This Is the Army,Mr Jones Chords by Vera Lynn

Tempo:
120.4 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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This Is the Army,Mr Jones chords
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[Gm] [B] [Dm]
[Am] [F] [Gb] [Gm] [B] [F]
[Gm] This [C] is the Army, Mr.
Jones, no private rooms on telephone.
[B] [Am] You [Bb] had your [Dm] breakfast in [Am] [D] Debbie Hall, [G] but you won't have it there [C] anymore.
This is the Army, Mr.
Green, we like the barracks nice [B] and [A] clean.
[G] [C] You had [Bb] a house made [Am] to [Fm] clean your floor, [G] but she won't help you out [C] anymore.
[F] You want the buglers [Am] to [C] land, [F] they're in the Army and [D] not in [G] our band.
This [C] is the Army, Mr.
Brown, you and your baby went to town.
[G] She [Bb] had you worried, but [A] this [D] has gone and [C] she won't [G] worry you [Gb] anymore.
[C] [F]
[B] [G] [C] I left [D] my heart at [G] the stage door [C]
canteen.
I left [Dm] it there [D] [C] with a [G] girl named [Em] Eileen.
[Gm] I [C]
[Dm] [B] kept her serving [Em] donuts [Am] till [Dm] [G] all she had [Em] were [C] gone.
[B] I sat [E] there [Am] dunking [D] donuts [G] till she caught on.
[D] I must go back to the [G] Army [C] routine.
[Am] And [Dm] every doughboy [G] knows what that [Em] will [Am]
mean.
[E] A sardar boy [A] without a heart [Dm] has two strikes on him [D] from the [Fm] start.
[C] And my [Eb] heart's at [Dm] the stage [G] door [C] canteen.
[Em] [Am] It's
[D] [Gbm]
[G] a lovely [E] [D] day [Em]
[D] tomorrow.
[G]
Tomorrow [D] is a [Cm] lovely [E] day.
[Am] [Gb] [G] Come and feast [C] your [G] tears [Am] in the
[D] eyes
[G] on [Em]
tomorrow's [Am] clear [G] [A] blue
[D] skies.
[G] If today [C] your [G] heart [Em] is [C]
weary,
[G] if every little [Bm] thing [Cm] looks [Ab] gray,
[Am]
just [C] forget [E] your
[G] [Cm]
day.
[G] Tomorrow [Em] is [Am] a [D] lovely [G] [D] day.
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Vera Lynn - This Is The Army,Mr Jones chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Em, C, D, G, Am, D, C and G of chords. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 60 BPM before aiming for the song's 120 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ [F] _ [Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ [F] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ This [C] is the Army, Mr.
Jones, _ no private rooms on telephone.
[B] _ [Am] _ _ You [Bb] had your [Dm] breakfast in [Am] [D] Debbie Hall, [G] but you won't have it there [C] anymore.
_ _ This is the Army, Mr.
Green, _ we like the barracks nice [B] and [A] clean.
_ [G] [C] You had [Bb] a house made [Am] to [Fm] clean your floor, [G] but she won't help you out _ [C] anymore.
_ _ [F] You want the buglers [Am] to [C] land, _ [F] they're in the Army and [D] not in [G] our band.
This [C] is the Army, Mr.
Brown, _ you and your baby went to _ town.
[G] She [Bb] had you worried, but [A] this [D] has gone and [C] she won't [G] worry you [Gb] anymore.
[C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [B] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] I _ left [D] my heart _ at [G] the stage door [C] _
canteen.
_ _ _ I left [Dm] it there [D] [C] with a [G] girl named [Em] Eileen.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ I [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [B] kept her serving [Em] donuts [Am] _ till [Dm] [G] all she had [Em] were [C] gone.
_ [B] I sat [E] there [Am] dunking [D] donuts [G] till she caught on.
_ _ [D] I must go back to the [G] Army _ [C] routine.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ And [Dm] every _ doughboy [G] knows what that [Em] will _ _ _ [Am] _ _
mean.
[E] A sardar boy [A] without a heart [Dm] has two strikes on him [D] from the [Fm] start.
[C] And my [Eb] heart's at [Dm] the stage [G] door [C] _ canteen.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] It's _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Gbm]
[G] a _ lovely [E] _ [D] day [Em] _
_ _ [D] tomorrow.
_ _ _ [G]
Tomorrow _ _ [D] is a _ [Cm] lovely [E] day.
_ [Am] _ [Gb] _ [G] Come and feast [C] your _ [G] tears [Am] in the _
_ [D] eyes
_ [G] on _ [Em]
tomorrow's [Am] clear [G] _ [A] blue _ _
_ [D] skies.
[G] If today [C] your _ [G] heart [Em] is _ _ [C]
weary,
_ [G] if every little [Bm] thing [Cm] looks [Ab] gray,
_ [Am] _
_ just [C] forget _ [E] your _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
day.
_ [G] _ Tomorrow [Em] _ is [Am] a [D] lovely _ _ _ [G] [D] day.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Lights Out in London: Sings the Hits of the Blitz album.

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