Armadillo Man
Released in 1987 by Virgin Records
Transpose
INTRO
F
VERSE 1
F
Transit
A7
Moscow,
Bb
three-fifty
A.
F
M.
The
F
road and the
C
sign and the
Gm
rain
F
He sees the
A7
border guards
Bb
gaping at his
F
tank
And says: “
F
Open that
C
gate while you still
Dm
can
Bb
Bbmaj7
I am the
C
Armadillo
F
Man”
VERSE 2
F
It does not
A7
matter what
Bb
country you are
F
in
Just
F
stay here on
C
base with your own
Gm
kind
F
But he knew a
A7
patriot
Bb
needs a strong free
F
hand
Now he’s
F
off to torch that
C
Red-infested
Dm
land
Bb
Bbmaj7
Can’t stop the
C
Armadillo
F
Man
INTERLUDE
Bb
High-
Gm
gabled
F
houses
Bb
Loom
Gm
through the
F
rain
He’s
Bb
on
Gm
course for
F
desti
Dm
ny
With a
F
whoosh and a
C
whistle and a
Dm
bang
Bb
Bbmaj7
Bye-bye,
C
Armadillo
F
Man
F
A7
Bb
F
F
C
Gm
F
A7
Bb
F
F
C
Dm
Bb
Bbmaj7
C
F
OUTRO/FADE
At
F
least he went to
C
see the other
Dm
side
Bb
While
Bbmaj7
other people
C
never even
F
tried
F