Intro: -x4-:
[Bm] [Em] [Gbm] [A]
Verse 1:
[Bm]Our little army [Em]boy
Is [Gbm]coming home from [A]b.f.p.o.
[Bm]I've a bunch of purple [Em]flowers
To [Gbm]decorate a [A]mammys hero.
[Bm]Mourning in the aero[Em]aerodrome,
The [Gbm]weather warmer, [A]he is colder.
[Bm]Four men in uni[Em]uniform
To [Gbm]carry home my [A]little soldier.
Chorus 1:
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a rock [D]star.
But he didnt [Gbm]have the money for a [Bm]guitar
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a poli[D]politician.
But he never [Gbm]had a proper edu[Bm]education.
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a fa[D]father.
But he never [Gbm]
even made it to his [Bm]twenties.
What a [D]waste --
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.
[G]Ooh, wh[D]what a waste of
[G]Army dre[Bm]dreamers. [G]
Verse 2:
[Bm]Tears oer a t[Em]tin box.
O[Gbm]Oh, jesus christ, [A]he wasnt to know,
[Bm]Like a chicken [Em]with a fox,
H[Gbm]He couldnt win the[A]the war with ego.
[Bm]Give the kid [Em]the pick of pips,
A[Gbm]And give him all y[A]your stripes and ribbons.
[Bm]Now hes sitti[Em]sitting in his hole,
H[Gbm]He might as well h[A]have buttons and bows.
Chorus 2:
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a rock [D]star.
But he didnt [Gbm]have the money for a [Bm]guitar
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a poli[D]politician.
But he never [Gbm]had a proper edu[Bm]education.
[Bm]What could he do?
[E]Should have been a fa[D]father.
But he never [Gbm]even
made it to his [Bm]twenties.
[D]What a waste --
[G]Army [Bm]dreamers.
[G]Ooh, w[D]what a waste of
[G]Army dre[Bm]dreamers. [G]
[G]Ooh, wh[D]what a waste of
[G]Army dre[Bm]dreamers.
[G]Army dre[Bm]dreamers.
[G]Army [Bm]dreame[G]dreamers O[Bsus2]Ooh
