The Armadillo
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--Riff:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------1---1---1---1---1---1---1-----------1h5p1---------------
G|------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---------------2-----------
D|------0-----------------------------------2---------------2-------
A|------------------2---2---2---2---0---------------------------0---
E|--3-------2---2---------------------------------------------------
--Interlude:
e|-------------------------------------------
B|--1------0---------------------------------
G|--0------0-------2-------0--------0----2---
D|-----------------2-------2-------2/4---0---
A|------2------2-------2-------2-------------
E|-------------------------------------------
Riff x2
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ Am7 D
I was taking compass bearings for the Ordanance Survey
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ A7 Am7 D
On an army training camp on Salisbury plain.
Bm Em Am D
I had packed up my theodolite, I was calling it a day
B7 Em
When I heard a voice that sang a sad refrain:
Interlude
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ Am7 D
Oh my darling armadillo, let me tell you of my love,
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ A7 Am7 D
Listen to my armadillo roundelay.
Bm Em Am D
Be my fellow on my pillow underneath this weeping willow,
C C/B Am7 D G
Be my darling armadillo all the day.
Riff x2
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ Am7 D
I was somewhat disconcerted by this curious affair
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ A7 Am7 D
For a single armadillo, you alone,
Bm Em Am D
On Salisbury plain in summer is comparitively rare
B7 Em
And a pair of them is practically unknown.
Bm Em F# Bm
Drawn by that mellow solo, there I followed on my bike
Em Am7 Em B7 Em
To discover what these armadillo lovers might be like.
Interlude
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ Am7 D
Oh my darling armadillo how delightful it would be
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ A7 Am7 D
If for us those silver wedding bells should chime.
Bm Em Am D
Let the orange blossoms billow, you need only say I will, oh
C C/B Am7 D G
Be my darling armadillo all the time.
Riff x2
Bm Em F# Bm
Then I saw them in a hollow on a yellow muddy bank;
Em Am7 Em B7 Em
An armadillo singing to an armour-plated tank.
--Simply pick the following notes throughout this next part:
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|--4--------------------4--4--------------------4---
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Should I tell him gaunt and rusting with the willow tree above,
This abandoned on-manoeuvres is the object of your love?
Bm Em F# Bm
I left him to his singing, I cycled home without a pause.
Em Am7 Em B7 Em
Never tell a man the truth about the one that he adores.
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ Am7 D
On the breeze that followed sunset I could hear that sad refrain
G5 Dadd4/F# Bm5+ A7 Am7 D
Singing willow, willow, willow down the way.
Bm Em Am D
And I seem to hear it still oh vive l'amour, vive l'armadillo,
C C/B Am7 D G
Be my darling armadillo all the day.
C C/B Am7 D G
Be my darling armadillo all the day.
How to play The Armadillo
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.