Paul Simon – Armistice Day (Guitar)

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Chords

[Chord diagram]
D:   X-X-0-2-3-2
G:   3-2-0-0-0-3
F#m: X-X-4-2-2-2
E5:  X-X-2-X-0-0 (Omit 3rd)
D5:  X-X-0-2-3-X (Omit 3rd)
A5:  X-0-2-2-X-0 (Omit 3rd)
Em:  0-2-2-0-0-0
D7:  X-X-0-2-1-2
A/D: X-X-0-2-2-0
G/D: X-X-0-0-0-3
[Verse 1]
G
On armistice day

D
The philharmonic will play

        G             F#m
But the songs that we sing

F#m     E5     D5
Will be sad

A5             D
Shufflin brown tunes

        D7            G
Hanging around, ahoo

G F#m Em D
M-m-m-m-m-m-m
[Verse 2]
D
No long drawn blown out

G            D
excuses Were made

       G        F#m
When I needed a friend

F#m     E5     D5
she was there

A5                        D
Just like an easy chair

D         G
Oo, oo-o

G  F#m Em D
M-m-m-m-m-m-m

D
Armistice day Armistice day

G          F#m      E5              D5
That's all I really wanted to say
[Chorus]
D
Oh I'm weary from waiting In Washington D. C.

    G
I'm coming to see my congressman

    D
But he's avoiding me

A/D       G/D
Weary from waiting down in Washington D. C.

D
Oh congresswoman
Won't you tell that congressman
     G
I've waited such a long time

           D
I've 'bout waited all I can

A/D        G/D                 D
Oh congresswoman, won't you tell that congressman
[Outro] D G D F#m E5 D5 A5 D D7 G F#m Em D