Chords for Ralph McTell - Streets Of London 1973
Tempo:
152.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb] Streets of [Eb] London.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
So [Ab] how can [Gm] you tell me that [Eb] you're [Cm] lonely?
[Eb]
[F] I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't shine.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of [Ab] London.
I'll [Eb] show you something
[Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
And have you seen [Bb] the old gal who [Cm] walks the streets [Gm] of London?
[Ab] Dirt in her [Eb] hair and [Ab] her clothes in [Gm] rags.
[Eb] She's no time [Bb] for talking, she [Cm] just keeps right on [Gm] walking.
[Ab] Carrying [Eb] her home
[Bb] into the [Eb] carrier bags.
So [Ab] how [Gm] can you tell me that [Eb] you're [Bb]
[Cm] lonely?
[F] I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't [F] shine.
[Bb] [Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] I'll show [Eb] you something [Bb] that'll make you [Eb] change your mind.
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] And in the all [Bb] night cafe at [Cm] a quarter past [Gm] eleven.
[Ab] Same [Eb] old man [Ab] sitting there on [Bb] his own.
[Eb] Looking at [Bb] the world over [Cm] the rim [Gm] of his teacup.
[Ab] And each tea [Eb] lasts an hour [Bb] as one's home [Eb] alone.
[Ab] So how [Gm] can you tell me that [Eb] you're [Bb] [Cm] lonely?
[F] I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't shine.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] I'll [Eb] show you something [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Have you seen [Bb] the old man [Cm] outside the [Gm] seamen's mission?
[Ab] Memory fading [Eb] with the [Ab] metal ribbons that [Bb] he wears.
[Eb] And in our winter [Bb]
city the [Cm] rain cries a little [Gm]
pity.
[Ab] One more [Eb] forgotten hero at [Bb] a world that [Eb] doesn't care.
So [Ab] how can [Gm] you tell me that [Eb] you're [Cm] lonely?
[F] I say to you that the sun [Bb]
don't [Cm] shine.
[Bb] [Eb]
Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] I'll show you [Eb] something [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Fm]
[N]
Amen.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
So [Ab] how can [Gm] you tell me that [Eb] you're [Cm] lonely?
[Eb]
[F] I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't shine.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of [Ab] London.
I'll [Eb] show you something
[Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
And have you seen [Bb] the old gal who [Cm] walks the streets [Gm] of London?
[Ab] Dirt in her [Eb] hair and [Ab] her clothes in [Gm] rags.
[Eb] She's no time [Bb] for talking, she [Cm] just keeps right on [Gm] walking.
[Ab] Carrying [Eb] her home
[Bb] into the [Eb] carrier bags.
So [Ab] how [Gm] can you tell me that [Eb] you're [Bb]
[Cm] lonely?
[F] I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't [F] shine.
[Bb] [Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] I'll show [Eb] you something [Bb] that'll make you [Eb] change your mind.
[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Ab] [Fm]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] And in the all [Bb] night cafe at [Cm] a quarter past [Gm] eleven.
[Ab] Same [Eb] old man [Ab] sitting there on [Bb] his own.
[Eb] Looking at [Bb] the world over [Cm] the rim [Gm] of his teacup.
[Ab] And each tea [Eb] lasts an hour [Bb] as one's home [Eb] alone.
[Ab] So how [Gm] can you tell me that [Eb] you're [Bb] [Cm] lonely?
[F] I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't shine.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] I'll [Eb] show you something [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
[Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
Have you seen [Bb] the old man [Cm] outside the [Gm] seamen's mission?
[Ab] Memory fading [Eb] with the [Ab] metal ribbons that [Bb] he wears.
[Eb] And in our winter [Bb]
city the [Cm] rain cries a little [Gm]
pity.
[Ab] One more [Eb] forgotten hero at [Bb] a world that [Eb] doesn't care.
So [Ab] how can [Gm] you tell me that [Eb] you're [Cm] lonely?
[F] I say to you that the sun [Bb]
don't [Cm] shine.
[Bb] [Eb]
Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] I'll show you [Eb] something [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Fm]
[N]
Amen.
Key:
Eb
Bb
Ab
Cm
Gm
Eb
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Ab
[Gb] Streets of [Eb] London.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So [Ab] how can [Gm] you tell me that [Eb] you're _ _ [Cm] lonely?
_ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't shine.
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of [Ab] London.
_ I'll [Eb] show you something _
_ [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
And have you seen [Bb] the old gal who [Cm] walks the streets [Gm] of London? _
_ [Ab] _ Dirt in her [Eb] hair and [Ab] her clothes in [Gm] _ rags.
_ [Eb] She's no time [Bb] for talking, she [Cm] just keeps right on [Gm] walking. _
_ [Ab] _ Carrying [Eb] her home _
[Bb] into the [Eb] carrier _ _ bags.
_ _ _ So [Ab] how [Gm] can you tell me that [Eb] you're [Bb] _ _
[Cm] lonely?
_ _ [F] _ _ I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't [F] shine. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] _ I'll show [Eb] you something _ [Bb] that'll make you [Eb] change your mind. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ And in the all [Bb] night cafe at [Cm] a quarter past [Gm] eleven.
_ _ [Ab] _ Same [Eb] old man _ [Ab] sitting there on [Bb] his own.
_ [Eb] Looking at [Bb] the world over [Cm] the rim _ [Gm] of his _ teacup.
[Ab] And each tea [Eb] lasts an hour [Bb] as one's home [Eb] alone. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] So how [Gm] can you tell me that [Eb] you're [Bb] _ _ [Cm] lonely? _
_ [F] _ I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't shine.
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] _ _ I'll [Eb] show you something _ [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Have you seen [Bb] the old man [Cm] outside the _ [Gm] seamen's mission?
_ [Ab] _ Memory fading [Eb] with the [Ab] metal ribbons that [Bb] he wears.
_ [Eb] And in our winter [Bb]
city the [Cm] rain cries a little [Gm]
pity.
_ _ [Ab] One more [Eb] forgotten hero at [Bb] a world that [Eb] doesn't care.
_ _ _ _ So [Ab] how can [Gm] you tell me that [Eb] you're _ _ _ [Cm] lonely? _ _
[F] _ I say to you that the sun [Bb]
don't [Cm] shine.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] _ _ I'll show you [Eb] something _ [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Amen. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
So [Ab] how can [Gm] you tell me that [Eb] you're _ _ [Cm] lonely?
_ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't shine.
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of [Ab] London.
_ I'll [Eb] show you something _
_ [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
And have you seen [Bb] the old gal who [Cm] walks the streets [Gm] of London? _
_ [Ab] _ Dirt in her [Eb] hair and [Ab] her clothes in [Gm] _ rags.
_ [Eb] She's no time [Bb] for talking, she [Cm] just keeps right on [Gm] walking. _
_ [Ab] _ Carrying [Eb] her home _
[Bb] into the [Eb] carrier _ _ bags.
_ _ _ So [Ab] how [Gm] can you tell me that [Eb] you're [Bb] _ _
[Cm] lonely?
_ _ [F] _ _ I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't [F] shine. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] _ I'll show [Eb] you something _ [Bb] that'll make you [Eb] change your mind. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ And in the all [Bb] night cafe at [Cm] a quarter past [Gm] eleven.
_ _ [Ab] _ Same [Eb] old man _ [Ab] sitting there on [Bb] his own.
_ [Eb] Looking at [Bb] the world over [Cm] the rim _ [Gm] of his _ teacup.
[Ab] And each tea [Eb] lasts an hour [Bb] as one's home [Eb] alone. _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] So how [Gm] can you tell me that [Eb] you're [Bb] _ _ [Cm] lonely? _
_ [F] _ I say to you that the sun [Bb] don't shine.
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] _ _ I'll [Eb] show you something _ [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ Have you seen [Bb] the old man [Cm] outside the _ [Gm] seamen's mission?
_ [Ab] _ Memory fading [Eb] with the [Ab] metal ribbons that [Bb] he wears.
_ [Eb] And in our winter [Bb]
city the [Cm] rain cries a little [Gm]
pity.
_ _ [Ab] One more [Eb] forgotten hero at [Bb] a world that [Eb] doesn't care.
_ _ _ _ So [Ab] how can [Gm] you tell me that [Eb] you're _ _ _ [Cm] lonely? _ _
[F] _ I say to you that the sun [Bb]
don't [Cm] shine.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
Oh let me take [Bb] you by the hand [Cm] and lead you through [Gm] the streets of London.
[Ab] _ _ I'll show you [Eb] something _ [Bb] that'll make you change [Eb] your mind.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Amen. _ _ _