Ben Folds Five – Army chords
Chords:
Artist: Ben Folds Five Song: Army Album: The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner (see bottom for chords) VERSE 1 (see below for guitar interlude played during verse)G#Well I thought about the armyD#m Dad said, "Son you're fucking high"C# G#And I thought, yeah there's a first for everythingSo I took my old man's advice, three sad semestersD#m It was only fifteen grandC#spent in bed, I thought about the armyG# C#/F I dropped out and joined a band insteadCHORUS (piano solo) D#m A#m G#maj7 D#m A#m G#maj7 VERSE 2 (same as verse 1 except for Fm chord) Grew a moustache and a mullet Got a job at chick-fillet Citing artistic differences the band broke up in MayFm And in June reformed without meAnd they got a different name I nuked another grandma's apple pie And hung my head in shame, no CHORUS (listen to song for the arrangement of the chords)D#m A#m G#maj7Been thinking a lot todayD#m A#m G#maj7Been thinking a lot todayBRIDGEF# C# G#Oh Oh Think I'll write a screenplayF# C# G#Oh Oh Think I'll take you to LAF# C# CmOh Oh Think I'll get it done yesterday(The guitar part played during the bridge goes something like this)e|------------------------| b|------------------------| (this followed by triplets of each note heading back down) g|------------------------| (11-11-11-10-10-10-9-9-9Â….)d|------------------------| a|------------------------|e|-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-| PIANO SOLO (listen to song for arrangement of chords) Fm7 Cm Fm7 Cm A#7 D#7 G# G#maj7 Fm7 C# C#maj7 Fm/C FmGUITAR SOLO (played along with G# D#m C# G# chords)e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|d|---6-------6s10---8-------8s13---11-------11s15---13---11---10---8---6-|a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|HORN INTERLUDE ("") G# D#m C# G# G# D#m C# G# VERSE 3 (same chords as previous verse) In this time of introspection On the eve of my election I say to my reflection God please spare me more rejection 'Cause my peers, they criticize me And my ex-wives all despise me Try to put it all behind me But my redneck past is nipping at my heels CHORUS (same as previous chorus) ENDINGF#maj7I thought aboutA# G#maj7 the armyCHORDS (these are all the chords used in the song. There are a lot but you basically just need G#, D#m and C# for the main parts of the song) G# 466544 D#m X68876 C# X46664 C#/F X46464 A#m X13321 G#maj7 XX6543 Fm 133111 F# 244322 Cm X35543 Fm7 131111 A#7 X13131 D#7 X68686 C#maj7 XX(11)(10)98 F#maj7 XX4321 A# X13331