Intro: (x4): Bm   Em   Gbm   A

Verse 1:
Bm              Em
Our little army boy
   Gbm              A
Is coming home from b.f.p.o.
Bm                     Em
I've a bunch of purple flowers
   Gbm        A
To decorate a mammys hero.

Bm                  Em
Mourning in the aerodrome,
    Gbm             A
The weather warmer, he is colder.
Bm             Em
Four men in uniform
   Gbm           A
To carry home my little soldier.

Chorus 1:
Bm
What could he do?
E                       D
Should have been a rock star.
             Gbm                  Bm
But he didnt have the money for a guitar
Bm
What could he do?
E                      D
Should have been a politician.
             Gbm             Bm
But he never had a proper education.
Bm
What could he do?
E                    D
Should have been a father.
             Gbm                 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.
 Gbm              A
Oh, jesus christ, he wasnt to know,
Bm             Em
Like a chicken with a fox,
 Gbm              A
He couldnt win the war with ego.

Bm           Em
Give the kid the pick of pips,
 Gbm              A
And give him all your stripes and ribbons.
Bm           Em
Now hes sitting in his hole,
 Gbm              A
He might as well have buttons and bows.

Chorus 2:
Bm
What could he do?
E                       D
Should have been a rock star.
             Gbm                  Bm
But he didnt have the money for a guitar
Bm
What could he do?
E                      D
Should have been a politician.
             Gbm             Bm
But he never had a proper education.
Bm
What could he do?
E                    D
Should have been a father.
             Gbm                 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       Bsus2
Army dreamers     Ooh

Outro: Bm   Em   Gbm   A   (Repeat and fade) Aransemen ini adalah interpretasi pribadi dari kontributornya, dibagikan untuk studi pribadi, edukasi, dan penggunaan non-komersial. Lagu, lirik, dan musik yang mendasarinya tetap menjadi milik pemegang hak ciptanya. Untuk meminta penghapusan, lihat Pernyataan Hukum.