Paul Simon - Armistice Day

tabbed by E.W. Hans

guitar tuning: DADGAD (!!!)

^ = bend up
v = release bend (down)
p = pull-of
h = hammer-on
~ = let ring
s = slide

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--7^-7^v-0~----12^v^v---12~-----0-------5-------4-------2-----2-----|
---------------------12---------------5-------4-------2-----2-----2-|
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  On...        The Philharm...      songs...sing... sad...


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                    shuffling..             tunes...  hangin..

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--7^v^v-7^v-----7^v^v-7^v-----------------------------------|
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--0-----0-----0-0-----0-----0-5~~-0h3h5p3p0h3h5v--0-5-4-2-0-|
 around..       ohhhhh

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----0--0-------0--0-------0--0---0--5----0----5----4-----------|
-2s5--5-5---2s5--5-5---2s5--5-5-5--5----5----5----4------------|
-----0----0-----0----0-----0---0--5--5-0--0-5--5-4--4-2--2--2--|
                     no long... excuses  ...needed....there
                                       made

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                    just like....           chair...

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--7^v^v-7^v-----7^v^v-7^v-----------------------------------|
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--0-----0-----0-0-----0-----0-5~~-0h3h5p3p0h3h5v--0-5-4-2-0-|
 around..       ohhhhh

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-2s5--5-5---2s5--5-5---2s5--5-5-5--5--5--5--5--|
-----0----0-----0----0-----0---0--0--0--0--0---|

(keep strumming throughout)
 V^ ^V^V V   V    ^V^V V^ ^V V   V
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-9-------10--9----9----------10--9-- -9----------------------9--|
-11------12--11---11---------12--11- -11--------------------11--|
-10------11--10---10---------11--10- -10---------------------0--|
-0-------0---0----0----------0---0-- -0----------------------0--|
-0-------0---0----0----------0---0-- -0------------------10-10--|
                                      Ah... I'm weary...in Wash...DC
(keep strumming throughout)
           V
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-3-4-5-6-7--------------------------------------------|  start of
-1-2-3-4-5--------------------------------------------|  strumming
-----------5----------------------------3-------------|  part)
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              I'm coming... congressman   ..but he's a-

(after "Oh congresswoman"-couplet continue as follows):

 V^ ^V^V V   V    ^V^V V^ ^V V   V
-0-------0---0----0----------0---0--|
-9-------10--9----9----------10--9--|
-11------12--11---11---------12--11-|
-10------11--10---10---------11--10-|
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-0-------0---0----0----------0---0--|

 V^ ^V^V V   V    ^V
-0-------0---0----0--|
-12------10--9----9--|
-11------12--11---11-| (repeat 3X)
-10------11--10---10-|
-0-------0---0----0--|
-0-------0---0----0--|

 V^ ^V^V V   V
-0-------0---0------------------------------------------------|
-9-------10--9------------------------------------12^v---12~--|
-11------12--11---------------------------------------12------|
-10------11--10------0--0-------0--0-------0--0---------------|
-0-------0---0----2s5--5-5---2s5--5-5---2s5--5-5--------------|
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                                                  Armistice day

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       Armistice day    That's..I real..wanted to say

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--0-----0-----0-0-----0-----0-5~~-0h3h5p3p0h3h5v--0-5-4-2-0-|

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-2s5--5-5---2s5--5-5---|
-----0----0-----0----0-|(bend just below tuning peg, past the nut)

On Armistice Day
The Philharmonic will play
But the songs that we sing
Will be sad
Shufflin    brown tunes
Hanging around, ahoo M-m-m-m-m-m-m

No long drawn blown out excuses were made
When I needed a friend she was there
Just like an easy chair
Oo, Oo-o M-m-m-m-m-m-m

Armistice Day
Armistice Day
That's all I really wanted to say

 Oh I'm weary from waiting
 In Washington D.C.
 I'm coming to see my Congressman
 But he's avoiding me
 I've bout waited all I can

 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 about waited all I can