Streets of London
Ralph McTell
Intro:
[C] [G] [Am] [Em] [F] [C] [G] [C] - (first two lines but last two chords changed for lead in)
Verse 1:
[C] Have you seen the [G] old man in the [Am] closed-down [Em] market
[F] Kicking up the [C] paper with his [Dm] worn out [G] shoes?
[C] In his eyes you [G] see no pride, [Am] hands held loosely [Em] by his side
[F] Yesterday's [C] paper telling [G7] yesterday's [C] news
|Chorus:
|So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly,
|[D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7]
|[C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and
|[Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London
|[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind
Verse 2:
[C] Have you seen the [G] old girl who [Am] walks the streets of [Em] London
[F] Dirt in her [C] hair and her [Dm] clothes in [G] rags?
[C] She's no time for [G] talking, she [Am] just keeps right on [Em] walking
[F] Carrying her [C] home in [G7] two carrier [C] bags.
Chorus:
Verse 3:
[C] In the all night [G] cafeĢ, at a [Am] quarter past [Em] eleven,
[F] Same old [C] man is sitting [Dm] there on his [G] own
[C] Looking at the [G] world over the [Am] rim of his [Em] tea-cup,
[F] each tea last an [C] hour - then he [G7] wanders home a[C]lone
|Chorus:
|So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly,
|[D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7]
|[C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and
|[Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London
|[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind
Verse 4:
[C] And have you seen the [G] old man, out[Am]side the seaman's [Em] mission
[F] Memory fading [C] with the medal [Dm] ribbons that he [G] wears.
[C] In our winter [G] city, the [Am] rain cries a little [Em] pity
For [F] one more forgotten [C] hero and a [G7] world that doesn't [C] care
Chorus:
Outro:
[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind