Army Dreamers Chords

[Intro]
Bm   Em   F#m   A
Bm   Em   F#m   A
Bm   Em   F#m   A
Bm   Em   F#m   A
 
[Verse 1]
Bm              Em
Our little army boy
   F#m              A
Is coming home from b.f.p.o.
Bm                     Em
I've a bunch of purple flowers
   F#m        A
To decorate a mammys hero.
 
Bm                  Em
Mourning in the aerodrome,
    F#m             A
The weather warmer, he is colder.
Bm             Em
Four men in uniform
   F#m           A
To carry home my little soldier.
 
[Chorus 1]
Bm
What could he do?
E                       D
Should have been a rock star.
             F#m                  Bm
But he didnt have the money for a guitar
Bm
What could he do?
E                      D
Should have been a politician.
             F#m             Bm
But he never had a proper education.
Bm
What could he do?
E                    D
Should have been a father.
             F#m                 Bm
But he never even made it to his twenties.
       D
What a waste --
G    Bm
Army dreamers.
G      D
Ooh, what a waste of
G       Bm       G
Army dreamers.
 
[Verse 2]
Bm           Em
Tears oer a tin box.
 F#m              A
Oh, jesus christ, he wasnt to know,
Bm             Em
Like a chicken with a fox,
 F#m              A
He couldnt win the war with ego.
 
Bm           Em
Give the kid the pick of pips,
 F#m              A
And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
Bm           Em
Now hes sitting in his hole,
 F#m              A
He might as well have buttons and bows.
 
[Chorus 2]
Bm
What could he do?
E                       D
Should have been a rock star.
             F#m                  Bm
But he didnt have the money for a guitar
Bm
What could he do?
E                      D
Should have been a politician.
             F#m             Bm
But he never had a proper education.
Bm
What could he do?
E                    D
Should have been a father.
             F#m                 Bm
But he never even made it to his twenties.
D
What a waste --
G    Bm
Army dreamers.
G     D
Ooh, what a waste of
G       Bm       G
Army dreamers.
G      D
Ooh, what a waste of
G       Bm
Army dreamers.
G       Bm
Army dreamers.
G    Bm    G       B
Army dreamers     Ooh
 
[Outro]
Bm   Em   F#m   A   (Repeat and fade)
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The guitar part is played using a classical fingerstyle approach.
Below are the tabs  used for each chord.
   Bm      Em      F#m     A       E       D       G       D      B
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------2---|
B|---3-3-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-----0-0-----3-3-----0-0-----3-3---2---|
G|---4-4-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-----1-1-----2-2-----0-0-----2-2---4---|
D|-----------------------------------------0-----------------------4---|
A|-2-----------------------0---------------------------------------2---|
E|---------0-------2---------------0---------------3-------2-----------|