Armstrong Chords by Reg Lindsay
Tempo:
118.35 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
C
G
Em
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm] [Cm]
[C] Black boy in Chicago, [Dm]
[G] playing in [C] the street.
Not enough [Dm] to wear,
[Cm] not [G] near enough [C] to eat.
[Dm] Don't you know [C] he saw it, [Dm] on a July [G] afternoon.
[C] Saw a man [Dm] named Armstrong, [C] walk upon the moon.
Young girl in [Dm] Calcutta, [G] barely eight [C] years old.
Flies [Dm] round the marketplace, [G] see she don't [C] get old.
[Dm] Don't you know [Em] she heard it, [Dm] on a July [C] afternoon.
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 getting [Dm] dirty, [G] wind is [C] getting bad.
War and hate [Dm] is killing us, [G] the only earth we [C] have.
[Dm] But the world [Em] don't stop to watch, [Dm] on a July [C] afternoon.
Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, [G] walk upon [C] the 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.
They watched a man [Dm] named Adam, [G] walk upon [C] the earth.
[Dm] [G]
[C]
[Ab] [N]
[C] Black boy in Chicago, [Dm]
[G] playing in [C] the street.
Not enough [Dm] to wear,
[Cm] not [G] near enough [C] to eat.
[Dm] Don't you know [C] he saw it, [Dm] on a July [G] afternoon.
[C] Saw a man [Dm] named Armstrong, [C] walk upon the moon.
Young girl in [Dm] Calcutta, [G] barely eight [C] years old.
Flies [Dm] round the marketplace, [G] see she don't [C] get old.
[Dm] Don't you know [Em] she heard it, [Dm] on a July [C] afternoon.
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 getting [Dm] dirty, [G] wind is [C] getting bad.
War and hate [Dm] is killing us, [G] the only earth we [C] have.
[Dm] But the world [Em] don't stop to watch, [Dm] on a July [C] afternoon.
Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, [G] walk upon [C] the 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.
They watched a man [Dm] named Adam, [G] walk upon [C] the earth.
[Dm] [G]
[C]
[Ab] [N]
Key:
Dm
C
G
Em
Cm
Dm
C
G
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Black boy in Chicago, [Dm] _
_ [G] _ playing in [C] the street. _
_ _ Not enough [Dm] to wear, _
_ [Cm] not [G] near enough [C] to eat. _
_ [Dm] _ Don't you know [C] he saw it, [Dm] _ on a July [G] afternoon. _
_ [C] _ Saw a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _ _ [C] walk upon the moon. _
_ _ Young girl in [Dm] Calcutta, _ [G] _ barely eight [C] years old.
_ _ _ Flies [Dm] round the _ marketplace, [G] _ see she don't [C] get old. _
_ [Dm] _ Don't you know [Em] she heard it, _ [Dm] _ on a July [C] afternoon. _
_ _ 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 getting [Dm] dirty, _ [G] _ wind is [C] getting bad.
_ _ War and hate [Dm] is killing us, _ _ [G] the only earth we [C] have.
_ _ [Dm] But the world [Em] don't stop to watch, _ [Dm] on a July _ [C] afternoon.
_ _ Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _ [G] walk upon [C] the 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.
_ _ They watched a man [Dm] named _ Adam, [G] _ walk upon [C] the earth. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Black boy in Chicago, [Dm] _
_ [G] _ playing in [C] the street. _
_ _ Not enough [Dm] to wear, _
_ [Cm] not [G] near enough [C] to eat. _
_ [Dm] _ Don't you know [C] he saw it, [Dm] _ on a July [G] afternoon. _
_ [C] _ Saw a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _ _ [C] walk upon the moon. _
_ _ Young girl in [Dm] Calcutta, _ [G] _ barely eight [C] years old.
_ _ _ Flies [Dm] round the _ marketplace, [G] _ see she don't [C] get old. _
_ [Dm] _ Don't you know [Em] she heard it, _ [Dm] _ on a July [C] afternoon. _
_ _ 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 getting [Dm] dirty, _ [G] _ wind is [C] getting bad.
_ _ War and hate [Dm] is killing us, _ _ [G] the only earth we [C] have.
_ _ [Dm] But the world [Em] don't stop to watch, _ [Dm] on a July _ [C] afternoon.
_ _ Watch a man [Dm] named Armstrong, _ [G] walk upon [C] the 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.
_ _ They watched a man [Dm] named _ Adam, [G] _ walk upon [C] the earth. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _