Em  Bm  A  Em..
       Em
i have often told you stories 
 D
about the way
Em
i lived the life of a drifter
Bm
waiting for the day
  Em
when i'd take your hand and sing you songs
     D
then maybe you would say
Em 
come lay with me and love me
Bm
and i would surely stay
chorus:
 G      A                 Em
  but i feel i'm growing older
 C        D                 G
  and the songs that i have sung
 B              Em
 echo in the distance
          D
 like the sound
          G          C
 of a windmill going round
      Am           Bm
 guess i'll always be a 
            Em
 soldier of fortune
interlude:
Em  A  Em  A
Em  G  A  Em
     Em
many times i've been a traveler
D
looked for something new
 Em
days of old when nights were cold
Bm
i wandered without you
Em
but those days i thought my eyes 
    D
had seen you standing near
Em
though blindness is confusing
Bm
it shows that you're not here
chorus:
 G      A                 Em
  but i feel i'm growing older
 C        D                 G
  and the songs that i have sung
 B              Em
 echo in the distance
          D
 like the sound
          G          C
 of a windmill going round
      Am           Bm
 guess i'll always be a 
            Em
 soldier of fortune
          D
 like the sound
          G          C
 of a windmill going round
      Am           Bm
 guess i'll always be a 
            Em
 soldier of fortune
       C           Bm
 guess i'll always be a 
            Em
 soldier of fortune
