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1/31

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 31Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[CHORDS] (These are all the chords used in the song. There are a lot but you 
basically just need Ab, Ebm and Db for the main parts of the song)
       Ab466544
      Ebmx68876
       Dbx46664
     Db/Fx46464
      Bbmx13321
   Abmaj7xx6543
       Fm133111
       Gb244322
       Cmx35543
      Fm7131111
      Bb7x13131
      Eb7x68686
Dbmaj7   xx(11)(10)98
   Gbmaj7xx4321
       Bbx13331
[VERSE 1] (see below for guitar interlude played during verse)
Well, I Abthought about the army
Dad said, "EbmSon you're fucking high"
And I Dbthought, yeah there's a first for everyAbthing
So I took my old man's adAbvice, three sad semesters
It was Ebmonly fifteen grand
spent in Dbbed, I thought about the army
AbI dropped out and Db/Fjoined a band instead
[CHORUS] (piano solo)
Ebm  Bbm  Abmaj7
Ebm[VERSBbmE 2]Abmaj7  
Grew a Abmoustache and a mullet
Got a Ebmjob at Chick-fil-A
Citing Dbartistic differences
the Abband broke up in May
And in FmJune reformed without me
And they Ebmgot a different name
I nuked aDbnother grandma's apple pie
And Abhung my head in shame, no
[CHORUS]
     Ebm       Bbm         Abmaj7Been thinking a Ebmlot today
     Bbm         Abmaj7Been thinking a Ebmlot today
Bbm[BRIDAbmaj7GE]
GbOh Dboh, think I'll write a Abscreenplay
GbOh Dboh, think I'll take you to AbLA
GbOh Dboh, think I'll get it done Cmyesterday
(The guitar part played during the bridge goes something like this)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|    (this followed by triplets of each note heading back down)
G|------------------------|    (11-11-11-10-10-10-9-9-9…)
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11------|
Fm7  Cm  Fm7  Cm
Bb7  Eb7  Ab  Abmaj7
Fm7[GUITDbAR SDbmaj7OLO] (plFm/Cayed aFmlong with Ab  Ebm  Db  Ab  chords)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6-------6s10---8-------8s13---11-------11s15---13---11---10---8---6-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab  Ebm  Db  Ab
Ab[VEREbmSE 3]Db  Ab  
In this Abtime of introspection
On the Ebmeve of my election
I sDbay to my reflection
God please Abspare me more rejection
'Cause my Fmpeers, they criticize me
And my Ebmex-wives all despise me
Try to Dbput it all behind me
But my Abredneck past is nipping at my heels
[CHORUS]
     Ebm       Bbm         Abmaj7Been thinking a Ebmlot today
     Bbm         Abmaj7Been thinking a Ebmlot today
     Bbm         Abmaj7Been thinking a Ebmlot today
Bbm[ENDIAbmaj7NG]
I thought abGbmaj7out
   Bbmthe aAbmaj7rmy

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Army

by Ben Folds Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm

Db/F

Bbm

Abmaj7

Fm7

Bb7

Eb7

Gbmaj7

Dbmaj7

Fm/C

[CHORDS] (These are all the chords used in the song. There are a lot but you

basically just need Ab, Ebm and Db for the main parts of the song)

466544

Ebm

x68876

x46664

Db/F

x46464

Bbm

x13321

Abmaj7

xx6543

133111

244322

x35543

Fm7

131111

Bb7

x13131

Eb7

x68686

Dbmaj7 xx(11)(10)98

Gbmaj7

xx4321

x13331

[VERSE 1] (see below for guitar interlude played during verse)

Well, I thought about the army

Ebm

Dad said, "Son you're fucking high"

Db Ab

And I thought, yeah there's a first for everything

So I took my old man's advice, three sad semesters

Ebm

It was only fifteen grand

spent in bed, I thought about the army

Ab Db/F

I dropped out and joined a band instead

[CHORUS] (piano solo)

Ebm Bbm Abmaj7

[VERSE 2]

Grew a moustache and a mullet

Ebm

Got a job at Chick-fil-A

Citing artistic differences

the band broke up in May

And in June reformed without me

Ebm

And they got a different name

I nuked another grandma's apple pie

And hung my head in shame, no

[CHORUS]

Ebm Bbm Abmaj7 Ebm

Been thinking a lot today

Bbm Abmaj7 Ebm

Been thinking a lot today

Bbm Abmaj7

[BRIDGE]

Gb Db Ab

Oh oh, think I'll write a screenplay

Gb Db Ab

Oh oh, think I'll take you to LA

Gb Db Cm

Oh oh, think I'll get it done yesterday

(The guitar part played during the bridge goes something like this)

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------| (this followed by triplets of each note heading back down)

G|------------------------| (11-11-11-10-10-10-9-9-9…)

D|------------------------|

A|------------------------|

E|-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11------|

Fm7 Cm Fm7 Cm

Bb7 Eb7 Ab Abmaj7

Fm7 Db Dbmaj7 Fm/C Fm

[GUITAR SOLO] (played along with Ab Ebm Db Ab chords)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---6-------6s10---8-------8s13---11-------11s15---13---11---10---8---6-------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ab Ebm Db Ab

[VERSE 3]

In this time of introspection

Ebm

On the eve of my election

I say to my reflection

God please spare me more rejection

'Cause my peers, they criticize me

Ebm

And my ex-wives all despise me

Try to put it all behind me

But my redneck past is nipping at my heels

[CHORUS]

Ebm Bbm Abmaj7 Ebm

Been thinking a lot today

Bbm Abmaj7 Ebm

Been thinking a lot today

Bbm Abmaj7 Ebm

Been thinking a lot today

Bbm Abmaj7

[ENDING]

Gbmaj7

I thought about

Bbm Abmaj7

the army

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