Army Dreamers - 2018 Remaster — Kate Bush
Chords and lyrics for Army Dreamers - 2018 Remaster by Kate Bush (key of G).
Verse 1
Army Dreamers by Kate Bush
from the album Never for Ever, 1980
Intro
[Bm] [Em] [F#m] [A]
Verse 1
[Bm]Our little army [Em]boy
Is [F#m]coming home from [A]b.f.p.o.
[Bm]I've a bunch of purple [Em]flowers
To [F#m]decorate a [A]mammys hero.
[Bm]Mourning in the [Em]aerodrome,
The [F#m]weather warmer, [A]he is colder.
[Bm]Four men in [Em]uniform
To [F#m]carry home my [A]little soldier.
Chorus 1
[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 [D]politician.
But he never [F#m]had a proper [Bm]education.
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a [D]father.
But he never [F#m]even made it to his [Bm]twenties.
What a [D]waste --
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.
[G]Ooh, [D/F#]what a waste of
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.[G]
Verse 2
[Bm]Tears oer a [Em]tin box.
[F#m]Oh, jesus christ, [A]he wasnt to know,
[Bm]Like a chicken [Em]with a fox,
[F#m]He couldnt win the[A] war with ego.
[Bm]Give the kid [Em]the pick of pips,
[F#m]And give him all [A]your stripes and ribbons.
[Bm]Now hes [Em]sitting in his hole,
[F#m]He might as well [A]have buttons and bows.
Chorus 2
[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 [D]politician.
But he never [F#m]had a proper [Bm]education.
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a [D]father.
But he never [F#m]even made it to his [Bm]twenties.
[D]What a waste --
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.
[G]Ooh, [D/F#]what a waste of
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.[G]
[G]Ooh, [D/F#]what a waste of
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.
[G]Army [Bm][G]dreamers [Bsus2]Ooh
Outro
Bm Em F#m A (Repeat and fade)
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]
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