David Livingstone Chords

KeyG Capo6st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays410

David Livingstone by Jon Bryant is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 6st fret. It uses the chords G, C, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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G
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G                    C                   G 
You be a mystery and i will uncover the truth  
G                     C                       D 
You be the Chorus and Ill be the verse to go through  
C                   D                    Em             G 
you be the dynamite blasting away at the walls we take apart  
C                        D                   G 
you be Dave Livingstone, ill be his African heart  

G                C                           G 
you be my walker and stay with me as i grow frail  
G                    C                         D 
you be the wind and direct me when i lose the sail  
C                    D                     Em                   G 
you be the resonance pulsing through every nerve that fails my knees  
C                       D                         G 
You be John Lennon, and Ill be the world that he see's  

 
C                D 
sweet midsummer nights  
Em              G 
with you in my life  
C               D 
with you in my life  

G                  C                       G 
You be a flask and ill be the comfort you hold  
G                       C                          D 
You can be stranded and ill bring you in from the cold  
C                    D                      Em            G 
You be the ambulance racing me back to that old familiar door  
C                   D                         G 
You be Theresa, and ill be your hands to the poor  

G                         C                        G 
You be a train track, and ill never leave you for long  
G                    C                         D 
you be new land, and ill plot my home in your arms  
C                      D                        Em            G 
You be the coffee that brings me to life in the early winter blue  
C                  D                             G 
You be my lady and Ill be your man, through and through.  
C                  D                             G 
You be my lady and ill be your man through and through. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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