Streets of London
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{title:Streets of London}
{subtitle:Ralph McTell}
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"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}
[C][G/B][Am][Em]
[F][G/C][G7][C]
{c: Verse 1}
[C]Have you seen the [G]old man
in the [Am]closed down [Em]market,
[F]Kicking out the [C]papers
with his [Dm]worn out [G7]shoes?
[C]In his eyes you [G]see no pride.
[Am]Hand held loosely [Em]at his side,
[F]Yesterday's [C]paper
telling [G7]yesterday's [C]news.
{c: Chorus 1}
So [F]how can you [Em]tell me you're [C]lo[G/B]ne[Am]ly[C/G]
[D/F#] And you say for [D]you that the sun don't [G]shine?
[C]Let me take you [G]by the hand and
[Am]lead you through the [Em]streets of London,
[F] I'll show you [C]something
to [G7]make you change your [C]mind.
{c: Instrumental}
[C][G/B][Am][G/B]
{c: Verse 2}
[C]Have you seen the [G]old girl
who [Am]walks the streets of [Em]London?
[F] Dirt in her [C]hair and her
[Dm]clothes in [G]rags.
[C]She's no time for [G]talking,
she [Am]just keeps right on [Em]walking,
[F]Carrying her [C]home in two [G7]carrier [C]bags.
{c: Chorus 2}
So [F]how can you [Em]tell me you're [C]lo[G/B]ne[Am]ly[C/G]
[D/F#] And you say for [D]you that the sun don't [G]shine?
[C]Let me take you [G]by the hand and
[Am]lead you through the [Em]streets of London,
[F] I'll show you [C]something
to [G7]make you change your [C]mind.
{c: Instrumental}
[C][G/B][Am][Em/G][F][C][G7][C]
{c: Verse 3}
[C]In the all night [G/B]cafe
at a [Am]quarter past e[Em/G]leven,
[F] Same old [C]man sitting [F]there on his [G]own.
[C]Looking at the [G]world over the [Am]rim of his [Em]tea cup,
and [F]each tea lasts a [C]hour, and he [G7]wanders home a[C]lone.
{c: Chorus 3}
So [F]how can you [Em]tell me you're [C]lo[G/B]ne[Am]ly[C/G]
[D/F#] And you say for [D]you that the sun don't [G]shine?
[C]Let me take you [G]by the hand and
[Am]lead you through the [Em]streets of London,
[F] I'll show you [C]something
to [G7]make you change your [C]mind.
{c: Instrumental}
[C][G/B][Am][G/B]
{c: Verse 4}
[C]Have you seen the [G/B]old man
out[Am]side the seamen's [Em/G]mission?
[F]Memory fading [C/E]with the medal [F]ribbons he [G]wears.
And [C]in our winter [G/B]city the rain [Am]cries a little [Em/G]pity,
For [F]one more forgotten [C]hero
in a [G7]world that doesn't [C]care.
{c: Chorus 4}
So [F]how can you [Em]tell me you're [C]lo[G/B]ne[Am]ly[C/G]
[D/F#] And you say for [D]you that the sun don't [G]shine?
[C]Let me take you [G/B]by the hand and
[Am]lead you through the [Em/G]streets of London,
[F] I'll show you [C/E]something
to [G7]make you change your [C]mind.