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Song title:      Oliver's Army
Original Album:	 Armed Forces

Words and Music by Elvis Costello
Copyright © 1979 Radar Records
Published by 

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
The INTRO is a glorious piano part, echoing the intro to Abba's "Waterloo". 
You'll have to arrange your own INTRO for guitar, though... The piano is the
principal instrument in the song and plays a strong bass-line that I haven't
shown here. If you were busking, this is what the guitar could play. 


INTRO:  A - D - E   [x2]


VERSE:
Verse notes:
The CHORUS begins on the last syllable of the VERSE
Verse chords:
A     x02220 or 577655
D     x00232
E     022100
C#7   x46464
F#m   242222
B     x24442

A                         D         E           A
  Don't start me talking;   I could talk all night.
                          D           C#7                  F#m
My mind goes sleepwalking   while I'm putting the world to right.
               B            F#m                  B           A
Called careers information.     Have you got yourself an occupation?

                                                             Oliver's...

CHORUS:
Chorus chords:
A     x02220 or 577655
D     x00232
E     022100
F#m   244222
D/C#  x40232
E6    022120
E7    020130
C#7   x46464
B     x24442

A                D       E     A   
Oliver's Army is here to sta - ay
A                 D        E    A
Oliver's Army are on their wa - ay.

A             F#m                D        E      A    D  D/C#  E6  E7
  And I would rather be anywhere else but here today.


VERSE:
A                                 D           E
  There was a checkpoint Charlie,   he didn't crack a smile.
A                            D                  C#7
  But it's no laughing party   when you've been on the murder mile.
F#m              B              F#m                B                 A
  Only takes one itchy trigger, one more widow one less white nigger.


[repeat CHORUS]


BRIDGE:
Bridge chords:
G#m   466444
F#    244322
E     022100
D#    x68886
C#    x46664

G#m            F#            E           D#
  Hong Kong is up for grabs;   London is full of Arabs.
C#               F#         E              F#
  We could be in Palestine, overrun by the Chinese line
         E                            F#
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne.


VERSE:
Verse chords:
B     x24442
E     022100
F#    244322
B7    x24242
D#7   x68686
G#m   466444
C#    x46664

B                        E           F#          B
  But there's no danger.   It's a professional career,
                     B7          E              D#7             G#m
Though it could be arranged with just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear.
                 C#                  G#m
If you're out of luck, you're out of work
                  C#   B     F#
We could send you to Johannesburg


CHORUS:
Chorus chords:
B     x24442
E     022100
F#    244322
B/A#  424442
G#m   466444
B/F#  224442
E/D#  022100


B                E       F#    
Oliver's Army is here to stay
B                 E        F#
Oliver's Army are on their way.
B             G#m                E         F#     B
  and I would rather be anywhere else than here today
B             G#m                E         F#     B
  and I would rather be anywhere else than here today
B             G#m                E         F#     B
  and I would rather be anywhere else than here today



B          E        F#    B
  Oh oh oh oh___    Oh oh oh___