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Army Dreamers

Kate Bush
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Our  little army boy
 Is coming  home from b.f.p.o.
Ive  a bunch of purple flowers
 To decorate  a mammys  hero.
Mourning  in the aerodrome,
 The weather  warmer, he  is colder.
Four  men in uniform
 To carry  home my little  soldier.
What  could he do?
Should  have been a rock star.
 But he didnt have  the money for a guitar
What  could he do?
Should  have been a politician.
 But he never had  a proper education.
What  could he do?
Should  have been a father.
 But he never even  made it to his twenties.
 What a waste  --
Army dreamers.
Ooh,  what a waste of
Army  dreamers.
 -> (chords as first verse) <-
 Tears oer a tin box.
 Oh, jesus christ, he wasnt to know,
 Like a chicken with a fox,
 He couldnt win the war with ego.
 Give the kid the pick of pips,
 And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
 Now hes sitting in his hole,
 He might as well have buttons and bows.
 -> Chorus (as first) (ends on -224422-) <-
 Of course, if you want it to sound like the real thing, you will have to handpick the
 but it is not too hard to figure out.
 Also, the part after the second chorus is the same as verse, and when she repeats "Army
 at the end of the second chorus, repeat G and Bm, and end on 224422.
 The song goes on after the second chorus, but the chords are the same as in the verses.
 Please leave constructive criticism, I am open to any modifications.
 Thanks to hywelt for corrections.

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Readable chord sheet for Army Dreamers by Kate Bush

[Bm]  [Em]  [F#m]

[Bm]Our little army [Em]boy
Is [F#m]coming home from [A]b.f.p.o.
[Bm]Ive a bunch of purple [Em]flowers
To [F#m]decorate a [A]mammys hero.

[Bm]Mourning in the aero[Em]drome,
The [F#m]weather warmer, [A]he is colder.
[Bm]Four men in uni[Em]form
To [F#m]carry home my [A]little soldier.

[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a rock [D]star.
But he didnt [F#m]have the money for a [Bm]guitar
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a poli[D]tician.
But he never [F#m]had a proper edu[Bm]cation.
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a fa[D]ther.
But he never [F#m]even made it to his [Bm]twenties.
What a [D]waste --
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.
[G]Ooh, what a waste of[D6add9]
[G]Army dre[Bm]amers.   [G]

->   (chords as first verse)   <-
Tears oer a tin box.
Oh, jesus christ, he wasnt to know,
Like a chicken with a fox,
He couldnt win the war with ego.

Give the kid the pick of pips,
And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
Now hes sitting in his hole,
He might as well have buttons and bows.

->   Chorus (as first) (ends on -224422-)   <-

Of course, if you want it to sound like the real thing, you will have to handpick the
but it is not too hard to figure out.

Also, the part after the second chorus is the same as verse, and when she repeats "Army
at the end of the second chorus, repeat G and Bm, and end on 224422.

The song goes on after the second chorus, but the chords are the same as in the verses.

Please leave constructive criticism, I am open to any modifications.

Thanks to hywelt for corrections.

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