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Armistice Day

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[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]
GOn armistice day
DThe philharmonic will play
But the Gsongs that we F#msing
F#mWill be E5sadD5  
A5Shufflin brown Dtunes
Hanging D7around, ahooG  
GM-F#mm-m-Emm-mD-m-m
[Verse 2]
DNo long drawn blown out
Gexcuses Were Dmade
When I Gneeded a F#mfriend
F#mshe was E5thereD5  
A5Just like an easy chairD  
DOo, oo-oG  
GM-mF#m-m-mEm-m-Dm-m
DArmistice day Armistice day
GThat's all F#mI really E5wanted to sayD5  
[Chorus]
DOh I'm weary from waiting In Washington D. C.
I'm Gcoming to see my congressman
But Dhe's avoiding me
A/DWeary from G/Dwaiting down in Washington D. C.
DOh congresswoman
Won't you tell that congressman
I've Gwaited such a long time
I've 'bout Dwaited all I can
A/DOh congressG/Dwoman, won't you telDl that congressman
[Outro]
D G D F#m  E5 D5 A5
D D7 G F#m Em D

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Armistice Day

by Paul Simon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

A/D

G/D

[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]

On armistice day

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]

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

Armistice day Armistice day

G F#m E5 D5

That's all I really wanted to say

[Chorus]

Oh I'm weary from waiting In Washington D. C.

I'm coming to see my congressman

But he's avoiding me

A/D G/D

Weary from waiting down in Washington D. C.

Oh congresswoman

Won't you tell that congressman

I've waited such a long time

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

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