Singapore To London Chords by Angelo Kelly
Tempo:
66.175 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
Em
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Em] [D]
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] I was trying to make a [Em] buck playing on the street.
[C] I met this [D] man in India.
He [G] started telling me [Em] about his life,
[C] why he left home [D] so young.
[G] Found a new home [Em] in the British [C] Empire,
which he served [D] over 40 years,
[G] and would jump from planes [Em] with a parachute,
[C] knowing that he [D] might have died.
He [C] was standing there right in front of [G] me,
listening [D] while I [Em] sang.
He [C] should know how much he's given me.
[D] Where do I begin?
[G] [Em] Old man, you've been blessed,
[C] with life of ease [D] and with happiness.
[G] [Em] Who you met, who you love,
[C] a story needs to [D] be told.
[G] [Em] There ain't much you've [C] missed.
Some were killed [D] and some were kissed.
[G] Singapore [D] to London,
[C] hitchhiked [D] in [G] 1969.
[D] [Em] [C] [D] 1969.
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] Some other countries [Em] he was stationed in,
[C] I've ever [D] since even changed their name.
[G] Where the weather was [Em] hot, the world was cold.
He'd go wherever he [D] was told.
[G] Had a beautiful [Em] girl in Sweden,
[C] by the look in his eyes, [D] she must have been nice.
[G] Wondered sometimes [Em] how his life would have been,
[C] if he had stayed [D] with her.
[C] He was standing there right in front [G] of me,
[D] listening while [Em] I sang.
[C] He should know how much he's given me.
[D] Where do I begin?
[G] Old [Em] man, you've been [C] blessed,
with life of [D] ease and with happiness.
[G] Who you met, [Em] who you [C] love,
a story needs [D] to be [G] told.
[Em] There ain't much you've missed.
[C] Some were killed and [D] some were [G] kissed.
Singapore to [D] London,
[G] hitchhiked in [D]
1969.
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[D]
[G] [Em] Old man, you've been blessed,
[C] with life of ease and [D] with happiness.
[G] Who [Em] you met, who you love,
[C] a story [D] needs to be [G] told.
[Em] There ain't much you've [C] missed.
Some were killed [D] and some were kissed.
[C] Singapore [D] to London,
[C] hitchhiked [D] in 1969.
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] I was trying to make a [Em] buck playing on the street.
[C] I met this [D] man in India.
He [G] started telling me [Em] about his life,
[C] why he left home [D] so young.
[G] Found a new home [Em] in the British [C] Empire,
which he served [D] over 40 years,
[G] and would jump from planes [Em] with a parachute,
[C] knowing that he [D] might have died.
He [C] was standing there right in front of [G] me,
listening [D] while I [Em] sang.
He [C] should know how much he's given me.
[D] Where do I begin?
[G] [Em] Old man, you've been blessed,
[C] with life of ease [D] and with happiness.
[G] [Em] Who you met, who you love,
[C] a story needs to [D] be told.
[G] [Em] There ain't much you've [C] missed.
Some were killed [D] and some were kissed.
[G] Singapore [D] to London,
[C] hitchhiked [D] in [G] 1969.
[D] [Em] [C] [D] 1969.
[G] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] Some other countries [Em] he was stationed in,
[C] I've ever [D] since even changed their name.
[G] Where the weather was [Em] hot, the world was cold.
He'd go wherever he [D] was told.
[G] Had a beautiful [Em] girl in Sweden,
[C] by the look in his eyes, [D] she must have been nice.
[G] Wondered sometimes [Em] how his life would have been,
[C] if he had stayed [D] with her.
[C] He was standing there right in front [G] of me,
[D] listening while [Em] I sang.
[C] He should know how much he's given me.
[D] Where do I begin?
[G] Old [Em] man, you've been [C] blessed,
with life of [D] ease and with happiness.
[G] Who you met, [Em] who you [C] love,
a story needs [D] to be [G] told.
[Em] There ain't much you've missed.
[C] Some were killed and [D] some were [G] kissed.
Singapore to [D] London,
[G] hitchhiked in [D]
1969.
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[D]
[G] [Em] Old man, you've been blessed,
[C] with life of ease and [D] with happiness.
[G] Who [Em] you met, who you love,
[C] a story [D] needs to be [G] told.
[Em] There ain't much you've [C] missed.
Some were killed [D] and some were kissed.
[C] Singapore [D] to London,
[C] hitchhiked [D] in 1969.
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
Key:
D
C
Em
G
D
C
Em
G
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] I was trying to make a [Em] buck playing on the street.
[C] I met this [D] man in India.
He [G] started telling me [Em] about his life,
[C] why he left home [D] so young.
[G] Found a new home [Em] in the British [C] Empire,
which he served [D] over 40 years,
[G] and would jump from planes [Em] with a parachute,
[C] knowing that he [D] might have died.
He [C] was standing there right in front of [G] me,
listening [D] while I [Em] sang.
He [C] should know how much he's given me.
[D] Where do I begin? _
[G] [Em] Old man, you've been blessed,
[C] with life of ease [D] and with happiness.
[G] [Em] Who you met, who you love,
[C] a story needs to [D] be told.
[G] [Em] There ain't much you've [C] missed.
Some were killed [D] and some were kissed.
[G] Singapore [D] to London,
_ [C] hitchhiked [D] in [G] 1969.
[D] _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] 1969.
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[G] Some other countries [Em] he was stationed in,
[C] I've ever [D] since even changed their name.
[G] Where the weather was [Em] hot, the world was cold.
He'd go wherever he [D] was told.
[G] Had a beautiful [Em] girl in Sweden,
[C] by the look in his eyes, [D] she must have been nice.
[G] Wondered sometimes [Em] how his life would have been,
[C] if he had stayed [D] with her.
[C] He was standing there right in front [G] of me,
[D] listening while [Em] I sang.
[C] He should know how much he's given me.
[D] Where do I begin?
[G] Old [Em] man, you've been [C] blessed,
with life of [D] ease and with happiness.
[G] Who you met, [Em] who you [C] love,
a story needs [D] to be [G] told.
[Em] There ain't much you've missed.
[C] Some were killed and [D] some were [G] kissed.
Singapore to [D] London,
_ [G] hitchhiked in [D] _
1969.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] [Em] Old man, you've been blessed,
[C] with life of ease and [D] with happiness.
[G] Who [Em] you met, who you love,
[C] a story [D] needs to be [G] told.
[Em] There ain't much you've [C] missed.
Some were killed [D] and some were kissed.
[C] Singapore [D] to London,
[C] hitchhiked [D] in 1969.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] I was trying to make a [Em] buck playing on the street.
[C] I met this [D] man in India.
He [G] started telling me [Em] about his life,
[C] why he left home [D] so young.
[G] Found a new home [Em] in the British [C] Empire,
which he served [D] over 40 years,
[G] and would jump from planes [Em] with a parachute,
[C] knowing that he [D] might have died.
He [C] was standing there right in front of [G] me,
listening [D] while I [Em] sang.
He [C] should know how much he's given me.
[D] Where do I begin? _
[G] [Em] Old man, you've been blessed,
[C] with life of ease [D] and with happiness.
[G] [Em] Who you met, who you love,
[C] a story needs to [D] be told.
[G] [Em] There ain't much you've [C] missed.
Some were killed [D] and some were kissed.
[G] Singapore [D] to London,
_ [C] hitchhiked [D] in [G] 1969.
[D] _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] 1969.
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[G] Some other countries [Em] he was stationed in,
[C] I've ever [D] since even changed their name.
[G] Where the weather was [Em] hot, the world was cold.
He'd go wherever he [D] was told.
[G] Had a beautiful [Em] girl in Sweden,
[C] by the look in his eyes, [D] she must have been nice.
[G] Wondered sometimes [Em] how his life would have been,
[C] if he had stayed [D] with her.
[C] He was standing there right in front [G] of me,
[D] listening while [Em] I sang.
[C] He should know how much he's given me.
[D] Where do I begin?
[G] Old [Em] man, you've been [C] blessed,
with life of [D] ease and with happiness.
[G] Who you met, [Em] who you [C] love,
a story needs [D] to be [G] told.
[Em] There ain't much you've missed.
[C] Some were killed and [D] some were [G] kissed.
Singapore to [D] London,
_ [G] hitchhiked in [D] _
1969.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] [Em] Old man, you've been blessed,
[C] with life of ease and [D] with happiness.
[G] Who [Em] you met, who you love,
[C] a story [D] needs to be [G] told.
[Em] There ain't much you've [C] missed.
Some were killed [D] and some were kissed.
[C] Singapore [D] to London,
[C] hitchhiked [D] in 1969.
_ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _