[Chorus]
 
              C#m
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                 E
And surrender to me (Sha la, la)
               C#m
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                   E
And love me peacefully (Sha la, la) yeah (Sha la la)
C#m
Use your arms for loving me
F#m                             E
Baby, that's the way it's gotta be (Ooh)
 
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
      Abm                 A
There ain't no reason for you to declare
B                   E
War on the one that loves you so
      Ab                   A
So forget the other boys because my love is real
     B              E
Come off your battlefield
 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
              C#m
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                    E
And love me peacefully (Sha la, la)
              C#m
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                  E
And love me tenderly (Sha la, la) yeah (Sha la la)
         C#m
Use your arms to hold me tight
F#m                          E
Baby, I don't wanna fight no more (Ooh)
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
    Abm                      A
The weapons you're using are hurtin' me bad
      B                     E
But someday you're going to see
Abm                                 A
That my love for you baby, is the truest you've ever had
  B                               E
A Soldier of Love, that's hard to be
 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
              C#m
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                    E
And love me peacefully (Sha la, la)
              C#m
Lay down your arms (Soldier of love)
                 E
And surrender to me (Sha la, la) yeah (Sha la la)
         C#m
Use your arms to squeeze, and 
F#                             E
Please 'cause I'm the one that loves you so
 
 
[Outro]
 
E
(Yeah, soldier of love) 
A                   E
Baby, lay down your arms
E
(Yeah, soldier of love) 
A                   E
Baby, lay down your arms
E
(Yeah, yeah)