| A     | A     | D  D/C#| E     |
| A     | A     | D  D/C#| E6 E7 |


[Verse 1]

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


[Chorus]

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 |


[Verse 2]

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


[Chorus]

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 |


[Bridge]

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


[Verse 3]

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


[Final Chorus]

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)