IntroEm Verse 1He's Cfive feet Dtwo, and he's Emsix feet four He fiCghts with missiles Dand with spEmears He's Call of thirty-oDne, and he's only sEmeventeen He's been a Csoldier for a thousand yAmearsDEm Verse 2He's a CCatholic, a DHindu, an AEmtheist, a Jain a CBuddhist, and a BDaptist, and a EmJew And he Cknows he shouldn't kDill, and he Emknows he always will Kill you for Cme, my friend, and me for AmyouDEm Verse 3And he's Ckilling for CDanada, he's kEmilling for France He's Ckilling for the DUSAEm And he's Ckilling for the DRussians, and he's Emkilling for Japan And he tChinks we'll put an end to war this AmwayDEm Verse 4And he's Cfighting for deDmocracy, he's fEmighting for the Reds He sCays it's for the pDeace of us aEmll. He's the Cone who must decDide who's to lEmive and who's to die And he Cnever sees the writing on the Amwall.DEm Verse 5But wCithout him, how wouldD Hitler have conEmdemned him at Dachau? WiCthout him, Caesar wDould have stood aEmlone He's the Cone who gives his bDody as a weEmapon of the war And withCout him all this killing can't go AmonDEm Verse 6He's the uCniversal sDoldier, and he Emrarely is to blame His oCrders come from fDar away, no Emmore They come from Chere and there, and Dyou and me And brEmothers, can't you see? This is nCot the way we put the end toAm war
ChordsWorld Overview:
All the chords here are super beginner-friendly, especially since you’ve got Em, C, D, and Am, which are all open shapes and easy on the fingers. Just watch your transitions between C, D, and Em to keep things smooth. Practice moving between Am and D as well, since that comes up at the end of each verse. No barre chords to worry about, so this one’s great for newer players!
Intro: Em
Verse: C, D, Em, Am
Strumming Pattern: D D D D D D D
Guitar Tuning: EADGBe
Ukulele Tuning: GCEA
Song Metadata
Artist: Depeche Mode
Song: Universal Soldier
Album: Universal Soldier
Release Date: March 6, 2026
Time Signature: 4/4
Mode: Major Scale
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