Chords for STREETS OF LONDON/Ralph McTell/Mike Sinatra Cover
Tempo:
150.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Am
Bb
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Have you seen [C] the old man in the [Dm] closed-down [Am] market?
[Bb] Kicking up [F] the paper in [G] his worn-out [C] shoes
[F] In his eyes [C] you see no pride
[Dm] Hands held [Am] loosely at his side
[Bb]
[F] Yesterday's paper
[C] Telling [F] yesterday's news
[Bb] How can [Am] you tell me [F] you're lonely?
[Dm]
[G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
[F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [Dm] I'll lead you through [Am] the streets of London
[Bb] I'll [F] show you something
[C] To make you change [F] your mind
Have [C]
[Dm] [C]
[F] you seen [C] the old girl [Dm] who walks the streets [Am] of London?
[Gm] Dirt in [F] her hair and [G] her clothes [C] in rags
[F] She's no time [G] for talking
[Dm] She keeps right [Am] on walking
[Bb] Carrying [F] her home [G] into carrier [F] bags
So [Bb] how can you [Am] tell me [F] you're lonely?
[C] [Dm] [C] [G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
[F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [Dm] I'll lead you through [Am] the streets of London
[Bb]
I'll show [F] you something
[C] To make you [G] change [F] your mind
And [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
in the all-night [C] cafe at a [Dm]
quarter [Am] past eleven
[Bb]
Same [F] old man sitting [G]
there on [C] his own
[F]
Staring at the [G] world over [Dm] the rim of [Am] his teacup
[Bb] Each tea [F] lasts an hour
Then [C] he wanders home [F] alone
[Bb] So, how can [Am] you tell me you're lonely?
[F] You're [C] [Dm] lonely
[G] And say for you the [C] sun don't shine
[F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [D] I'll lead you through the [Am] streets of London
[Bb] I'll [F] show you something
[C] To make you change your [F] mind
[C]
[Dm] [C]
[F] Have you seen [C] the old man [D] outside the [Am] seamen's mission?
[Bb] Memories [F] fading with the [G] metal ribbons that [C] he wears
[F] But in our [C] winter city the rain [D] cries a [Am] little pity
For [Bb] one more [F] forgotten hero in [C] this world that [F] doesn't care
[Bb] So, how can [Am] you tell me [F] you're [Dm] lonely?
[F] [G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
[F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [D] I'll lead you through the [Am] streets of London
[Bb]
I'll [F] show you something
[C] To make you change your [F] mind
[C] [G] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
[G] [Dm]
[Am] [Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] Have you seen [C] the old man in the [Dm] closed-down [Am] market?
[Bb] Kicking up [F] the paper in [G] his worn-out [C] shoes
[F] In his eyes [C] you see no pride
[Dm] Hands held [Am] loosely at his side
[Bb]
[F] Yesterday's paper
[C] Telling [F] yesterday's news
[Bb] How can [Am] you tell me [F] you're lonely?
[Dm]
[G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
[F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [Dm] I'll lead you through [Am] the streets of London
[Bb] I'll [F] show you something
[C] To make you change [F] your mind
Have [C]
[Dm] [C]
[F] you seen [C] the old girl [Dm] who walks the streets [Am] of London?
[Gm] Dirt in [F] her hair and [G] her clothes [C] in rags
[F] She's no time [G] for talking
[Dm] She keeps right [Am] on walking
[Bb] Carrying [F] her home [G] into carrier [F] bags
So [Bb] how can you [Am] tell me [F] you're lonely?
[C] [Dm] [C] [G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
[F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [Dm] I'll lead you through [Am] the streets of London
[Bb]
I'll show [F] you something
[C] To make you [G] change [F] your mind
And [C] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
in the all-night [C] cafe at a [Dm]
quarter [Am] past eleven
[Bb]
Same [F] old man sitting [G]
there on [C] his own
[F]
Staring at the [G] world over [Dm] the rim of [Am] his teacup
[Bb] Each tea [F] lasts an hour
Then [C] he wanders home [F] alone
[Bb] So, how can [Am] you tell me you're lonely?
[F] You're [C] [Dm] lonely
[G] And say for you the [C] sun don't shine
[F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [D] I'll lead you through the [Am] streets of London
[Bb] I'll [F] show you something
[C] To make you change your [F] mind
[C]
[Dm] [C]
[F] Have you seen [C] the old man [D] outside the [Am] seamen's mission?
[Bb] Memories [F] fading with the [G] metal ribbons that [C] he wears
[F] But in our [C] winter city the rain [D] cries a [Am] little pity
For [Bb] one more [F] forgotten hero in [C] this world that [F] doesn't care
[Bb] So, how can [Am] you tell me [F] you're [Dm] lonely?
[F] [G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
[F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [D] I'll lead you through the [Am] streets of London
[Bb]
I'll [F] show you something
[C] To make you change your [F] mind
[C] [G] [Dm]
[Am] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F]
Key:
F
C
Am
Bb
Dm
F
C
Am
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Have you seen [C] the old man in the [Dm] closed-down [Am] market?
_ _ [Bb] Kicking up [F] the paper in [G] his worn-out [C] shoes
_ _ [F] In his eyes [C] you see no pride
[Dm] Hands held [Am] loosely at his side
[Bb] _ _ _
[F] Yesterday's paper
_ [C] Telling _ _ [F] yesterday's _ news _ _ _
_ [Bb] How can [Am] you tell me [F] you're lonely?
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ And say for you the sun [C] don't shine _ _ _ _
_ [F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [Dm] I'll lead you through [Am] the streets of London
[Bb] _ _ I'll [F] show you something
[C] To make you change [F] your mind _
_ _ _ Have _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] you seen [C] the old girl [Dm] who walks the streets [Am] of London?
_ _ [Gm] _ Dirt in [F] her hair and [G] her clothes [C] in rags
_ _ [F] She's no time [G] for talking
_ [Dm] She keeps right [Am] on walking
_ _ [Bb] _ Carrying [F] her home [G] into _ carrier [F] bags
_ _ _ _ So [Bb] how can you [Am] tell me [F] you're lonely?
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [Dm] I'll lead you through [Am] the streets of London
[Bb] _ _
I'll show [F] you something
_ [C] To make you [G] change [F] your mind _ _ _
And _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
in the all-night [C] cafe at a [Dm]
quarter [Am] past eleven
_ _ [Bb]
Same [F] old man sitting [G] _
there on [C] his own
_ _ [F] _
Staring at the [G] world over [Dm] the rim of [Am] his teacup
_ [Bb] Each tea [F] lasts an hour
Then [C] he wanders home [F] alone _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] So, how can [Am] you tell me you're lonely?
[F] You're _ [C] _ [Dm] lonely _
_ _ [G] _ And say for you the [C] sun don't shine _ _ _ _
_ [F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [D] I'll lead you through the [Am] streets of London
[Bb] _ I'll [F] show you something
_ [C] To make you change your [F] mind
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] Have you seen [C] the old man [D] outside the [Am] seamen's mission?
_ _ [Bb] _ Memories [F] fading with the [G] metal ribbons that [C] he wears
_ _ [F] But in our [C] winter city _ the rain [D] cries a [Am] little pity
_ For [Bb] one more [F] forgotten hero in [C] this world that [F] doesn't care
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] So, how can [Am] you tell me [F] you're _ _ [Dm] lonely?
_ [F] _ _ [G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [D] I'll lead you through the [Am] streets of London
_ [Bb] _
I'll [F] show you something
_ [C] To make you change your [F] _ mind _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Have you seen [C] the old man in the [Dm] closed-down [Am] market?
_ _ [Bb] Kicking up [F] the paper in [G] his worn-out [C] shoes
_ _ [F] In his eyes [C] you see no pride
[Dm] Hands held [Am] loosely at his side
[Bb] _ _ _
[F] Yesterday's paper
_ [C] Telling _ _ [F] yesterday's _ news _ _ _
_ [Bb] How can [Am] you tell me [F] you're lonely?
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ And say for you the sun [C] don't shine _ _ _ _
_ [F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [Dm] I'll lead you through [Am] the streets of London
[Bb] _ _ I'll [F] show you something
[C] To make you change [F] your mind _
_ _ _ Have _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [F] you seen [C] the old girl [Dm] who walks the streets [Am] of London?
_ _ [Gm] _ Dirt in [F] her hair and [G] her clothes [C] in rags
_ _ [F] She's no time [G] for talking
_ [Dm] She keeps right [Am] on walking
_ _ [Bb] _ Carrying [F] her home [G] into _ carrier [F] bags
_ _ _ _ So [Bb] how can you [Am] tell me [F] you're lonely?
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [Dm] I'll lead you through [Am] the streets of London
[Bb] _ _
I'll show [F] you something
_ [C] To make you [G] change [F] your mind _ _ _
And _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
in the all-night [C] cafe at a [Dm]
quarter [Am] past eleven
_ _ [Bb]
Same [F] old man sitting [G] _
there on [C] his own
_ _ [F] _
Staring at the [G] world over [Dm] the rim of [Am] his teacup
_ [Bb] Each tea [F] lasts an hour
Then [C] he wanders home [F] alone _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] So, how can [Am] you tell me you're lonely?
[F] You're _ [C] _ [Dm] lonely _
_ _ [G] _ And say for you the [C] sun don't shine _ _ _ _
_ [F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [D] I'll lead you through the [Am] streets of London
[Bb] _ I'll [F] show you something
_ [C] To make you change your [F] mind
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] Have you seen [C] the old man [D] outside the [Am] seamen's mission?
_ _ [Bb] _ Memories [F] fading with the [G] metal ribbons that [C] he wears
_ _ [F] But in our [C] winter city _ the rain [D] cries a [Am] little pity
_ For [Bb] one more [F] forgotten hero in [C] this world that [F] doesn't care
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] So, how can [Am] you tell me [F] you're _ _ [Dm] lonely?
_ [F] _ _ [G] And say for you the sun [C] don't shine
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Let me take you [C] by the hand [D] I'll lead you through the [Am] streets of London
_ [Bb] _
I'll [F] show you something
_ [C] To make you change your [F] _ mind _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _