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Streets of London Ralph McTell Intro: {blue}(First two lines but last two chords changed for lead in){/blue} [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 [Dm] worn out [G] shoes? [C] In his eyes you [G] see no pride, [Am] hands held loosely [Em] by his side [F] Yesterday's [C] paper telling [G7] yesterday's [C] news |Chorus: |So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly, |[D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7] |[C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and |[Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London |[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind 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 [G7] two carrier [C] bags. |Chorus: |So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly, |[D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7] |[C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and |[Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London |[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind Verse 3: [C] In the all night [G] café, at a [Am] quarter past [Em] eleven, [F] Same old [C] man is sitting [Dm] there on his [G] own [C] Looking at the [G] world over the [Am] rim of his [Em] tea-cup, [F] each tea last an [C] hour - then he [G7] wanders home a[C]lone |Chorus: |So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly, |[D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7] |[C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and |[Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London |[F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind Verse 4: [C] And have you seen the [G] old man, out[Am]side the seaman's [Em] mission [F] Memory fading [C] with the medal [Dm] ribbons that he [G] wears. [C] In our winter [G] city, the [Am] rain cries a little [Em] pity For [F] one more forgotten [C] hero and a [G7] world that doesn't [C] care Chorus: So [F] how can you [Em] tell me you're [C] lone[Am]ly, [D] And say for [D7] you that the sun don't [G] shine? [G7] [C] Let me take you [G] by the hand and [Am] lead you through [Em] the streets of London [F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind [Outro] [F] I'll show you [C] something to [G] make you change your [C] mind. [C] [C]