Streets of London - Ralph McTell, guitar chords

Published: 2016-06-11 17:28
Selection chords: Sarah Harris

Verse:
 C                   G          Am                 Em
Have you seen the old man, in the closed-down market
 F                C                  D7       G7
picking up the papers, with his worn-out shoes?
 C                 G               Am               Em
In his eyes you see no pride, and held loosely by his side
 F             C                 G7         C
yesterdayʼs papers, telling yesterdayʼs news

Chorus:
 C        F             Em              C  Am
So how can you tell me, youʼre lo - ne - ly
 D7              D7                    G  G7
and say for you that the sun donʼt shine?
 C                 G                  Am                  Em
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets
of London
 F                 C               G7              C  C
Iʼll show you something, to make you change your mind

Verse:
 C                   G          Am                   Em
Have you seen the old gal, who walks the streets of London
 F                C                  D7   G7
dirt in her hair, and her clothes in rags?
 C                 G               Am                 Em
Sheʼs no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking
 F             C                 G7   C
Carrying her home, in two carrier bags

Chorus:
 C        F             Em                C Am
So how can you tell me, youʼre lo - ne - ly
 D7              D7                     G G7
and say for you that the sun donʼt shine?
 C                 G                  Am                   Em
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets
of London
 F                 C               G7               C   C
Iʼll show you something, to make you change your mind

Verse:
 C                   G          Am                Em
And in the all-night cafe, at a quarter past eleven
 F                C                  D7  G7
some old man sitting there, all on his own
 C                 G               Am           Em
Looking at the world, over the rim of his tea-cup
 F                C                  D7       G7
Each day lasts an hour, then he wanders home alone

Chorus:
 C        F             Em                C Am
So how can you tell me, youʼre lo - ne - ly
 D7              D7                       G G7
  and say for you that the sun donʼt shine?
 C                 G                  Am                   Em
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets
of London
 F                 C               G7                C C
Iʼll show you something, to make you change your mind

Verse:
 C                   G          Am                   Em
And have you seen the old man, outside the seamanʼs mission?
 F                C                  D7         G7
His memoryʼs fading, with those medal ribbons that he wears
 C                   G          Am               Em
And in our winter city, the rain cries little pity
 F                C                  D7         G7
For one more forgotten hero, and a world that doesnʼt care

Chorus:
 C        F             Em                C Am
So how can you tell me, youʼre lo - ne - ly
 D7              D7                       G G7
and say for you that the sun donʼt shine?
 C                 G                  Am                   Em
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets
of London
 F                 C               G7              C C
Iʼll show you something, to make you change your mind