Year: 1974 - Album: Stormbringer (UK)
Written by Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
Intro: Gm F Eb Gm I have often told you stories F 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 Bass D-C-Bb And I would surely stay Bb C Gm Bass G-F-Eb But I feel I'm growing older F Bb And the songs that I have sung D Gm Echo in the distance F Like the sound Bb Eb Bass Eb-D Of a windmill going round Cm Dm Guess I'll always be Gm A soldier of fortune Solo: Gm / C / Gm / C / Gm / Bb / C / Gm 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 But those days I thought my eyes F Had seen you standing near Gm Though blindness is confusing Dm Bass D-C-Bb It shows that you're not here Bb C Gm Bass G-F-Eb But I feel I'm growing older F Bb And the songs that I have sung D Gm Echo in the distance F Like the sound Bb Eb Bass Eb-D Of a windmill going round Cm Dm Guess I'll always be Gm A soldier of fortune Eb F Yes, I can hear the sound Bb Eb Bass Eb-D Of a windmill going round Cm Dm I guess I'll always be Gm A soldier of fortune. Eb F I guess I'll always be G (major chord) A soldier of fortune