36 Inches High

(Guitar 1) G         G       G          G

E|-------------------0--------| 
B|-------------------8--------| 


(Guitar 2)G|-----------------—-9--------| (let ring)

D|-------------------9--------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 


(Guitar 1)  G      2+             G       4   G      2+              G        4

E|--------10--7-------------------
B|---------------8--8-------------

E|7---0------10--7------------------
B|-8--8------------8----8-----------

E|--7-----| 
B|----8---| 


(Guitar 2)G| ----------------9------------------9---------------9---------------------|

D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

D|----9-----------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

D|--------| 
A|--------| 
E|--------| 


(Guitar 1)  G        3+          G      3          G     4+  G

E|---------10---7-------------10--
B|------------------------------8-

E|-------------10--7----------------
B|--8----------------8----8-------8-

E|--| 
B|--| 


(Guitar 2)G|----------------9---------------9--------------------9--------9-----|

D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

D|--| 
A|--| 
E|--| 


(Guitar 1)  G              G             G          G

E|--------------------------------
B|----------------------------7---

E|-----------| 
B|-----------| 


(Guitar 2)G|------------------------------8------------|

D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

D|-----------| 
A|-----------| 
E|-----------| 


[Verse 1]
C
Once I was a soldier
                        G
I rode on a big white horse
C
Silver pistols at my side
                       G
Carryin' the flags of war
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Em                                
And I lost track of the men who 
   Bm  Em
fell
                A
In the canon's roar
A                    D7
I never got over bein' a soldier

G       G       G       G

C
Once I was a tax man
                          G
Collectin' dollars and dimes
C
I heard the rich man grumble
                      G
I heard the poor man cry
Em                               
Some few couldn't afford to pay
Bm Em

                 Bm
Were put to a shackle and key
A                 D7
I never got over bein' a tax man

G       G       G       G

C
Once I was a ruler
                      G
About twelve inches long
C
Three times me made a yardstick
G
36 inches high
Em                   Bm Em
36 inches high was I
Bm
36 inches high
A                 D7
I never got over 36 inches high