Intro
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[Verse]
G D/F#
Went to buy me a paper at the local news-stand
Em C
And then I heard them laugh and say
G D/F#
Look, they're gonna go flying way up to the moon now
C G
Hey, what's it good for anyway?
[Bridge]
C
So I said, Fellas
A
Like to ask you a thing if I may
[Chorus]
D
What about Livingstone?
A
What about all those men?
Bm G
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
D
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
A
Travelling up the Nile
G
Putting themselves on test
D
Didn't that help the rest?
G
Wasn't it worth it then?
D
What about Livingstone?
[Verse]
G D/F#
And all of those fellas at the local news-stand
Em C
Didn't know what to answer or what to say
G D/F#
So I told them about him, that he was just like
C G
One of those spacemen in his way
[Bridge]
C
And if you laugh at them
A
Then there's only a thing I can say
[Chorus]
D
What about Livingstone?
A
What about all those men?
Bm G
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
D
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
A
Travelling up the Nile
G
Putting themselves on test
D
Didn't that help the rest?
G
Wasn't it worth it then?
D
What about Livingstone?
[Chorus]
D
What about Livingstone?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
A
What about all those men?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
Bm G
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
D
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
A
Travelling up the Nile
(Didn't he do it?)
G
Putting themselves on test
D
Didn't that help the rest?
(Didn't that help them? Well, didn't it?)
G
Wasn't it worth it then?
[Chorus]
(fade out)
D
What about Livingstone?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
A
What about all those men?
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
Bm G
Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way
D
Tell me, wasn't it worth the while
(Didn't he do it, well didn't he?)
A
Travelling up the Nile
(Didn't he do it?)
G
Putting themselves on test
D
Didn't that help the rest?
(Didn't that help them? Well, didn't it?)
G
Wasn't it worth it then?