Streets Of London

Ralph McTell

Key: C
Capo: 4
Tempo: 81
Time: 4/4

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Streets Of London

Intro

C

G

Am

Em

F

C

G

C

Verse 1

C

Have

you seen the

G

old

man

In the

Am

closed

down

Em

market

F

Kicking

up the

C

paper

With his

F

worn

out

G

shoes?

C

In

his eyes you

G

see

no pride

And

Am

held

loosely

Em

at

his side

F

Yesterday's

C

paper

telling

G

yesterday's

C

news

Chorus

F

So

how can you

Em

tell

me you're

C

lonely

C/B

Am

Am/G

And

D7/F#

say

for 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

Show

you

C

something

to make you

G

change

your

C

mind

Interlude

C

G

Am

G

Verse 2

C

Have

you seen the

G

old

girl

Who

Am

walks

the

Em

streets

of London

F

Dirt

in her

C

hair

and her

F

clothes

in

G

rags?

C

She's

no

G

time

for talking

She

Am

just

keeps right on

Em

walking

F

Carrying

her

C

home

in

G

two

carrier

C

bags

F

So

how can you

Em

tell

me you're

C

lonely

C/B

Am

Am/G

And

D7/F#

say

for 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

Show

you

C

something

to make you

G

change

your

C

mind

Interlude

C

G

Am

Em

F

C

G

C

Verse 3

C

In

the all night

G

cafe

At a

Am

quarter

past

Em

eleven

F

Same

old man

C

sitting

there

F

on

his

G

own

C

Looking

at the

G

world

Over the

Am

rim

of his

Em

teacup

F

Each

tea lasts an

C

hour

And he

G

wanders

home

C

alone

F

So

how can you

Em

tell

me you're

C

lonely

C/B

Am

Am/G

And

D7/F#

say

for 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

Show

you

C

something

to make you

G

change

your

C

mind

Interlude

C

G

Am

G

Verse 4

C

Have

you seen the

G

old

man

Outside the

Am

Seaman's

Em

Mission

F

Memory

C

fading

with the

F

medal

ribbons that he

G

wears

C

In

our

G

winter

city

The

Am

rain

cries a

Em

little

pity

For

F

one

more for

C

gotten

hero

And a

G

world

that doesn't

C

care

F

So

how can you

Em

tell

me you're

C

lonely

C/B

Am

Am/G

And

D7/F#

say

for 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

Show

you

C

something

to make you

G

change

your

C

mind

Outro

F

Show

you

C

something

to make you

G

change

your

C

mind