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------2----------------------|-2---1--------------------------|
|-2---4---------------2----------|---------4----------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------4----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


VERSE:
Chords:
E   x79997

              E
Lay down your arms and surrender to me
Lay down your arms and love me peacefully, yeah


REFRAIN:
Chords:
B   799877    C#m  x46654
A   577655    G#7  464544
E   x79997

B        
Use your arms for loving me
A                               E   C#m
Baby that's the way it's got to be

      E                   G#7
There ain't no reason for you to be bad
A              B                    E
For you're the woman and I love you so

      E                          G#7
So forget the other boys, 'cause my love is real
     A        B     E
Come off your battlefield


VERSE:
Lay down your arms of love and surrender to me
Lay down your arms of love and love me peacefully, yeah


REFRAIN:
Chords:
B   799877    C#m  x46654
A   577655    G#7  464544
E   x79997

B
Use your arms for squeezing
    A                               E    C#m
And please the one that you want to hold

    E                        G#7
The weapons you're using are hurting me bad
    A              B        E
And someday you're going to see
       E                           G#7
'Cause my love for you baby is the truest you've ever had
  A          B                   E
A soldier of love that's hard to be


VERSE:
Lay down your arms of love and surrender to me,
Lay down your arms of love and love me peacefully, yeah


REFRAIN:
B
Use your arms for hold me tight
A                              E    C#m
Baby, I don't want to fight no more


[repeat to fade]