ELVIS COSTELLO - OLIVERS ARMY UKULELE CHORDS

Tuning: G C E A

The song: Oliver's Army The performer: Elvis Costello and the Attractions The album: Armed Forces

^ADon't start me talking;^D I could ^Etalk all night. ^AMy mind goes sleepwalking^D while I'm ^C#7putting the world to right.

^F#mCalled careers ^Binformation.^F#m Have you got yourse^Blf an oc^Ecup^Aation? Oliver's Army is ^Dhere to ^Estay. ^AOliver's Army are ^Don their ^Eway.

^A And ^A/G#I would ^F#mrather be ^A/Eanywhere ^Delse ^D/C#but ^Ehere to^Aday. ^D ^D/C# ^E6 ^E7 ^AThere was a checkpoint Charlie,^D he didn't ^Ecrack a smile.

^ABut it's no laughing party ^Dwhen you've been ^C#mon the murder mile. ^F#mOnly takes one ^Bitchy trigger, ^F#mone more widow one ^Bless white ^Enigger.

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^G#m Hong Kong is ^F#up for grabs; ^E London is ^D#full of Arabs. ^C# We could be in ^F#Palestine, ^Eoverrun by the ^F#Chinese line

with the ^Eboys from the Mersey and the ^F#Thames and the Tyne. ^BBut there's no danger. ^E It's a pro^F#fessional car^Beer,

though it could be arranged with ^Ejust a word in M^D#7r. Churchill's e^G#mar. If you're out of ^C#luck you're out of w^G#mork

We could send you t^C#o Jo^F#hannes^Bburg ^E ^F# ^BOliver's Army is ^Ehere to ^F#stay ^BOliver's Army are ^Eon their ^F#way.

^B and ^B/A#I would ^G#mrather be ^B/F#anywhere ^Eelse ^E/D#than ^F#here to^Bday (3 times) ^B Oh oh oh ^Eoh^E/D#___ ^F#Oh oh oh______

Schnitzius schnitzi@eola.cs.ucf.edu Univ. of Central Florida

Elvis Costello - Olivers army