Chords for Streets of london by the houghton weavers
Tempo:
151.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
C#m
A
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [E] [B]
[C#m] [G#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E] Have you seen the [B] old man [C#m] in the closed [G#m]-down market, [A] picking up [E] the papers with his [F#] worn [B]-out shoes?
[E] In his eyes [B] you see no pride, [C#m] his hands hang loosely [G#m] by his side, [A]
[E] yesterday's papers [B] telling [E] yesterday's news.
[A] So how can [E] you tell me you're [C#m] lonely,
[F#] and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine?
[E] Let me take you [B] by the hand [C#m] and lead you through the [G#m] streets of London, [A] I'll show [E] you something [B] to make you change [E] your mind.
Have you seen [B] the old girl [C#m] who walks the streets [G#m] of London, [A] dirty [E] hair [F#] and her clothes [B] in rags?
[E] She's no time for [B] talking, [C#m] she just keeps right on [G#m] walking, [A] burying [E] her whole [B] into the barrier [E] of lies.
So [A] how can [E] you tell me you're [G#m] [C#m] lonely,
[F#] and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine?
[E] Let me take you [B] by the hand [C#m] and lead you through [G#m] the streets of [A] London, I'll show [E] you something [B] to make you change [E] your mind.
[C#m] [E] In the all [B]-night cafe [C#m] at a quarter past [G#m] eleven, [A]
same [E] old man [F#] sitting there [B] on his own,
[E] looking at [B] the world over [C#m] the rim of his teacup, [B] [A] each tea lasts [E] an hour, [B] and he wonders, oh,
[E]
[A] So how can [E] you tell me you're [G#m] [C#m] lonely,
[F#] and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine?
[E] Let me take you by the hand and [C#m] lead you through [G#m] the streets of London, [A] I'll show [E] you something [B] to make you change [E] your mind.
Have you seen [B] the old man [C#m] outside the seamen's [G#m] mission, [A] emery-skating [E] with the metal [F#] ribbons that [B] he wears?
[E] In our winter [B] city, the [C#m] rain flies little [G#m] pity [A] on war-forgotten [E] hero in [B] a world that [E] doesn't care.
So [A] how can you [E] tell me you're [C#m] lonely,
[F#] and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine?
[E] Let me take you [B] by the hand and [C#m] lead you through the [G#m] streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E] something to [B] make you change [E] your mind.
[A] [E] [B]
[C#m] [G#m]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E] Have you seen the [B] old man [C#m] in the closed [G#m]-down market, [A] picking up [E] the papers with his [F#] worn [B]-out shoes?
[E] In his eyes [B] you see no pride, [C#m] his hands hang loosely [G#m] by his side, [A]
[E] yesterday's papers [B] telling [E] yesterday's news.
[A] So how can [E] you tell me you're [C#m] lonely,
[F#] and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine?
[E] Let me take you [B] by the hand [C#m] and lead you through the [G#m] streets of London, [A] I'll show [E] you something [B] to make you change [E] your mind.
Have you seen [B] the old girl [C#m] who walks the streets [G#m] of London, [A] dirty [E] hair [F#] and her clothes [B] in rags?
[E] She's no time for [B] talking, [C#m] she just keeps right on [G#m] walking, [A] burying [E] her whole [B] into the barrier [E] of lies.
So [A] how can [E] you tell me you're [G#m] [C#m] lonely,
[F#] and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine?
[E] Let me take you [B] by the hand [C#m] and lead you through [G#m] the streets of [A] London, I'll show [E] you something [B] to make you change [E] your mind.
[C#m] [E] In the all [B]-night cafe [C#m] at a quarter past [G#m] eleven, [A]
same [E] old man [F#] sitting there [B] on his own,
[E] looking at [B] the world over [C#m] the rim of his teacup, [B] [A] each tea lasts [E] an hour, [B] and he wonders, oh,
[E]
[A] So how can [E] you tell me you're [G#m] [C#m] lonely,
[F#] and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine?
[E] Let me take you by the hand and [C#m] lead you through [G#m] the streets of London, [A] I'll show [E] you something [B] to make you change [E] your mind.
Have you seen [B] the old man [C#m] outside the seamen's [G#m] mission, [A] emery-skating [E] with the metal [F#] ribbons that [B] he wears?
[E] In our winter [B] city, the [C#m] rain flies little [G#m] pity [A] on war-forgotten [E] hero in [B] a world that [E] doesn't care.
So [A] how can you [E] tell me you're [C#m] lonely,
[F#] and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine?
[E] Let me take you [B] by the hand and [C#m] lead you through the [G#m] streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E] something to [B] make you change [E] your mind.
[A] [E] [B]
Key:
E
B
C#m
A
G#m
E
B
C#m
[N] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] Have you seen the [B] old man [C#m] in the _ closed [G#m]-down market, _ _ [A] picking up [E] the papers _ with his [F#] worn [B]-out shoes?
_ [E] In his eyes [B] you see no pride, [C#m] his hands hang loosely [G#m] by his side, [A] _ _ _
[E] yesterday's papers [B] telling _ _ [E] yesterday's news. _ _ _ _
[A] So how can [E] you tell me you're _ _ [C#m] lonely, _ _
_ [F#] _ and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [E] Let me take you [B] by the hand [C#m] and lead you through the [G#m] streets of London, _ [A] I'll show [E] you something [B] to make you change [E] your _ _ mind.
_ Have you seen [B] the old girl [C#m] who walks the streets [G#m] of London, _ [A] _ dirty [E] hair _ _ [F#] and her clothes [B] in rags?
_ [E] She's no time for [B] talking, _ [C#m] she just keeps right on [G#m] walking, _ [A] _ burying [E] her whole [B] into the barrier [E] of _ lies. _ _
So [A] how can [E] you tell me you're _ [G#m] _ [C#m] lonely, _ _
_ [F#] _ and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [E] Let me take you [B] by the hand [C#m] and lead you through [G#m] the streets of [A] London, _ I'll show [E] you something _ [B] to make you change [E] your mind.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] In the all [B]-night cafe [C#m] at a quarter past [G#m] eleven, _ _ [A] _ _
same [E] old man [F#] sitting there [B] on his own,
_ _ [E] looking at [B] the world over [C#m] the rim of his teacup, [B] _ _ [A] each tea lasts [E] an hour, _ [B] and he wonders, oh,
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] So how can [E] you tell me you're _ [G#m] _ [C#m] lonely, _ _
_ [F#] _ and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [E] Let me take you by the hand and [C#m] lead you through [G#m] the streets of London, [A] _ I'll show [E] you something _ [B] to make you change [E] your _ mind.
_ _ _ _ Have you seen [B] the old man _ [C#m] outside the seamen's [G#m] mission, _ _ [A] _ emery-skating [E] with the metal [F#] _ ribbons that [B] he wears?
_ [E] In our winter [B] city, the [C#m] rain flies little [G#m] pity _ [A] on war-forgotten [E] hero in [B] a world that [E] doesn't _ _ care. _
So [A] how can you [E] tell me you're _ _ [C#m] lonely, _ _
_ [F#] _ and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [E] Let me take you [B] by the hand and [C#m] lead you through the [G#m] streets of London, [A] _ I'll show you [E] something _ to [B] make you change [E] your _ mind.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] Have you seen the [B] old man [C#m] in the _ closed [G#m]-down market, _ _ [A] picking up [E] the papers _ with his [F#] worn [B]-out shoes?
_ [E] In his eyes [B] you see no pride, [C#m] his hands hang loosely [G#m] by his side, [A] _ _ _
[E] yesterday's papers [B] telling _ _ [E] yesterday's news. _ _ _ _
[A] So how can [E] you tell me you're _ _ [C#m] lonely, _ _
_ [F#] _ and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [E] Let me take you [B] by the hand [C#m] and lead you through the [G#m] streets of London, _ [A] I'll show [E] you something [B] to make you change [E] your _ _ mind.
_ Have you seen [B] the old girl [C#m] who walks the streets [G#m] of London, _ [A] _ dirty [E] hair _ _ [F#] and her clothes [B] in rags?
_ [E] She's no time for [B] talking, _ [C#m] she just keeps right on [G#m] walking, _ [A] _ burying [E] her whole [B] into the barrier [E] of _ lies. _ _
So [A] how can [E] you tell me you're _ [G#m] _ [C#m] lonely, _ _
_ [F#] _ and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [E] Let me take you [B] by the hand [C#m] and lead you through [G#m] the streets of [A] London, _ I'll show [E] you something _ [B] to make you change [E] your mind.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] In the all [B]-night cafe [C#m] at a quarter past [G#m] eleven, _ _ [A] _ _
same [E] old man [F#] sitting there [B] on his own,
_ _ [E] looking at [B] the world over [C#m] the rim of his teacup, [B] _ _ [A] each tea lasts [E] an hour, _ [B] and he wonders, oh,
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] So how can [E] you tell me you're _ [G#m] _ [C#m] lonely, _ _
_ [F#] _ and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [E] Let me take you by the hand and [C#m] lead you through [G#m] the streets of London, [A] _ I'll show [E] you something _ [B] to make you change [E] your _ mind.
_ _ _ _ Have you seen [B] the old man _ [C#m] outside the seamen's [G#m] mission, _ _ [A] _ emery-skating [E] with the metal [F#] _ ribbons that [B] he wears?
_ [E] In our winter [B] city, the [C#m] rain flies little [G#m] pity _ [A] on war-forgotten [E] hero in [B] a world that [E] doesn't _ _ care. _
So [A] how can you [E] tell me you're _ _ [C#m] lonely, _ _
_ [F#] _ and say for you that the sun [B] don't shine? _ _ _ _
_ [E] Let me take you [B] by the hand and [C#m] lead you through the [G#m] streets of London, [A] _ I'll show you [E] something _ to [B] make you change [E] your _ mind.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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