ABBA - What About Livingstone: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "What About Livingstone" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F C/E Went to buy me a paper at the local news-stand Dm A# And then I heard them laugh and say F C/E Look, they're gonna go flying way up to the moon now A# F Hey, what's it good for anyway? A# So I said, Fellas G Like to ask you a thing if I may Chorus: C What about Livingstone? G What about all those men? Am F Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way C Tell me, wasn't it worth the while G Travelling up the Nile F Putting themselves on test C Didn't that help the rest? F Wasn't it worth it then? C What about Livingstone? And all of those fellas at the local newsstand Didn't know what to answer or what to say So I told them about him, that he was just like One of those spacemen in his way A# And if you laugh at them G Then there's only a thing I can say Chorus C What about Livingstone? (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) G What about all those men? (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) Am F Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way C Tell me, wasn't it worth the while (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) G Travelling up the Nile (Didn't he do it?) F Putting themselves on test C Didn't that help the rest? (Didn't that help them? Well, didn't it?) F Wasn't it worth it then? C What about Livingstone? (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) G What about all those men? (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) Am F Who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way C Tell me, wasn't it worth the while (Didn't he do it, well didn't he?) G Travelling up the Nile (Didn't he do it?) F Putting themselves on test C Didn't that help the rest? (Didn't that help them? Well, didn't it?) F Wasn't it worth it then? You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A#  C  Dm  E  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "What About Livingstone" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "What About Livingstone" by ABBA.