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Londons Brilliant Parade by Elvis Costello
Londons Brilliant Parade
Verse: A, C#m, D, A, C, A, D, F#maj, Bm, E, A, C#m, D, A, C, G, A, D, F#maj, Bm
Chorus: F, Am, Dm, D7, Gm, C, Bb, F
Bridge: Am, D, Am, D, G, Bm, Em, G, Bm, Em :| playtwice Gm flat5, Gm, Eb, Em flat 5
Tabs for end of Bridge
E A D G B E
X X X 3 2 3 Gm flat5
X X X 3 3 3 Gm
X X X 3 4 3 Eb
X X X 3 5 3 Em flat 5
VERSE A, C#m, D, A, C, A, D, F#maj, Bm, E, A, C#m, D, A, C, G, A, D, F#maj, Bm
Outside my window
Not long before sleep arrives
They come with their sirens
And they sweep away all the boys
Busy draining the joy from their lives
They never said their prayers out loud
And while I'm dreaming
There's a passing motor car
That broadcasts a popular song
And a girl appears to be saying
"Do you think that I'm going to go far?"
CHORUS: F, Am, Dm, D7, Gm, C, Bb, F
Just look at me
I'm having the time of my life
Or something quite like it
When I'm walking out and about
In London's brilliant parade
BRIDGE Am, D, Am, D, G, Bm, Em, G, Bm, Em :| play twice Gm flat5, Gm, Eb, Em flat 5
(Tabbed at the top)
she's one of those girls that you just can't place
You feel guilty desiring such an innocent face
But of course they knew that when they cast her
Along with the red Routemaster
And the film takes place in an MGB
And a perfect re-creation of "The Speakeasy"
Everybody looks happy and twisted
Though she probably never existed
For old times' sake
Don't let me awake
VERSE A, C#m, D, A, C, A, D, F#maj, Bm, E, A, C#m, D, A, C, G, A, D, F#maj, Bm
I wouldn't want you to walk across Hungerford Bridge
Especially at twilight (slight pause)
Looking through the bolts and the girders
Into the water below
You'll never find your answer there
They sounded the "all-clear" in the occidental bazaar
They used to call Oxford Street
Now the bankrupt souls in the city
Are finally tasting defeat
SECOND CHORUS: F, Am, Dm, D7, Gm, C, Bb, F, Gm, C, Bb, F
Don't look at me
I'm having the time of my life
Or something quite like it
When I'm walking out and about
In London's brilliant parade
When I'm walking out and about
In London's brilliant parade
VERSE A, C#m, D, A, C, A, D, F#maj, Bm, E, A, C#m, D, A, C, G, A, D, F#maj, Bm
From the gates of St. Mary's, there were horses in Olympia
And a trolley bus in Fulham Broadway
The lions and the tigers in Regents Park
Couldn't pay their way
And now they're not the only ones
At the Hammersmith Palais
In Kensington and Camden Town
There's a part that I used to play;
The lovely Diorama is really part of the drama, I'd say
Repeat first Chorus [2x]
Additionally there are 3 notes played at the beginning of this song and later after the
2nd chorus which I have left out. Easy to find but they are in the ear of the listener
and obscured a little by a cymbal.
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version 2
(Capo: 5th. fret)
____Intro: Strings: B & E
(Notes on both strings to be played simultaneously)
E string:*G F F
B string: D C# C* (Repeat *-* 2 more times)
____Verse: 1
E C#m9
Outside my window
A E
not long before sleep arrives
G E
they come with their sirens___
A
and they sweep away all the boys
C#7 F#m
busy draining the joy from their___lives
B E
they never said their prayers out loud
____Verse: 2
E C#m9
And while I'm dreaming
A E
there's a passing motor car
G E
that broadcasts a popular song
A
and a girl appears to be saying
C#7 F#m
"Do you think that I'm going to go___far"?
____Chorus: 1
C
Just look at me
Em/B Em-5/Bb
I'm having the time of my_______life
A7
or something quite like it
Dm G
when I'm walking out and about
F C
in London's brilliant parade
____Bridge:
Em7 A
She's one of those girls that you just can't place
Em7 A
you feel guilty desiring such an innocent face
D F#m7 Bm
but of course they knew that____when they cast__her
D F#m7 Bm
along with the red____Routema__ster
Em7 A
and the film takes place in an MGB
Em7 A
in a perfect re-creation of "The Speakeasy"
D F#m7 Bm
everybody looks hap____py and twi__sted
D F#m7 Bm
though she probably ne____ver exi__sted
Abdim Dm/A Bb Bdim
for old times sake,______don't let me awake______
____Verse: 3
E C#m9
I wouldn't want you
A E
to walk across Hungerford Bridge
G E
especially at twili___ght
A
looking through the bolts and the girders
C#7 F#m
into the water be___low
B E
you'll never find your answer there
____Verse: 4
E C#m9
They sounded the "all-clear"
A E
in the occidental bazaar
G E
they used to call Oxford Street
A
now the bankrupt souls in the city
C#7 F#m
are finally tasting de___feat
____Chorus: 2
C
Don't look at me
Em/B Em-5/Bb
I'm having the time of my_______life
A7
or something quite like it
Dm G
when I'm walking out and about
F C
in London's brilliant parade
Dm G
when I'm walking out and about
F C
in London's brilliant parade
____Verse: 5
E C#m9
From the gates of St. Mary's,
A E
there were horses in Olym__pia
G E
and a trolley bus in Fulham Broadway
A
the lions and the tigers
C#7 F#m
in Regents Park couldn't pay their way
B E
and now they're not the only ones
____Verse: 6
E C#m9
At the Hammersmith Palais
A E
in Kensington and___Camden town
G E
there's a part that I used to play
A
the lovely Diorama is really
C#7 F#m
part of the drama, I'd___say
____Chorus: 1
C
Just look at me
Em/B Em-5/Bb
I'm having the time of my_______life
A7
or something quite like it
Dm G
when I'm walking out and about
F C
in London's brilliant parade (Repeat chorus)
____Coda:
E string:*G F F
B string: D C# C* (Repeat *-* 2 more times)
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