Streets of London
Chordpro-format
{title:Streets of London}
{subtitle:Ralph McTell}
{soc}
"Streets of London" is a song by Ralph McTell, who first recorded it for his 1969 album "Spiral Staircase". It was not released in the United Kingdom as a single until 1974. McTell himself noted that there were 212 known recorded versions of the song. This is one of many songs that uses "Pachelbel's Canon" as chord progression.
{eoc}
{c: Intro}
[D][A/C#][Bm][F#m]
[G][A/D][A7][D]
{c: Verse 1}
[D]Have you seen the [A]old man
in the [Bm]closed down [F#m]market,
[G]Kicking out the [D]papers
with his [Em]worn out [A7]shoes?
[D]In his eyes you [A]see no pride.
[Bm]Hand held loosely [F#m]at his side,
[G]Yesterday's [D]paper
telling [A7]yesterday's [D]news.
{c: Chorus 1}
So [G]how can you [F#m]tell me you're [D]lo[A/C#]ne[Bm]ly[D/A]
[E/G#] And you say for [E]you that the sun don't [A]shine?
[D]Let me take you [A]by the hand and
[Bm]lead you through the [F#m]streets of London,
[G] I'll show you [D]something
to [A7]make you change your [D]mind.
{c: Instrumental}
[D][A/C#][Bm][A/C#]
{c: Verse 2}
[D]Have you seen the [A]old girl
who [Bm]walks the streets of [F#m]London?
[G] Dirt in her [D]hair and her
[Em]clothes in [A]rags.
[D]She's no time for [A]talking,
she [Bm]just keeps right on [F#m]walking,
[G]Carrying her [D]home in two [A7]carrier [D]bags.
{c: Chorus 2}
So [G]how can you [F#m]tell me you're [D]lo[A/C#]ne[Bm]ly[D/A]
[E/G#] And you say for [E]you that the sun don't [A]shine?
[D]Let me take you [A]by the hand and
[Bm]lead you through the [F#m]streets of London,
[G] I'll show you [D]something
to [A7]make you change your [D]mind.
{c: Instrumental}
[D][A/C#][Bm][F#m/A][G][D][A7][D]
{c: Verse 3}
[D]In the all night [A/C#]cafe
at a [Bm]quarter past e[F#m/A]leven,
[G] Same old [D]man sitting [G]there on his [A]own.
[D]Looking at the [A]world over the [Bm]rim of his [F#m]tea cup,
and [G]each tea lasts a [D]hour, and he [A7]wanders home a[D]lone.
{c: Chorus 3}
So [G]how can you [F#m]tell me you're [D]lo[A/C#]ne[Bm]ly[D/A]
[E/G#] And you say for [E]you that the sun don't [A]shine?
[D]Let me take you [A]by the hand and
[Bm]lead you through the [F#m]streets of London,
[G] I'll show you [D]something
to [A7]make you change your [D]mind.
{c: Instrumental}
[D][A/C#][Bm][A/C#]
{c: Verse 4}
[D]Have you seen the [A/C#]old man
out[Bm]side the seamen's [F#m/A]mission?
[G]Memory fading [D/F#]with the medal [G]ribbons he [A]wears.
And [D]in our winter [A/C#]city the rain [Bm]cries a little [F#m/A]pity,
For [G]one more forgotten [D]hero
in a [A7]world that doesn't [D]care.
{c: Chorus 4}
So [G]how can you [F#m]tell me you're [D]lo[A/C#]ne[Bm]ly[D/A]
[E/G#] And you say for [E]you that the sun don't [A]shine?
[D]Let me take you [A/C#]by the hand and
[Bm]lead you through the [F#m/A]streets of London,
[G] I'll show you [D/F#]something
to [A7]make you change your [D]mind.