A                     D      E
Don't start me talking, I could talk all night.
A                        D        C#7
My mind goes sleepwalking while I'm putting the world to right.
F#m             B            F#m                 B     E   A
Called careers information.  Have you got yourself an occupation?
                                                                                              (Oliver's)
    D      E    A             D     E
Army is here to stay.  Oliver's Army are on their way.

A     A/G#    F#m        A/E      D    D/C#   E       A D D/C# E6 E7
  And I would rather be anywhere else but   here today.
A                              D          E
There was a checkpoint Charlie, he didn't crack a smile.
A                          D                C#m
But it's no laughing party when you've been on the murder mile.
F#m             B              F#m                 B          E
Only takes one itchy trigger, one more widow one less white nigger.

( D E6 E )

G#m            F#             E          D#
  Hong Kong is up for grabs;  London is full of Arabs.
C#                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.
B                       E           F#         B
But there's no danger.  It's a professional career,
                            E                    D#7             G#m
though it could be arranged with just a word in Mr. Churchill's ear.
                 C#                  G#m
If you're out of luck you're out of work
               C#     F#      B  E F#
We could send you to Johannesburg
B                E        F#    B                  E        F#
Oliver's Army is here to stay  Oliver's 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 (3 times)
B             E E/D#   F#
     Oh oh oh oh___    Oh oh oh______