{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":18209,"song":"Army","artist":"Ben Folds Five","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11213089-army-chords-by-ben-folds-five/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/18209?type=chord","rating":4.77535,"votes":92,"content":"[CHORDS] (These are all the chords used in the song. There are a lot but you \r\nbasically just need Ab, Ebm and Db for the main parts of the song)\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]       466544\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch]      x68876\r\n[ch]Db[/ch]       x46664\r\n[ch]Db/F[/ch]     x46464\r\n[ch]Bbm[/ch]      x13321\r\n[ch]Abmaj7[/ch]   xx6543\r\n[ch]Fm[/ch]       133111\r\n[ch]Gb[/ch]       244322\r\n[ch]Cm[/ch]       x35543\r\n[ch]Fm7[/ch]      131111\r\n[ch]Bb7[/ch]      x13131\r\n[tab][ch]Eb7[/ch]      x68686\r\nDbmaj7   xx(11)(10)98[/tab]\r\n[ch]Gbmaj7[/ch]   xx4321\r\n[ch]Bb[/ch]       x13331\r\n[VERSE 1] (see below for guitar interlude played during verse)\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nWell, I thought about the army[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nDad said, \"Son you're fucking high\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Db[/ch]                                     [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd I thought, yeah there's a first for everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nSo I took my old man's advice, three sad semesters[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nIt was only fifteen grand[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nspent in bed, I thought about the army[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Ab[/ch]                [ch]Db/F[/ch]\r\nI dropped out and joined a band instead[/tab]\r\n[CHORUS] (piano solo)\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\n[VERSE 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nGrew a moustache and a mullet[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nGot a job at Chick-fil-A[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nCiting artistic differences[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nthe band broke up in May[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nAnd in June reformed without me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nAnd they got a different name[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nI nuked another grandma's apple pie[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd hung my head in shame, no[/tab]\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\n                 Been thinking a lot today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\n            Been thinking a lot today[/tab]\r\n[ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\n[BRIDGE]\r\n[tab][ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch]                     [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nOh oh, think I'll write a screenplay[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch]                         [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nOh oh, think I'll take you to LA[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gb[/ch] [ch]Db[/ch]                         [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\nOh oh, think I'll get it done yesterday[/tab]\r\n[tab](The guitar part played during the bridge goes something like this)\r\ne|------------------------|\r\nB|------------------------|    (this followed by triplets of each note heading back down)\r\nG|------------------------|    (11-11-11-10-10-10-9-9-9…)\r\nD|------------------------|\r\nA|------------------------|\r\nE|-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11------|[/tab]\r\n[ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]  [ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Bb7[/ch]  [ch]Eb7[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\n[ch]Fm7[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Dbmaj7[/ch]  [ch]Fm/C[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\n[tab][GUITAR SOLO] (played along with Ab  Ebm  Db  Ab  chords)\r\ne|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nD|---6-------6s10---8-------8s13---11-------11s15---13---11---10---8---6-------------|\r\nA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n[ch]Ab[/ch]  [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Db[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\n[VERSE 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nIn this time of introspection[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nOn the eve of my election[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nI say to my reflection[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nGod please spare me more rejection[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\n'Cause my peers, they criticize me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\nAnd my ex-wives all despise me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Db[/ch]\r\nTry to put it all behind me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Ab[/ch]\r\nBut my redneck past is nipping at my heels[/tab]\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab][ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\n                 Been thinking a lot today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\n            Been thinking a lot today[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Ebm[/ch]\r\n            Been thinking a lot today[/tab]\r\n[ch]Bbm[/ch]  [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\n[ENDING]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Gbmaj7[/ch]\r\nI thought about[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]     [ch]Abmaj7[/ch]\r\n   the army[/tab]","plain_text":"[CHORDS] (These are all the chords used in the song. There are a lot but you \nbasically just need Ab, Ebm and Db for the main parts of the song)\nAb       466544\nEbm      x68876\nDb       x46664\nDb/F     x46464\nBbm      x13321\nAbmaj7   xx6543\nFm       133111\nGb       244322\nCm       x35543\nFm7      131111\nBb7      x13131\n\nGbmaj7   xx4321\nBb       x13331\n[VERSE 1] (see below for guitar interlude played during verse)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS] (piano solo)\nEbm  Bbm  Abmaj7\nEbm  Bbm  Abmaj7\n[VERSE 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\nBbm  Abmaj7\n[BRIDGE]\n\n\n\n\nFm7  Cm  Fm7  Cm\nBb7  Eb7  Ab  Abmaj7\nFm7  Db  Dbmaj7  Fm/C  Fm\n\nAb  Ebm  Db  Ab\nAb  Ebm  Db  Ab\n[VERSE 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\nBbm  Abmaj7\n[ENDING]","chords":["Ab","Ebm","Db","Db/F","Bbm","Abmaj7","Fm","Gb","Cm","Fm7","Bb7","Eb7","Gbmaj7","Bb","A","B","G","D","E","Dbmaj7","Fm/C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}