• Song:

    Olivers Army

  • Artist:

    Elvis Costello

  • Album:

    The Man: The Best of El...

This is a really easy song to play but also quite fun. The other 2 tabs for this
song are wrong, so I'm going to put you all out of your misery & give you a 100%
accurate version. Enjoy!

Capo 2nd Fret (all chords played as relative to the capo)

Standard Tuning

(intro)

G G C D (repeat once)

(verse 1)
G (320003@1)                      C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)        
Dont start that talking, I could talk all ni..ight

G (320003@1)                      C (x32010@1)       B7 (x21202@1)                 EmMy (022000@1)mind is sleepwalking, while im putting the world to right

A (x02220@1)         Em (022000@1)         A (x02220@1)         DCalled (xx0232@1)careers information, have you got yourself an occu..(pation)

(chorus)

G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)          
Olivers Army is here to sta..y, Olivers Army are on their wa..y,

G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)    Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)    C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)  GAnd (320003@1)I would rather be anywhere else, than here today

G G C D

(verse 2)

There was a Checkpoint Charlie, he didn't crack a smile,
But it's no laughing party, when you've been on the murder mile,
Only takes one itchy trigger, one more widow, once less white nigger

(chorus)

F#m (244222@1)                  E (022100@1)    D (xx0232@1)       C# (x43121@1)      
Hong Kong is up for grabs, London is full of Arabs,

B7 (x21202@1)           E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)            EWe (022100@1)could be in Palestine, overrun by the Chinese Line,

D (xx0232@1)                          E (022100@1)                  EWith (022100@1)the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne.

A (x02220@1)                    D (xx0232@1)        E (022100@1)   
But there's no danger, it's a professional career,

A (x02220@1)                            D (xx0232@1)            C#Though (x43121@1)it can be arranged with just a word in Mr Churchill's ear,

B7 (x21202@1)                      F#mIf (244222@1)you're out of luck, or if you're out of work,

B7 (x21202@1) E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)   D (xx0232@1)  EWe (022100@1)can send you to Johannesburg

A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1)     E (022100@1)   A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)      E (022100@1)    AOlivers (x02220@1)Army is here to stay, Olivers Army are on their way,

Amaj7 (x02120@1)     F#m (244222@1)     E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)  A/C# (042220@1)E (022100@1) AAnd (x02220@1)I would rather be anywhere else than here today

Amaj7 (x02120@1)     F#m (244222@1)     E (022100@1)      D (xx0232@1)  A/C# (042220@1)E (022100@1) AAnd (x02220@1)I would rather be anywhere else than here today

(Outro)

A A D E (repeat to fade)

That's all there is to it! Any comments or queries, email me at oak204cch@aol.com
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