Olivers Army

A                               D        E
Don't start me talking, I could talk all night.
A                                         D          C#7
My mind goes sleepwalking while I'm putting the world to right.
F#m                  B                 F#m                           B       E     A
Called careers information.  Have you got yourself an occupation?
                                                                                              (Oliver's)
        D       E      A                 D        E
Army is here to stay.  Oliver's Army are on their way.

A       A/G#    F#m          A/E            D     D/C# E           A    D D/C# E6 E7
  And I would rather be anywhere else but   here today.
A                                                 D              E
There was a checkpoint Charlie, he didn't crack a smile.
A                                      D                            C#m
But it's no laughing party when you've been on the murder mile.
F#m                   B                   F#m                            B               E
Only takes one itchy trigger, one more widow one less white .

( D E6 E )

G#m                 F#                  E                D#
  Hong Kong is up for grabs;  London is full of Arabs.
C#                       F#             E                       F#
   We could be in Palestine, overrun by the Chinese line
              E                                                F#
with the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne.
B                                   E             F#               B
But there's no danger.  It's a professional career,
                                              E                            D#7                 G#m
though it could be arranged with just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear.
                        C#                         G#m
If you're out of luck you're out of work
                           C#     F#            B      E  F#
We could send you to Johannesburg
B                        E           F#     B                           E           F#
Oliver's Army is here to stay  Oliver's Army are on their way.
B       B/A#    G#m         B/F#           E     E/D# F#       B
  and I would rather be anywhere else than here today (3 times)
B                   E E/D#   F#
     Oh oh oh oh___    Oh oh oh______