Song Name: | Oliver's Army | By: | Elvis Costello |
Posted By: | pagan | Difficulty: | Beginner |
Key: | Any | Genre: | Rock |
Harp Type: | Diatonic | ||
Created: | 2007-08-19 15:08:49 | Modified: | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 |
Song: | Words and Music by: Elvis Costello
7 -7 7 -8 7 Don't start me talking 7 -6 6 -7 8 -8 7 I could talk all night ~~~~~ 7 -7 7 -8 7 6 My mind goes sleepwalking -6 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7 7 While I'm putting the world to right 7 7 7 -7 -6 -6 -7 Called careers information 7 7 7 -7 -7 -6 -7 -7 -6 6 Have you got yourself an occupation ? 7 -7 7 -8 7 -7 7 There was a checkpoint Charlie -5 -6 -6 6 -7 8 -8 7 He did'nt crack a smile ~~~~~~~~~ 7 -7 7 -8 7 6 7 But it's no laughing party -6 -6 -6 6 6 -6 -7 7 When you've been on the murder mile 7 7 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -7 Only takes one itchy trigger 7 7 7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -7 -7 One more widow, one less white nigger 7 7 7 7 6 6 -6 7 8 -8 Olivers army is here to stay ~~~~ 7 7 7 7 6 6 -6 7 8 -8 Olivers army are on their way ~~~~~ 7 -7 7 -8 -8 7 -7 -7 7 -6 And I would rather be an-y-where else -9 8 8 -8 7 But here to - day -8 -8 -7 -6 7 7 Honk Kong is up for grabs -8 -8 -7 -6 -6 7 7 London is full of arabs -8 -8 -8 -7 -6 7 7 We could be in Palestine -8 -8 -8 7 -7 -6 7 7 Ov-er run by a Chinese line -6 -6 -8 -8 -8 -8 7 With the boys from the Mersey -7 -6 -6 7 7 7 -8 7 And the Thames and the Tyne ~~~~~~ 5 6 7 -8 7 But there's no danger -5 -6 7 6 -7 8 -8 7 It's a professional career 7 -7 7 -8 7 6 Though it could be arranged 6 -6 -6 -6 -6 6 6 -6 -7 7 With just a word in Mister Churchills ear 7 7 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -7 7 If you're out of luck or out of work 7 7 7 -7 -7 -6 -7 -6 -6 6 We could send you to Jo-han-es-bourg ~~~~ 7 7 7 7 6 6 -6 7 8 -8 Olivers army is here to stay ~~~~ 7 7 7 7 6 6 -6 7 8 -8 7 Olivers army are on their way ~~~~~ 7 -7 7 -8 -8 7 -7 -7 7 -6 And I would rather be an-y-where else -9 8 8 -8 7 But here to - day 8 -8 7 7 7 OH OH OH, OH ~~~~~~ 9 -9 8 -8 7 OH OH OH ~~~~~~~ ....... Listen to the Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuwFZkl2uS0 |