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Army

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Tuning Standard
Capo on 4th Fret
Key : Bmajor
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-Play in standard tuning and transpose +4
-Play with capo on 2nd fret and transpose +2 (Play  Dsus2shape instead of Dadd9)
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[Verse 1]
I know that I've been Gmessed up
You never let me give Gup
All the nights and the Gfights
And the blood and the Cadd9breakups
You always had to call Cadd9off
I am pain, I'm a childCadd9, I'm afraid
And Emyet you understand
Yeah Emlike no one can
DKnow that we don't look like much
DBut no one fucks it up like us
[Verse 2]
G16 and you never even judged me
Matter of fact I always thought you were too cool Cadd9for me
Sitting there in the cCadd9aravan
All the nights we've bCadd9een drunk on the floor
And Emyet you understand
Yeah Emlike no one can
We Dboth know what they say about us
But Dthey don't stand a chance because
[Chorus]
GWhen I'm with you
GWhen I'm with you
I'm Cadd9standing with an army
I'm Cadd9standing with an army
EmWhen I'm with you
EmWhen I'm with you
I'm Dstanding with an army
StanDding with an army
[Verse 3]
GDark times, you could always find the bright side
I'm amazed by the things that you would saCadd9crifice
Just to be there for meCadd9  
How you cringe when you sing Cadd9out of tune
And Emyet it's everything
So dEmon't change a thing
We Dboth know what they say about us
But Dthey don't stand a chance because
[Chorus]
GWhen I'm with you
GWhen I'm with you
I'm Cadd9standing with an army
I'm Cadd9standing with an army
EmWhen I'm with you
EmWhen I'm with you
I'm Dstanding with an army
StanDding with an army
[Refrain]
GStanding with an army
GStanding with an army
Cadd9Standing with an army
Cadd9Standing with an army
EmStanding with an army
Standing with an armDy
I'm sDtanding with an armyG  Cadd9  
[Bridge]
EmYet you understand
EmYeah like no one can
We Dboth know what they say about us
[Chorus]
GWhen I'm with you
GWhen I'm with you
I'm Cadd9standing with an army
I'm Cadd9standing with an army
EmWhen I'm with you
EmWhen I'm with you
I'm Dstanding with an army
They Ddon't have a chance either
[Outro]
GStanding with an army
GStanding with an army
Cadd9Standing with an army
Cadd9Standing with an army
EmStanding with an army
Standing with an armDy
StandDing near you
GStanding with an army
GStanding with an army
Cadd9Standing with an army
Cadd9Standing with an army
EmStanding with an army
Standing with an armDy
When DI'm with you
StandDing with an army

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Army

by Ellie Goulding

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Dadd9

Cadd9

Tuning Standard

Capo on 4th Fret

Key : Bmajor

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

-Play in standard tuning and transpose +4

Dsus2 Dadd9

-Play with capo on 2nd fret and transpose +2 (Play shape instead of )

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[Verse 1]

I know that I've been messed up

You never let me give up

All the nights and the fights

Cadd9

And the blood and the breakups

Cadd9

You always had to call off

Cadd9

I am pain, I'm a child, I'm afraid

And yet you understand

Yeah like no one can

Know that we don't look like much

But no one fucks it up like us

[Verse 2]

16 and you never even judged me

Cadd9

Matter of fact I always thought you were too cool for me

Cadd9

Sitting there in the caravan

Cadd9

All the nights we've been drunk on the floor

And yet you understand

Yeah like no one can

We both know what they say about us

But they don't stand a chance because

[Chorus]

When I'm with you

Cadd9

I'm standing with an army

Cadd9

I'm standing with an army

When I'm with you

I'm standing with an army

Standing with an army

[Verse 3]

Dark times, you could always find the bright side

Cadd9

I'm amazed by the things that you would sacrifice

Cadd9

Just to be there for me

Cadd9

How you cringe when you sing out of tune

And yet it's everything

So don't change a thing

We both know what they say about us

But they don't stand a chance because

[Chorus]

When I'm with you

Cadd9

I'm standing with an army

Cadd9

I'm standing with an army

When I'm with you

I'm standing with an army

Standing with an army

[Refrain]

Standing with an army

Cadd9

Standing with an army

Cadd9

Standing with an army

D G Cadd9

I'm standing with an army

[Bridge]

Yet you understand

Yeah like no one can

We both know what they say about us

[Chorus]

When I'm with you

Cadd9

I'm standing with an army

Cadd9

I'm standing with an army

When I'm with you

I'm standing with an army

They don't have a chance either

[Outro]

Standing with an army

Cadd9

Standing with an army

Cadd9

Standing with an army

Standing near you

Standing with an army

Cadd9

Standing with an army

Cadd9

Standing with an army

When I'm with you

Standing with an army

About Army Chords by Ellie Goulding

Learn how to play Army by Ellie Goulding with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Army chords”, “Army guitar chords”, or “Ellie Goulding Army chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Army chords and for experienced players who want accurate Army lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Dsus2, Dadd9, G, Cadd9, Em, D.

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The chords for "Army" show the original chord names (including Dsus2, Dadd9, G, Cadd9, Em, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.