🎶 Army Dreamers

Verse 1
[Bb]Our little army [Eb]boy
Is [D#]coming home from[Db] b.f.p.o.
[Bb]I've a bunch of purple [Eb]flowers
To [D#]decorate a[Db] mammys hero.

[Bb]Mourning in the aero[Eb]drome,
The [D#]weather warmer,[Db] he is colder.
[Bb]Four men in uni[Eb]form
To [D#]carry home my[Db] little soldier.

Chorus 1
[Bb]What could he do?
[Cb]Should have been a rock [A#]star.
But he didnt [D#]have the money for a
[Bb]guitar
[Bb]What could he do?
[Cb]Should have been a poli[A#]tician.
But he never [D#]had a proper ed[Bb]ucation.
[Bb]What could he do?
[Cb]Should have been a fa[A#]ther.
But he never [D#]even made it to his
[Bb]twenties.
What a [A#]waste --
[Em]Army [Bb]dreamers.
[Em]Ooh, wh[C/E]at a waste of
[Em]Army dre[Bb]amers. [Em]

Verse 2
[Bb]Tears oer a t[Eb]in box.
O[D#]h, jesus christ,[Db] he wasnt to know,
[Bb]Like a chicken [Eb]with a fox,
H[D#]e couldnt win th[Db]e war with ego.

[Bb]Give the kid [Eb]the pick of pips,
A[D#]nd give him all [Db]your stripes and
ribbons.
[Bb]Now hes sitti[Eb]ng in his hole,
H[D#]e might as well [Db]have buttons and bows.

Chorus 2
[Bb]What could he do?
[Cb]Should have been a rock [A#]star.
But he didnt [D#]have the money for a
[Bb]guitar
[Bb]What could he do?
[Cb]Should have been a poli[A#]tician.
But he never [D#]had a proper ed[Bb]ucation.
[Bb]What could he do?
[Cb]Should have been a fa[A#]ther.
But he never [D#]even made it to his
[Bb]twenties.
[A#]What a waste --
[Em]Army [Bb]dreamers.
[Em]Ooh, w[C/E]hat a waste of
[Em]Army dre[Bb]amers. [Em]
[Em]Ooh, wh[C/E]at a waste of
[Em]Army dre[Bb]amers.
[Em]Army dre[Bb]amers.
[Em]Army [Bb]dreame[Em]rs O[Asus2]oh

Outro
[Bb] [Eb] [D#] [Db] ⠀