Chords for Ralph McTell - Streets Of London
Tempo:
145.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [F#m] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] Have you seen [A] the old man in the [Bm]
clothes down [F#m] the market?
[G] He [Em] can't rub [D] the papers with [G] his worn out [A] shoes.
[D] In his eyes you [A] see no pride [Bm] and have loosely [F#m] at his [G] side
[D] Yesterday's paper [A] telling
[D] yesterday's news.
[G] So how can [F#m] you tell me that [D] you're [A] [Bm] lonely?
[E] [Bm] And you say [E] for you that the sun [A] don't [D] shine?
[A]
[D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] I'll show [D] you something [A] to make you change [D] your mind.
[A]
[Bm] [F#m]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
And in the all night [A] cafe a [Bm] quarter past [F#m] eleven.
[G] Same [D] old man [G] sitting there on [A] his own.
[D] Looking at the [A] world over [Bm] the rim of [F#m] his teacup.
[G] And each tea [D] lasts an hour and [A] he wanders home [D] alone.
So [G] how can you [F#m] tell me that [D] you're [A]
[Bm] lonely?
[D] [E] And you say for you that the sun [A] don't shine?
[D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] I'll show [D] you something [A] to make you change your [D] mind.
[A] [Bm]
[A] [D] Have you seen [A] the old man [Bm] outside the [F#m] seamen's mission?
[G] Memory fading [D] with the [G] metal ribbons that [A] he wears.
[Dm] And in our winter [A] city the [Bm] rain cries a [F#m] little pity.
Oh [G] but one more [D] forgotten hero in [A] a world that [D] doesn't care.
[G] So how [F#m] can you tell me that [D] you're [C#m] [Bm] lonely?
[A] [E] And you say for you that the sun [A] don't shine?
[D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] I'll [D] show you something [A] to make you change [D] your mind.
[D] [A]
[D] Have you seen [A] the old man in the [Bm]
clothes down [F#m] the market?
[G] He [Em] can't rub [D] the papers with [G] his worn out [A] shoes.
[D] In his eyes you [A] see no pride [Bm] and have loosely [F#m] at his [G] side
[D] Yesterday's paper [A] telling
[D] yesterday's news.
[G] So how can [F#m] you tell me that [D] you're [A] [Bm] lonely?
[E] [Bm] And you say [E] for you that the sun [A] don't [D] shine?
[A]
[D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] I'll show [D] you something [A] to make you change [D] your mind.
[A]
[Bm] [F#m]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
And in the all night [A] cafe a [Bm] quarter past [F#m] eleven.
[G] Same [D] old man [G] sitting there on [A] his own.
[D] Looking at the [A] world over [Bm] the rim of [F#m] his teacup.
[G] And each tea [D] lasts an hour and [A] he wanders home [D] alone.
So [G] how can you [F#m] tell me that [D] you're [A]
[Bm] lonely?
[D] [E] And you say for you that the sun [A] don't shine?
[D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] I'll show [D] you something [A] to make you change your [D] mind.
[A] [Bm]
[A] [D] Have you seen [A] the old man [Bm] outside the [F#m] seamen's mission?
[G] Memory fading [D] with the [G] metal ribbons that [A] he wears.
[Dm] And in our winter [A] city the [Bm] rain cries a [F#m] little pity.
Oh [G] but one more [D] forgotten hero in [A] a world that [D] doesn't care.
[G] So how [F#m] can you tell me that [D] you're [C#m] [Bm] lonely?
[A] [E] And you say for you that the sun [A] don't shine?
[D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] I'll [D] show you something [A] to make you change [D] your mind.
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
F#m
D
A
G
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Have you seen [A] the old man in the [Bm]
clothes down [F#m] the market?
_ [G] He [Em] can't rub [D] the papers with [G] his worn out [A] _ shoes.
_ [D] In his eyes you [A] see no pride [Bm] and have loosely [F#m] at his [G] side _ _
[D] Yesterday's paper _ [A] telling _ _
_ [D] yesterday's news. _ _ _
[G] So how can [F#m] you tell me that [D] you're _ _ [A] [Bm] lonely? _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] And you say [E] for you that the sun [A] don't [D] shine?
_ [A] _ _ _
[D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] _ I'll show [D] you something _ [A] to make you change [D] your mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
And in the all night [A] cafe a [Bm] quarter past [F#m] eleven. _ _
[G] _ Same [D] old man _ [G] sitting there on [A] his own. _
[D] Looking at the [A] world over [Bm] the rim of [F#m] his teacup. _
[G] And each tea [D] lasts an hour and [A] he wanders home [D] alone. _ _
_ _ _ So [G] how can you [F#m] tell me that [D] you're _ [A] _
[Bm] lonely?
_ [D] _ _ [E] And you say for you that the sun [A] don't shine? _
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] _ I'll show [D] you something _ [A] to make you change your [D] _ mind. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Have you seen [A] the old man _ [Bm] outside the [F#m] seamen's mission?
_ [G] Memory fading [D] with the [G] metal ribbons that [A] he wears.
_ [Dm] And in our winter [A] _ city the [Bm] rain cries a [F#m] little pity.
Oh [G] but one more [D] forgotten hero in [A] a world that [D] doesn't care. _ _ _ _
[G] So how [F#m] can you tell me that [D] you're _ [C#m] _ [Bm] lonely? _
[A] _ _ [E] _ And you say for you that the sun [A] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] _ _ I'll [D] show you something _ _ [A] to make you change [D] your mind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ Have you seen [A] the old man in the [Bm]
clothes down [F#m] the market?
_ [G] He [Em] can't rub [D] the papers with [G] his worn out [A] _ shoes.
_ [D] In his eyes you [A] see no pride [Bm] and have loosely [F#m] at his [G] side _ _
[D] Yesterday's paper _ [A] telling _ _
_ [D] yesterday's news. _ _ _
[G] So how can [F#m] you tell me that [D] you're _ _ [A] [Bm] lonely? _ _
_ [E] _ [Bm] And you say [E] for you that the sun [A] don't [D] shine?
_ [A] _ _ _
[D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] _ I'll show [D] you something _ [A] to make you change [D] your mind.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
And in the all night [A] cafe a [Bm] quarter past [F#m] eleven. _ _
[G] _ Same [D] old man _ [G] sitting there on [A] his own. _
[D] Looking at the [A] world over [Bm] the rim of [F#m] his teacup. _
[G] And each tea [D] lasts an hour and [A] he wanders home [D] alone. _ _
_ _ _ So [G] how can you [F#m] tell me that [D] you're _ [A] _
[Bm] lonely?
_ [D] _ _ [E] And you say for you that the sun [A] don't shine? _
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] _ I'll show [D] you something _ [A] to make you change your [D] _ mind. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Have you seen [A] the old man _ [Bm] outside the [F#m] seamen's mission?
_ [G] Memory fading [D] with the [G] metal ribbons that [A] he wears.
_ [Dm] And in our winter [A] _ city the [Bm] rain cries a [F#m] little pity.
Oh [G] but one more [D] forgotten hero in [A] a world that [D] doesn't care. _ _ _ _
[G] So how [F#m] can you tell me that [D] you're _ [C#m] _ [Bm] lonely? _
[A] _ _ [E] _ And you say for you that the sun [A] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [D] Oh let me take [A] you by the hand [Bm] and lead you through [F#m] the streets of London.
[G] _ _ I'll [D] show you something _ _ [A] to make you change [D] your mind. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _