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 )
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B|——6———-8—-|——————|——10—8————|
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Fill 1:
E|—10—10—-10~~~~~~—|
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Bass fill:
G|—————|
D|—0h2p0——0—|
A|———3——|
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Solo:
E|———-15—19—17h15p17—-19~~~~—|————15—19—17h15p17—|—————|
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A|—————————————|——————————|——14—14—|
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Fill 2:
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B|———————————12~~~—|
G|—12—11—12—14—12—11—12————|
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