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