Olivers Army Bass Tab

Oliver's Army (Elvis Costello)
Taken fom 'The Man: Greatest Hits'
Tabbed by vincesmyth, not perfect but works for me
G |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------7-7-5-4----------------------7-7-5-4-------------|
A |-----4-7---------7-4-5-4---7------4-7---------7-4-5-4-3-5-|
E |-5-5---------------------7----5-5-------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-9-7-6-----------9-7-6-----5-6-7-----------2-2-0-0-2-2-------|
E |-------9-7-5-4-2-------9-7-------7-5-5-0-0-------------0-0---|
G |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------2---------7-7-5-4--------------------------|
A |---------5-4-2---0-0-4-7---------7-4-5-4---7--------------|
E |-5-4-2-0---------------------------------7----------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------3-6-3-----------------------------------------4-2-1-2-1----|
A |-----7-6-4---------1-4-1-----2-----1-4-1-----2-----1-4-1-----------4--|
E |-4-2-------------2-------0-4---4-2-------0-4---4-2--------------------|
G |---------4-4-2-1---------------------4-4-2-1--------------|
D |-----1-4---------4-1-2-1---4-----1-4---------4-1-2-1-0-1--|
A |-2-2---------------------4---2-2--------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--6-4-3-----------6-4-3-----2-3-4-------------------------------------|
A |--------6-4-------------6-4-------6-4-2-2---------4-4-2-2---------4-4-|
E |------------7-6-4-------------------------2-2-4-4---------2-2-4-4-----|
G |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------4--------------------------------4---------|
A |-2-1-------6-4---2-1--------6-4---2-1-----7-6-4---2-------|
E |-----4-2-0------------4-2-0-----2-----4-2-----------------|
vamp on last riff under "oh oh oh"

Source: BassMasta.net
http://www.bassmasta.net/e/elvis_costello/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Dylan Average	#1 by Dylan Enis at Sep 26, 2004 at 9:36 PM EST
	I think it is someone who thought all they need is love to make them happy and make them smile but they were wrong, and in this song are sort of laughing at the idea of it and mocking "love" as if it were a person (Mr. Love)... furthermore, I think that personifying Love here is an important factor as it parallels the idea of thinking a person (perhaps the one you love) could make you happy and fix everthing. Bottomline: you can't expect to find pure happiness in a person, not even in love.