In The Army Now

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|---------------------------------------|