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