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<h2>Soldier of fortune</h2>

<font size="2">Words &amp; music by Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale</font>

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I have often told you stories about the way<br>
I lived the life of a drifter, waiting for the day<br>
When I'd take your hand and sing you songs then maybe you would say 
&quot;Come lay with me love me&quot; and I would surely stay<br>
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But I feel I'm growing older and the songs that I have sung<br>
Echo in the distance like the sound of a windmill going 'round<br>
I guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune<br>
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Many times I've been a traveller, I looked for something new<br>
In days of old when nights were cold, I wandered without you<br>
But those days I thougt my eyes had seen you standing near<br>
Though blindness is confusing, It shows that you're not here<br>
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Now I feel I'm growing older and the songs that I have sung<br>
Echo in the distance like the sound of a windmill going 'round<br>
I guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune<br>
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I can hear the sound of a windmill going 'round<br>
Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune<br>
Guess I'll always be a soldier of fortune<br>
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