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Armstrong

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Capo: 3rd Fret
[Verse]
EmArmstrong, B7je ne Emsuis pas Amnoir, Emje suis B7blanc de EmpeauA7  
EmQuand on B7veut chaEmnter l'eAmspoir Emquel maB7nque de Empot !
Oui, j'ai beau voir le cielEm, l'oiseaAmu, riEmen riB7en riEmen ne luiAmt là-haut
Les aEmnges, Am7zéro, Emje suis bB7lanc de pEmeau
[Bridge]
Em  G C  B7  Em  G  C  B7
[Verse]
EmArmstrong, B7tu te Emfend la Ampoire, Emon voit B7toutes tEmes dentA7s
EmMoi, je B7broie pluEmtôt du nAmoir, Emdu noir B7en dedaEmns
Chante pour moi, Louis, oh Emoui, chanAmte chEmante B7chantEme, ça tieAmnt chaud
J'ai fEmroid, Am7oh moi, Emqui suis B7blanc de Empeau
[Verse]
EmArmstrong, B7la viEme, quelle AmhistoEmire, c'eB7st pas trEmès marrA7ant
EmQu'on l'écB7rive blaEmnc sur nAmoir ou Embien noiB7r sur bEmlanc
On voit surtout du rouge, dEmu rouge, Amsans Emsans B7sans Emtrêve ni Amrepos
Qu'on Emsoit, Am7ma foi, Emnoir ou bB7lanc de pEmeau
[Verse]
EmArmstrong, B7un joEmur, tôt oAmu tardEm, on n'eB7st que deEms osA7  
EmEst-ce que B7les tieEmns seronAmt noirsEm? Ce serB7ait rigEmolo
Allez, Louis, alEmléluiAma, auEm-delà B7de nos G7oripeA7aux
Noir et blanEmc sont ressemblants comme B7deux gouttes d'eauEm  
AmOh YeEmah

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Armstrong

by Claude Nougaro

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Capo: 3rd Fret

[Verse]

Em B7 Em Am Em B7 Em A7

Armstrong, je ne suis pas noir, je suis blanc de peau

Em B7 Em Am Em B7 Em

Quand on veut chanter l'espoir quel manque de pot !

Em Am Em B7 Em Am

Oui, j'ai beau voir le ciel, l'oiseau, rien rien rien ne luit là-haut

Em Am7 Em B7 Em

Les anges, zéro, je suis blanc de peau

[Bridge]

Em G C B7 Em G C B7

[Verse]

Em B7 Em Am Em B7 Em A7

Armstrong, tu te fend la poire, on voit toutes tes dents

Em B7 Em Am Em B7 Em

Moi, je broie plutôt du noir, du noir en dedans

Em Am Em B7 Em Am

Chante pour moi, Louis, oh oui, chante chante chante, ça tient chaud

Em Am7 Em B7 Em

J'ai froid, oh moi, qui suis blanc de peau

[Verse]

Em B7 Em Am Em B7 Em A7

Armstrong, la vie, quelle histoire, c'est pas très marrant

Em B7 Em Am Em B7 Em

Qu'on l'écrive blanc sur noir ou bien noir sur blanc

Em Am Em B7 Em Am

On voit surtout du rouge, du rouge, sans sans sans trêve ni repos

Em Am7 Em B7 Em

Qu'on soit, ma foi, noir ou blanc de peau

[Verse]

Em B7 Em Am Em B7 Em A7

Armstrong, un jour, tôt ou tard, on n'est que des os

Em B7 Em Am Em B7 Em

Est-ce que les tiens seront noirs? Ce serait rigolo

Em Am Em B7 G7 A7

Allez, Louis, alléluia, au-delà de nos oripeaux

Em B7 Em

Noir et blanc sont ressemblants comme deux gouttes d'eau

Am Em

Oh Yeah

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