Armstrong Chords by Reg Lindsay
Tempo:
115.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
Dm
G
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Fm] [C]
Black boy in [F] Chicago,
[G] playing [C] in the street.
[Em] Not enough [F] to wear,
[G] not near enough [C] to eat.
[Dm] But don't you know [Em] he saw it, [F] on a July [G] afternoon.
[C] Saw a man [Dm] named Armstrong,
[C] walk upon the moon.
Young girl [Dm] in Calcutta,
[G] barely eight [C] years old.
Flies [Dm] round the marketplace, [G] will see she's gonna [C] get old.
[Dm] But don't you know [Em] she heard it, [Dm] on a July [G] afternoon.
[C]
Heard a man [Dm] named Armstrong,
[G] walk upon [C] the moon.
Heard a man [Dm] named Armstrong,
[G] walk upon [C] the moon.
[Dm]
[G] [C]
River's [Dm] getting dirty, [G] wind is [C] getting bad.
War and hate [Dm] is filling up, [G] the only earth we [C] have.
[Dm] But the world [Em] won't stop to watch, [Dm] on a July [G] afternoon.
[C] Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, [G] walk upon the [C] moon.
Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, [G] walk upon [C] the moon.
[Dm] And I wonder if [Em] a long time ago, [Dm] somewhere in the [C] universe.
There was a man [Dm] named Adam, [G] walk upon [C] the earth.
[Dm] [G]
[C]
[G]
Black boy in [F] Chicago,
[G] playing [C] in the street.
[Em] Not enough [F] to wear,
[G] not near enough [C] to eat.
[Dm] But don't you know [Em] he saw it, [F] on a July [G] afternoon.
[C] Saw a man [Dm] named Armstrong,
[C] walk upon the moon.
Young girl [Dm] in Calcutta,
[G] barely eight [C] years old.
Flies [Dm] round the marketplace, [G] will see she's gonna [C] get old.
[Dm] But don't you know [Em] she heard it, [Dm] on a July [G] afternoon.
[C]
Heard a man [Dm] named Armstrong,
[G] walk upon [C] the moon.
Heard a man [Dm] named Armstrong,
[G] walk upon [C] the moon.
[Dm]
[G] [C]
River's [Dm] getting dirty, [G] wind is [C] getting bad.
War and hate [Dm] is filling up, [G] the only earth we [C] have.
[Dm] But the world [Em] won't stop to watch, [Dm] on a July [G] afternoon.
[C] Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, [G] walk upon the [C] moon.
Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, [G] walk upon [C] the moon.
[Dm] And I wonder if [Em] a long time ago, [Dm] somewhere in the [C] universe.
There was a man [Dm] named Adam, [G] walk upon [C] the earth.
[Dm] [G]
[C]
[G]
Key:
C
Dm
G
Em
F
C
Dm
G
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Black boy in [F] Chicago, _ _
[G] _ playing [C] in the street. _ _
_ [Em] Not enough [F] to wear, _
[G] not near enough [C] to eat. _ _
[Dm] But don't you know [Em] he saw it, [F] _ on a July [G] afternoon. _ _
[C] _ Saw a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _
_ [C] walk upon the moon. _ _
_ Young girl [Dm] in Calcutta, _ _
[G] _ barely eight [C] years old. _
_ Flies [Dm] round the _ marketplace, [G] will see she's gonna [C] get old. _
[Dm] But don't you know [Em] she heard it, [Dm] _ on a July [G] afternoon.
_ [C] _
_ Heard a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _
[G] _ walk upon [C] the moon. _ _
_ Heard a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _
[G] _ walk upon [C] the moon. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ River's [Dm] getting dirty, _ _ [G] _ wind is [C] getting bad.
_ _ War and hate [Dm] is filling up, _ _ [G] the only earth we [C] have.
_ _ [Dm] But the world [Em] won't stop to watch, [Dm] _ on a July [G] afternoon.
_ [C] _ _ Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _ _ [G] walk upon the [C] moon.
_ _ Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _ [G] walk upon [C] the moon.
_ _ [Dm] And I wonder if [Em] a long time ago, _ [Dm] _ somewhere in the [C] universe.
_ _ There was a man [Dm] named Adam, _ _ [G] walk upon [C] the earth. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Black boy in [F] Chicago, _ _
[G] _ playing [C] in the street. _ _
_ [Em] Not enough [F] to wear, _
[G] not near enough [C] to eat. _ _
[Dm] But don't you know [Em] he saw it, [F] _ on a July [G] afternoon. _ _
[C] _ Saw a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _
_ [C] walk upon the moon. _ _
_ Young girl [Dm] in Calcutta, _ _
[G] _ barely eight [C] years old. _
_ Flies [Dm] round the _ marketplace, [G] will see she's gonna [C] get old. _
[Dm] But don't you know [Em] she heard it, [Dm] _ on a July [G] afternoon.
_ [C] _
_ Heard a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _
[G] _ walk upon [C] the moon. _ _
_ Heard a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _
[G] _ walk upon [C] the moon. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ River's [Dm] getting dirty, _ _ [G] _ wind is [C] getting bad.
_ _ War and hate [Dm] is filling up, _ _ [G] the only earth we [C] have.
_ _ [Dm] But the world [Em] won't stop to watch, [Dm] _ on a July [G] afternoon.
_ [C] _ _ Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _ _ [G] walk upon the [C] moon.
_ _ Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _ [G] walk upon [C] the moon.
_ _ [Dm] And I wonder if [Em] a long time ago, _ [Dm] _ somewhere in the [C] universe.
_ _ There was a man [Dm] named Adam, _ _ [G] walk upon [C] the earth. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _