Streets of London - Ralph McTell, ukulele chords

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

Verse:
 C#                   G#          A#m                 Fm
Have you seen the old man, in the closed-down market
 F#                C#                  D#7       G#7
picking up the papers, with his worn-out shoes?
 C#                 G#               A#m               Fm
In his eyes you see no pride, and held loosely by his side
 F#             C#                 G#7         C#
yesterdayʼs papers, telling yesterdayʼs news

Chorus:
 C#        F#             Fm              C#  A#m
So how can you tell me, youʼre lo - ne - ly
 D#7              D#7                    G#  G#7
and say for you that the sun donʼt shine?
 C#                 G#                  A#m                  Fm
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets
of London
 F#                 C#               G#7              C#  C#
Iʼll show you something, to make you change your mind

Verse:
 C#                   G#          A#m                   Fm
Have you seen the old gal, who walks the streets of London
 F#                C#                  D#7   G#7
dirt in her hair, and her clothes in rags?
 C#                 G#               A#m                 Fm
Sheʼs no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking
 F#             C#                 G#7   C#
Carrying her home, in two carrier bags

Chorus:
 C#        F#             Fm                C# A#m
So how can you tell me, youʼre lo - ne - ly
 D#7              D#7                     G# G#7
and say for you that the sun donʼt shine?
 C#                 G#                  A#m                   Fm
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets
of London
 F#                 C#               G#7               C#   C#
Iʼll show you something, to make you change your mind

Verse:
 C#                   G#          A#m                Fm
And in the all-night cafe, at a quarter past eleven
 F#                C#                  D#7  G#7
some old man sitting there, all on his own
 C#                 G#               A#m           Fm
Looking at the world, over the rim of his tea-cup
 F#                C#                  D#7       G#7
Each day lasts an hour, then he wanders home alone

Chorus:
 C#        F#             Fm                C# A#m
So how can you tell me, youʼre lo - ne - ly
 D#7              D#7                       G# G#7
  and say for you that the sun donʼt shine?
 C#                 G#                  A#m                   Fm
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets
of London
 F#                 C#               G#7                C# C#
Iʼll show you something, to make you change your mind

Verse:
 C#                   G#          A#m                   Fm
And have you seen the old man, outside the seamanʼs mission?
 F#                C#                  D#7         G#7
His memoryʼs fading, with those medal ribbons that he wears
 C#                   G#          A#m               Fm
And in our winter city, the rain cries little pity
 F#                C#                  D#7         G#7
For one more forgotten hero, and a world that doesnʼt care

Chorus:
 C#        F#             Fm                C# A#m
So how can you tell me, youʼre lo - ne - ly
 D#7              D#7                       G# G#7
and say for you that the sun donʼt shine?
 C#                 G#                  A#m                   Fm
Let me take you by the hand, and lead you through the streets
of London
 F#                 C#               G#7              C# C#
Iʼll show you something, to make you change your mind