The melody of Soldier Boy by The Shirelles runs 174 notes across 29 bars, 2:34 long in Eb at 100 beats per minute. The tab sits low on the neck, mostly under the fourth fret, one note at a time — no chords to barre and no strumming pattern to keep up with. A piano backing track plays the chords and bass underneath, so the line you are learning sounds like the record even at half speed.
Prefer to strum and sing it instead? Soldier Boy chords and lyrics.