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Army Dreamers by Kate Bush
Army Dreamers
Bm Em F#m
Bm Em
Our little army boy
F#m A
Is coming home from b.f.p.o.
Bm Em
Ive a bunch of purple flowers
F#m A
To decorate a mammys hero.
Bm Em
Mourning in the aerodrome,
F#m A
The weather warmer, he is colder.
Bm Em
Four men in uniform
F#m A
To carry home my little soldier.
Bm
What could he do?
E D
Should have been a rock star.
F#m Bm
But he didnt have the money for a guitar
Bm
What could he do?
E D
Should have been a politician.
F#m Bm
But he never had a proper education.
Bm
What could he do?
E D
Should have been a father.
F#m Bm
But he never even made it to his twenties.
D
What a waste --
G Bm
Army dreamers.
G D6add9
Ooh, what a waste of
G Bm G
Army dreamers.
-> (chords as first verse) <-
Tears oer a tin box.
Oh, jesus christ, he wasnt to know,
Like a chicken with a fox,
He couldnt win the war with ego.
Give the kid the pick of pips,
And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
Now hes sitting in his hole,
He might as well have buttons and bows.
-> Chorus (as first) (ends on -224422-) <-
B.F.P.O.*"
Army dreamers.
"Mammy's hero."
"B.F.P.O."
"Mammy's hero."
Our little army boy
Is coming home from B.F.P.O.
I've a bunch of purple flowers
To decorate a mammy's hero.
Mourning in the aerodrome,
The weather warmer, he is colder.
Four men in uniform
To carry home my little soldier.
"What could he do?
Should have been a rock star."
But he didn't have the money for a guitar.
"What could he do?
Should have been a politician."
But he never had a proper education.
"What could he do?
Should have been a father."
But he never even made it to his twenties.
What a waste --
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of
Army dreamers.
Tears o'er a tin box.
Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know,
Like a chicken with a fox,
He couldn't win the war with ego.
Give the kid the pick of pips,
And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
Now he's sitting in his hole,
He might as well have buttons and bows.
"What could he do?
Should have been a rock star."
But he didn't have the money for a guitar.
"What could he do?
Should have been a politician."
But he never had a proper education.
"What could he do?
Should have been a father."
But he never even made it to his twenties.
What a waste --
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of all that
Army dreamers,
Army dreamers,
Army dreamers, oh...
("B.F.P.O.")
Did-n-did-n-did-n-dum...
Army dreamers.
Did-n-did-n-did-n-dum...
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
Army Dreamers.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
No harm heroes.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
Army dreamers.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
No harm heroes.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
Mammy's darling.
("Mammy's hero.")
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: Bm
Time signature: 3/4 (Waltz time)
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Bm)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Am = x02210 G = 320002 C = x32010
Dm = xx0231 Dm6 = xx0201 F = 133211
Em = 022000 D = xx0232 Asus2 = x02200
N.C. = No chords
{Intro]
Am Dm Em G
| / / / | / / / | / / / | (B. F. P. O.)
Am Dm6 Em G
Army ...dreamers! (Mammy's hero!)
Am Dm Em G
| / / / | / / / | / / / | (B. F. P. O.)
Am Dm6 Em G
| / / / | / / / | (Mammy's hero!)
[Verse 1]
Am Dm Em G
Our little army boy is coming home from B. F. P. O.
Am Dm6 Em G
I've a bunch of purple flowers to decorate a Mammys hero,
Am Dm Em G
Mourning in the aerodrome, the weather warmer, he is colder,
Am Dm6 Em G
Four men in uniform to carry home my little soldier
[Chorus 1]
Am D C
(What could he do? Should've been a rock star!)
Em Am
But he didn't have the money for a gui - tar,
(What could he do?...
D C
...Should've been a poli - tician!)
Em Am
But he never had a proper edu - ca - tion,
(What could he do?...
D C
...Should've been a fath - er!)
Em Am C
But he never even made it to his twenties, what a waste,
F Am F C F Am F
Army dreamers! Oo, what a waste of army dreamers
[Verse 2]
Am Dm Em G
Tears o'er a tin box, oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know,
Am Dm6 Em G
Like a chicken with a fox, he couldn't win the war with ego,
Am Dm
Give the kid the pick of pips,
Em G
And give him all your stripes and ribbons,
Am Dm6
Now he's sitting in his hole,
Em G
He might as well have buttons and bows
[Chorus 2]
Am D C
(What could he do? Should've been a rock star!)
Em Am
But he didn't have the money for a guitar,
(What could he do?...
D C
...Should've been a poli - tician!)
Em Am
But he never had a proper edu - cation,
(What could he do?...
D C
...Should've been a fath - er!)
Em Am C
But he never even made it to his twenties, what a waste,
F Am F C F Am F
Army dreamers! Oo, what a waste of army dreamers,
C F Am
Oo, what a waste of all them army dreams,
F Am F Am F Asus2 N.C.
Army dreams, army dream - ers! Oo-----!
[Coda]
Am Dm Em G
Doo'n'doo'n, doo'n'doo'n, doo'n'doo! (B. F. P. O.)
Am Dm6 Em G
Doo'n'doo'n, doo'n'doo'n, doo'n'doo!
(Army ...dreamers, Mammy's hero!)
Am Dm Em G
Doo'n'doo'n, doo'n'doo'n, doo'n'doo! (B. F. P. O.)
Am Dm6 Em G
Doo'n'doo'n, doo'n'doo'n, doo'n'doo!
(Army ...dreamers, Mammy's hero!)
Am Dm Em G
| / / / | / / / | / / / | (B. F. P. O.)
Am Dm6 Em G
No harm ...heroes! (Mammy's hero!)
Am Dm Em G
| / / / | / / / | / / / | (B. F. P. O.)
Am Dm6 Em G
Army ...dreamers! (Mammy's hero!)
Am Dm Em G Asus2
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / ||
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version 3
Intro
e|-17--14--17---------10--9--10----------------------------------------------|
B|------------14~------------------7-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17--14--17-----------------7--9-------------------------------------------|
B|------------14~-------7--8-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B.F.P.O.*"
Army dreamers.
"Mammy's hero."
"B.F.P.O."
"Mammy's hero."
Our little army boy
Is coming home from B.F.P.O.
I've a bunch of purple flowers
To decorate a mammy's hero.
Mourning in the aerodrome,
The weather warmer, he is colder.
Four men in uniform
To carry home my little soldier.
"What could he do?
Should have been a rock star."
But he didn't have the money for a guitar.
"What could he do?
Should have been a politician."
But he never had a proper education.
"What could he do?
Should have been a father."
But he never even made it to his twenties.
What a waste --
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of
Army dreamers.
Tears o'er a tin box.
Oh, Jesus Christ, he wasn't to know,
Like a chicken with a fox,
He couldn't win the war with ego.
Give the kid the pick of pips,
And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
Now he's sitting in his hole,
He might as well have buttons and bows.
"What could he do?
Should have been a rock star."
But he didn't have the money for a guitar.
"What could he do?
Should have been a politician."
But he never had a proper education.
"What could he do?
Should have been a father."
But he never even made it to his twenties.
What a waste --
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of
Army dreamers.
Ooh, what a waste of all that
Army dreamers,
Army dreamers,
Army dreamers, oh...
("B.F.P.O.")
Did-n-did-n-did-n-dum...
Army dreamers.
Did-n-did-n-did-n-dum...
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
Army Dreamers.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
No harm heroes.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
Army dreamers.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
No harm heroes.
("Mammy's hero.")
("B.F.P.O.")
Mammy's darling.
("Mammy's hero.")
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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