Intro: >Gm Dm C Gm Verse 1: > Gm F I have often told you stories about the way > Gm I lived the life of a drifter >Dm Waiting for the day > Gm When I'd take your hand and sing you songs, > F Then maybe you would say > Gm "Come lay with me and love me" > Dm And I would surely stay Chorus: >Bb C Gm But I feel I'm growing older >D# F Bb And the songs that I have sung > D Gm Echo in the distance > F Bb D# Like the sound of a windmill going 'round > Cm Dm Gm I guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune Solo: >Gm C Gm C >Gm Bb C Gm Verse 2: > Gm Many times I've been a traveller, > F I looked for something new > Gm In days of old, when nights were cold >Dm I wandered without you >Gm F But those days I thought my eyes had seen you standing near >Gm Though blindness is confusing >Dm It shows that you're not here Chorus: >Bb C Gm Now I feel I'm growing older >D# F Bb And the songs that I have sung > D Gm Echo in the distance > F Bb D# Like the sound of a windmill going 'round > Cm Dm Gm Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune Outro: > Gm F Bb D# I can hear the sound of a windmill going 'round > Cm Dm Gm Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune > D# Dm7 G Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune