Armistice Day Chords & Lyrics Artist: Paul Simon

[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