• Song:

    Olivers Army

  • Artist:

    Elvis Costello

  • Album:

    The Man: The Best of El...

Olivers Army
Written and recorded by Elvis Costello in 1978
Released in 1979 reaching number 2 in UK charts
Produced by Nick Lowe
Tabbed by bass50611. Any comments e-mail me at
bass254@btinternet.com.  Think it's more or less as recorded
single. Not too sure of the fade out ending, but it fits
Great song to play along to.

Intro:         (Play This x2)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------4-7-----4-7---5-5---4-4--------7-7---|
E|---5-5-----5-5------------------7-7--------|

Verse 1:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7-7---------------|
A|------4-7-----4-7---5-5---4-4---------7-7-----4-7-----9-7---5-55-5---|
E|---5-5-----5-5------------------7-7--------5-5-----------------------|
                                (play fast)
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----6---4----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4---7-5-4---------9-7-6----678976-----------5-5---7-7-------5-5-7-7-|
E|---------------7-5-4-2-------9-7------9---5-55-5-----------5-55-5--------|

G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7---6-6---4-4----------------------------|
A|-------------------7-7---5-5---4-4------7-7---|
E|-----------------------------------7-7--------|

Repeat Intro (x1) & Verse !:

Repeat Intro x1:

Bridge:
G|-----------------------------------6---------------------11-------9----|
D|---6-66---4-44------------------3-6-6----4-44----------11--11------9---|
A|----------------7-77---6-66---44-----4---------7-77---9--------7-7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                               Verse 3 (Key Change)
G|------11---11-11-11-9--11-||--------------------------------------------|
D|----11---------------11---||---------9-9--------------------------------|
A|-9-9----------------------||----6-9-----11-9---7-7---6-6-----9-9----6-9-|
E|--------------------------||-7-7-------------------------9-9-----7-7----|
                                                     (play fast)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9----------------------6-----------------------------------------|
A|----11-9---7-7-7---6-66-----9-7-6---------11-9-6----8-9-10-11-9-8---|
E|--------------7-------------------9-7-6-4-------11-9-------------11-|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------7-7---9-9---------7-7---9-9---------7-7---9-9-|
E|-7-77-7------------7-77-7------------7-77-7-----------|
                                    (Play this x3)
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-9-9---8-8---6-6-------------------------|
A|-----------------9-9---7-7---6-6-----9-9-|
E|---------------------------------9-9-----|
                               Repeat To Fade
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------9-9----------6-9----8-11-|
A|----6-9-----11-9---7-7----9-9-----|
E|-7-7------------------------------|
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