Officer Material

Transpose
Year: 2000
Album: Black River Falls

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 
 
Em9 
Never admit anything personal,  
F#5 
codify and  
Am 
render 
 
general
Em9 
Never admit anything personal,  
F#5 
codify and  
Am 
render 
 
general
Em9 
Never admit anything personal,  
F#5 
codify and  
Am 
render 
 
general
Em9 
Never admit anything personal,  
F#5 
codify and render
Em9 
Gene
F#5 
ral 
 
 
Am 
Em9 
Gene
F#5 
ral 
 
 
Am 
Em9 
Gene
F#5 
ral 
 
 
Am 
FADE
Em9 
 
F#5 
 
Am