[Intro]
| A     | A     | D  D/C#| E     |
| A     | A     | D  D/C#| E6 E7 |
[Verse]
A                           D        
  Don’t start that talking,   I could
 E 
 talk all night 
  Don’t start that talking,   I could talk all night 
A                            D      
  My mind goes sleepwalking,   while
     C#7                   F#m 
 I’m putting the world to right 
  My mind goes sleepwalking,   while I’m putting the world to right 
               B          F#m       
Called careers information, have you
         B       E   (A) 
 got yourself an occupation
Called careers information, have you got yourself an occupation
[Chorus]
A                D       E    
Oliver’s Army is here to stay,
 A                 D       
 Oliver's Army are on their
 E 
 way 
Oliver’s Army is here to stay, Oliver's Army are on their way 
A     A/G#    F#m       A/E     
  And I would rather be anywhere
 D     D/C#  E      A 
 else, than  here today
  And I would rather be anywhere else, than  here today
[Interlude]
 (A)      A       D  D/C#  E6 E7  
[Verse]
A                                 D
  There was a Checkpoint Charlie,  
           E 
 he didn't crack a smile 
  There was a Checkpoint Charlie,   he didn't crack a smile 
A                             D     
  But it's no laughing party,   when
             C#7             F#m 
 you've been on the murder mile 
  But it's no laughing party,   when you've been on the murder mile 
               B              F#m
Only takes one itchy trigger, one
                 B         
 more widow, one less white
 E 
 nigger
Only takes one itchy trigger, one more widow, one less white nigger
[Chorus]
A                D       E    
Oliver’s Army is here to stay,
 A                 D       
 Oliver's Army are on their
 E 
 way 
Oliver’s Army is here to stay, Oliver's Army are on their way 
A     A/G#    F#m       A/E     
  And I would rather be anywhere
 D     D/C#  E      A 
 else, than  here today
  And I would rather be anywhere else, than  here today
[Interlude]
 (A)      A       D  D/C#  E6 E7  
[Bridge]
G#m             F#           E      
   Hong Kong is up for grabs, London
    D# 
 is full of Arabs 
   Hong Kong is up for grabs, London is full of Arabs 
C#7               F#         E      
   We could be in Palestine, overrun
        F# 
 by the Chinese line 
   We could be in Palestine, overrun by the Chinese line 
         E                           
With the boys from the Mersey and the
 F# 
 Thames and the Tyne
With the boys from the Mersey and the Thames and the Tyne
[Verse]
B                        E       
  But there's no danger,   it's a
    F# 
 professional career 
  But there's no danger,   it's a professional career 
B                                 
  Though it could be arranged with
 E              D#7               
 just a word in Mister Churchill's
  G#m 
 ear 
  Though it could be arranged with just a word in Mister Churchill's ear 
                 C#                
If you're out of luck, or if you're
         G#m                    C#
 out of work, we could send you to
    F#   B     E  F# 
 Johannesburg
If you're out of luck, or if you're out of work, we could send you to Johannesburg
[Chorus]
B               E       F#    B      
Olivers Army is here to stay, Olivers
          E        F# 
 Army are on their way 
Olivers Army is here to stay, Olivers Army are on their way 
B     B/A#    G#m       B/F#     E   
  And I would rather be anywhere else
 E/D#  F#     B 
 than  here today 
  And I would rather be anywhere else than  here today 
    B/A#    G#m       B/F#     E   
And I would rather be anywhere else
 E/D#  F#     B 
 than  here today 
And I would rather be anywhere else than  here today 
    B/A#    G#m       B/F#     E   
And I would rather be anywhere else
 E/D#  F#     B 
 than  here today
And I would rather be anywhere else than  here today
[Outro]
|(B)    | B     | E  E/D#| F#    |
| B     | B     | E  E/D#| F#    |
(fade out)