[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