The other tab of this song (the best version of the song by a large margin, 
imo) is dead on, but I think Bruce plays it capoed 4 in G, so I transposed it 
and put it up here for those who want to play it that way.  I think it's the 
correct way to play it, and it's definitely the easiest.

Capo 4

Travelin' Soldier
Bruce Robison

G  Cadd9  G 4x

G
Two days past eighteen

He was waiting for the bus in his army greens
     Cadd9
Sat down in a  booth in a cafe there
         G
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
G
He's a little shy so she gave him a smile

So he said would you mind sitting down for a while
    Cadd9
And talking to me
                      G
I'm feeling a little low
              F
She said I'm off in an hour 
Cadd9                    G
And I know where we can go
        G
So they went down and they sat on the pier

He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
  Cadd9                         G
I got no one to send a letter to
          F              Cadd9              G           
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you

Chorus:
Em        C
  I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
G
 Too young for him they told her
D
Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
Em
My love will never end
C
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
G                               D
Never more to be alone when the letter says
                   G
My soldiers coming home


G
The letters came from an army camp

In California and Viet Nam
   Cadd9 
He told her of his heart It might be love
    G
And all of the things he was so scared of
G
He said when it's getting kinda tough over here

I think of that day sitting down at the pier
      Cadd9                              G
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
      F
Don't worry but 
           Cadd9               G
I won't be able to write for awhile

Chorus

Solo (play verse)

    G
One Friday night at a football game

The lords prayer said and the anthem sang
Cadd9
The man said

Folks would you bow your head
        G...
For the list of local Viet Name dead    *(pause)*
G
Crying all alone under the stands

Was the picolo player in the marching band
    Cadd9                        G
And one name read nobody really cared
      F                  Cadd9              G 
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

Chorus

Last Chorus:
Em        C
  I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy
G
 Too young for him they told her
D
Waiting for the love of the travellin soldier
Em
My love will never end
C
Waiting for the soldier to come back again
G                               D
Never more to be alone when the letter says
                   Em  Cadd9  D  G
My soldiers coming home