Officer Material
Released in 2000 by Cooking Vinyl
Transpose
INTRO (x2)
Bbmaj7
Dm
VERSE 1
Bbmaj7
It’s 3:20 in the
Dm
morning
Bbmaj7
And the car is in the
Dm
tree
The
Cm
journey,
ap
Cm/A#
parently, is
Bbmaj7
over
Cm
Lover boy lies
Cm/A#
prostrate on the
Gm/A#
wheel
Bbmaj7
She could pass for ten years
Dm
younger
Bbmaj7
Running down that country
Dm
road
The
C
first sound she’s a
Cm
ware of is her
Gm/A#
footsteps
The
C
smell of smoke and
Cm
diesel from her
Gm/A#
clothes
C
She could
Cm
pass for ten years
Eb
younger
D
If she showed any sadness or
Dsus2
fear
D
If she shed drops of sweat or a
E
tear
and
CHORUS 1
A
She came down
F#m
from officer ma
D
terial
And
Dm
said it is
E
not
fa
C/G
r
Dm7
A
From gestures grand,
F#m
from daggers-drawn al
D
liances
To
Gm
do the
Am
deed, then
Dm
leave
VERSE 2
Bbmaj7
Now the mist is gently
Dm
falling
Bbmaj7
But her feet still hold the
Dm
road
C
“Faithful,” was the
Cm
last word that he
Gm/A#
uttered
C
Before he swerved his
Cm
ceremonial
Gm/A#
sword
C
Faithful, like a
Cm
dog, a clock, a
Eb
servant
Dsus2
She knows he’s better off dead
Dsus2
Better loved, better served, better
E
fed
and
CHORUS 2
A
She came down
F#m
from officer ma
D
terial
Dm
I never
E
asked her wh
C/G
y
Dm7
A
Seems like Eden now,
F#m
even her shadow seems su
D
perior
Her
Gm
aimless-
Am
seeming
Dm
guile
OUTRO
Dm
Let it die, let it die
Let this all
Em9
die
F#5
Am
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Never admit anything personal,
F#5
codify and
Am
render
general
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Never admit anything personal,
F#5
codify and
Am
render
general
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Never admit anything personal,
F#5
codify and
Am
render
general
Em9
Never admit anything personal,
F#5
codify and render
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Gene
F#5
ral
Am
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Gene
F#5
ral
Am
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Gene
F#5
ral
Am
FADE
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F#5
Am