"Armstrong” is from “Cannons in the Rain”, RCA (1973),

Armstrong

Written by John Stewart

'Armstrong' is from “Cannons in the Rain”, RCA (1973), re-released as CD by Bear Family Records (1990) together with “Wingless Angels”, RCA (1975), two lps on one CD. The version below is the one from “Cannons”. The song is also on some compilation CDs and on “Airdream Believer”, Shanachie (1995). John plays the song in the key of C, G suits my voice better, so you have to either transpose or put a capo on the 7th fret to check.

(G) Black boy in Chi(Am)cago, (Am7)

Playing in the (G)street,

Not enough to (Am)wear, (Am7)

Not near enough to (G)eat.

(Am7) But don't you know he (D7)saw it

(Am7) On a July after(G)noon,

He saw a man named (Am)Armstrong (Am7)

Walk upon the (G)moon.

And a young girl in Cal(Am)cutta, (Am7)

Barely eight years (G)old,

The flies that swarm the (Am)market place (Am7)

Will see she don't get (G)old.

(Am7) But don't you know she (D)heard it

(Am7) On that July after(G)noon,

She heard a man named (Am)Armstrong (Am7)

Had walked upon the (G)moon.

She heard a man named (Am)Armstrong (Am7)

Had walked upon the (G)moon.(Gj7)(G6)(G5)(G4)(G)

(Am) (D)(D7)(G)

The rivers are getting (Am)dirty, (Am7)

The wind is getting (G)bad.

War and hate is (Am)killing off (Am7)

The only earth we (G)have.

(Am7) But the world all (D)stopped to watch it

(Am7) On that July after(G)noon,

To watch a man named (Am)Armstrong (Am7)

Walk upon the (G)moon,

To watch a man named (Am)Armstrong (Am7)

Walk upon the (G)moon.

Oh I (Am7)wonder if a long (D7)time ago,

(Am7) Somewhere in the uni(G)verse,

They watched a man named (Am)Adam (Am7)

Walk upon the (G)earth.(Gj7)(G6)(G5)(G4)(G) (Am) (D) (G)

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