Status Quo - In The Army Now
Album - "In The Army Now", 1986
Words & music - "Bolland/Bolland"
Intro - Dm - Am - Dm - C
Dm
A vacation in the foreign land
Uncle Sam does the best he can
Gm
You´re in the army now
Dm
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now
Dm
Now you remember what the draft man said
Nothing to do all day but stay in bed
Gm
You´re in the army now
Dm (Bass fill)
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now
Dm
You´ll be a hero of the neighbourhood
Nobody knows that you left for good
Gm
You´re in the army now
Am Dm
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now
Dm (Fill 1)
Smiling faces on the way to ´Nam
But once you get there no one gives a damn
Gm
You´re in the army now
Am Dm
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now
Break - Dm - Am - Dm - C
Dm (drums breaks)
Hand grenades flying over your head
Em
The sun´s flying over your head
If you wanna survive you´re out of bet
Am
You´re in the army now
Hm Em
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now
Em
Shots ring out in the dead of night
The sergeant calls : "Stand up and fight!"
Am
You´re in the army now
Hm Em
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now
Em
You´ve got your orders to shoot on sight
your finger´s on the trigger but it don´t seem right
Am
You´re in the army now
Hm Em
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now
Guitar solo
Em
Night is falling and you just can´t see
Is this illusion or reality
Am
You´re in the army now
Hm Em
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now
Am
You´re in the army now
Hm Em } - playing N times with fill 2
Oh, oh you´re in the army - now /
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Intro and break (over the chords Dm - Am - Dm - C )
E|------------5---------|------------------|-------------10----8--|
B|------6----------8----|------------------|------10--8-----------|
G|---------7------------|------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
Fill 1:
E|--10---10----10~~~~~~--|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Bass fill:
G|---------------|
D|--0h2p0-----0--|
A|---------3-----|
E|---------------|
Solo:
E|----------15--19--17h15p17----19~~~~--|------------15--19--17h15p17--|--------------|
B|------17------------------------------|--------17--------------------|--------------|
G|--16----------------------------------|----16------------------------|--------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|------14--14--|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------|
Fill 2:
E|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------12~~~--|
G|--12--11--12--14--12--11--12-----------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|