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Army Dreamers

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Bminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 25Position: 2

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[Intro]
   Bm     Em     F#m     Ax4
[Verse 1]
BmOur little army Emboy
Is F#mcoming home from Ab.f.p.o.
BmI've a bunch of purple Emflowers
To F#mdecorate a Amammys hero.
BmMourning in the aeroEmdrome,
The F#mweather warmer, Ahe is colder.
BmFour men in uniEmform
To F#mcarry home my Alittle soldier.
[Chorus 1]
BmWhat could he do?
EShould have been a rock Dstar.
But he didnt F#mhave the money for a Bmguitar
BmWhat could he do?
EShould have been a poliDtician.
But he never F#mhad a proper eduBmcation.
BmWhat could he do?
EShould have been a faDther.
But he never F#meven made it to his Bmtwenties.
What a Dwaste --
GArmy Bmdreamers.
GOoh, whD/F#at a waste of
GArmy dreBmamers.G  
[Verse 2]
BmTears oer a tEmin box.
OF#mh, jesus christ, Ahe wasnt to know,
BmLike a chicken Emwith a fox,
HF#me couldnt win the Awar with ego.
BmGive the kid Emthe pick of pips,
AF#mnd give him all yAour stripes and ribbons.
BmNow hes sittiEmng in his hole,
HF#me might as well hAave buttons and bows.
[Chorus 2]
BmWhat could he do?
EShould have been a rock Dstar.
But he didnt F#mhave the money for a Bmguitar
BmWhat could he do?
EShould have been a poliDtician.
But he never F#mhad a proper eduBmcation.
BmWhat could he do?
EShould have been a faDther.
But he never F#meven made it to his Bmtwenties.
DWhat a waste --
GArmy Bmdreamers.
GOoh, wD/F#hat a waste of
GArmy dreBmamers.G  
GOoh, whD/F#at a waste of
GArmy dreBmamers.
GArmy dreBmamers.
GArmy BmdreameGrs     OBsus2oh
[Outro]
   Bm     Em     F#m     A(Repeat and fade)
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The guitar part is played using a classical fingerstyle approach.
Below are the tabs  used for each chord.
e|-Bm--------Em--------F#m--------A--------E--------D--------G--------D/F#-------Bsus2-2---|
B|---3-3-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----3-3-----0-0-----3-3---2---|
G|---4-4-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-----1-1-----2-2-----0-0-----2-2---4---|
D|-----------------------------------------0-----------------------4---|
A|-2-----------------------0---------------------------------------2---|
E|---------0-------2---------------0---------------3-------2-----------|

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Army Dreamers

by Kate Bush

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D/F#

Bsus2

[Intro]

Bm Em F#m A

[Verse 1]

Bm Em

Our little army boy

F#m A

Is coming home from b.f.p.o.

Bm Em

I've 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.

[Chorus 1]

What could he do?

E D

Should have been a rock star.

F#m Bm

But he didnt have the money for a guitar

What could he do?

E D

Should have been a politician.

F#m Bm

But he never had a proper education.

What could he do?

E D

Should have been a father.

F#m Bm

But he never even made it to his twenties.

What a waste --

G Bm

Army dreamers.

G D/F#

Ooh, what a waste of

G Bm G

Army dreamers.

[Verse 2]

Bm Em

Tears oer a tin box.

F#m A

Oh, jesus christ, he wasnt to know,

Bm Em

Like a chicken with a fox,

F#m A

He couldnt win the war with ego.

Bm Em

Give the kid the pick of pips,

F#m A

And give him all your stripes and ribbons.

Bm Em

Now hes sitting in his hole,

F#m A

He might as well have buttons and bows.

[Chorus 2]

What could he do?

E D

Should have been a rock star.

F#m Bm

But he didnt have the money for a guitar

What could he do?

E D

Should have been a politician.

F#m Bm

But he never had a proper education.

What could he do?

E D

Should have been a father.

F#m Bm

But he never even made it to his twenties.

What a waste --

G Bm

Army dreamers.

G D/F#

Ooh, what a waste of

G Bm G

Army dreamers.

G D/F#

Ooh, what a waste of

G Bm

Army dreamers.

G Bm

Army dreamers.

G Bm G Bsus2

Army dreamers Ooh

[Outro]

Bm Em F#m A

(Repeat and fade)

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The guitar part is played using a classical fingerstyle approach.

Below are the tabs used for each chord.

Bm Em F#m A E D G D/F# Bsus2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------2---|

B|---3-3-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----3-3-----0-0-----3-3---2---|

G|---4-4-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-----1-1-----2-2-----0-0-----2-2---4---|

D|-----------------------------------------0-----------------------4---|

A|-2-----------------------0---------------------------------------2---|

E|---------0-------2---------------0---------------3-------2-----------|

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