| D | A | D | A | |
| Standing in a corner. | ..All alone | You know I'd like to tak | e you...Drag you home |
| D | A | D | A | |
| Chest full of m | edals... e | very one of them | clay |
| D | A | B | |
| One of yesterday's heroes | who's had his da | y |
| Chorus: |
| B | |
| Why, why, why, why? (x3) |
| C | E | |
| Old soldier, why, why, old soldier, w | hy? |
| Verse |
| D | A | D | A | |
| Nobody cares, | why should they? | It's true, it's true, I | know, you've really had your day |
| D | A | |
| Abrasive comments | from rich passers-by |
| D | A | |
| You really should get a job you know, | no matter if you're ninety-five |
| Chorus |
| Bridge |
| Cm# | B | |
| Still I'd like to take you | on a new campaign |
| Cm# | |
| Bring a little sunshine into your life |
| B | |
| Instead of all that driving rain |
| Chorus |
| Verse |
| D | A | D | |
| Days go on, | you can't change N | ot enough left of you to rearrange |
| D | A | D | |
| Drink after drink after drink, | you know you sti | nk |
| D | A | D | |
| Build up something new, Lord, | it makes me think |
| Chorus |
| Tell me why, old soldier, why?, please tell me why, somebody tell me why (ad lib) |