Armstrong Chords by Lobo
Tempo:
114.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G] [D] Black boy in [Em] Chicago [A] playing [F#m]
in the [D] street Not enough [Em] to wear, [A] not near enough [D] to eat
[Em] [G] But don't you know [F#m] he saw it [G] on that [A] July [D] afternoon
Saw a man [Em] named Armstrong [A] walk upon the [G] moon
[D] Young girl in [Em] Calcutta, [A] barely eight [D] years old
The flies [Em] that swarm the marketplace [A] will see she don't [D] grow old
[G] But don't you know [F#m] she heard it [G] on a July [D] afternoon
Heard a man [Em] named Armstrong [A] walk upon [D] the moon
[C] [A]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
River's [Em] getting dirty, [A] the [A] wind is [D] getting bad
War and hate [Em] are killing off [A] the only earth [D] we have
[Em] But [G] the whole world [F#m] stopped to watch it [G] on that July [D] afternoon
Watched a man [Em] named Armstrong [A] walk upon [D] the moon
And
[G] I wonder if a [F#m] long time ago, [G] somewhere in the [D] universe
They watched a man [Em] named Adam [A] walk upon [G] the earth
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [G] [D]
[D]
[N]
[G] [D] Black boy in [Em] Chicago [A] playing [F#m]
in the [D] street Not enough [Em] to wear, [A] not near enough [D] to eat
[Em] [G] But don't you know [F#m] he saw it [G] on that [A] July [D] afternoon
Saw a man [Em] named Armstrong [A] walk upon the [G] moon
[D] Young girl in [Em] Calcutta, [A] barely eight [D] years old
The flies [Em] that swarm the marketplace [A] will see she don't [D] grow old
[G] But don't you know [F#m] she heard it [G] on a July [D] afternoon
Heard a man [Em] named Armstrong [A] walk upon [D] the moon
[C] [A]
[D] [C]
[G] [D]
River's [Em] getting dirty, [A] the [A] wind is [D] getting bad
War and hate [Em] are killing off [A] the only earth [D] we have
[Em] But [G] the whole world [F#m] stopped to watch it [G] on that July [D] afternoon
Watched a man [Em] named Armstrong [A] walk upon [D] the moon
And
[G] I wonder if a [F#m] long time ago, [G] somewhere in the [D] universe
They watched a man [Em] named Adam [A] walk upon [G] the earth
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [G] [D]
[D]
[N]
Key:
D
G
A
Em
F#m
D
G
A
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Black boy in [Em] Chicago _ [A] playing _ [F#m]
in the [D] street _ _ Not _ enough [Em] to wear, _ _ [A] _ not near enough [D] to eat
_ [Em] _ _ [G] But don't you know [F#m] he saw it _ _ [G] on that [A] July [D] afternoon
_ _ _ Saw a man [Em] named Armstrong _ [A] walk upon the [G] moon
[D] _ _ _ Young girl in [Em] _ Calcutta, _ [A] _ barely eight [D] years old
_ _ _ The flies [Em] that swarm the marketplace [A] will see she don't [D] grow old
_ _ [G] But don't you know [F#m] she heard it _ _ [G] on a July _ [D] afternoon
_ _ _ Heard a man [Em] named Armstrong _ [A] _ walk upon [D] the moon _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
River's [Em] getting dirty, _ _ [A] _ the [A] wind is [D] getting bad
_ War and hate [Em] are killing off _ [A] the only earth [D] we have
[Em] But [G] the whole world [F#m] stopped to watch it _ _ [G] on that July _ [D] afternoon
_ _ _ Watched a man [Em] named Armstrong _ [A] _ walk upon [D] the moon
And _ _ _
_ [G] I wonder if a [F#m] long time ago, [G] somewhere in the [D] universe
They _ watched a man [Em] named Adam [A] _ walk upon [G] the earth _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Black boy in [Em] Chicago _ [A] playing _ [F#m]
in the [D] street _ _ Not _ enough [Em] to wear, _ _ [A] _ not near enough [D] to eat
_ [Em] _ _ [G] But don't you know [F#m] he saw it _ _ [G] on that [A] July [D] afternoon
_ _ _ Saw a man [Em] named Armstrong _ [A] walk upon the [G] moon
[D] _ _ _ Young girl in [Em] _ Calcutta, _ [A] _ barely eight [D] years old
_ _ _ The flies [Em] that swarm the marketplace [A] will see she don't [D] grow old
_ _ [G] But don't you know [F#m] she heard it _ _ [G] on a July _ [D] afternoon
_ _ _ Heard a man [Em] named Armstrong _ [A] _ walk upon [D] the moon _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
River's [Em] getting dirty, _ _ [A] _ the [A] wind is [D] getting bad
_ War and hate [Em] are killing off _ [A] the only earth [D] we have
[Em] But [G] the whole world [F#m] stopped to watch it _ _ [G] on that July _ [D] afternoon
_ _ _ Watched a man [Em] named Armstrong _ [A] _ walk upon [D] the moon
And _ _ _
_ [G] I wonder if a [F#m] long time ago, [G] somewhere in the [D] universe
They _ watched a man [Em] named Adam [A] _ walk upon [G] the earth _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _