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Streets Of London by Ralph Mctell
Streets Of London
Tuning: standard Capo on 2nd fret
intro
C G Am
e||--0------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
B||------------1----------------0------1-------0--0h1----------------------|
G||------0----------0-------0-------0------2----------2--------------------|
D||----2---------2--------0-------0------2----------2----------------------|
A||--3---------------------------------0-----0-----------------------------|
E||--------3------------3------3-------------------------------------------|
Em F C G
e||--------0---------------1---------0-------------------------------------|
B||--0---------3---------------3---------------1---------------0-----------|
G||----0-----------0---2-----------0---0---0-------0---0---2-------0-------|
D||------2-------2-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0---------|
A||----------------------------------3-------------------------------------|
E||--0-------0-------0-------0---------------3-------3-------3-------------|
C
e||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||--1-------1-------------------------------------------------------------|
G||------0-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
D||----2-------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
A||--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
verse
C G Am
e||--0----------------3---------------0------------------------------------|
B||----1-------1--------0---------0h3----1-------0-h1-1--------------------|
G||--------0-------0-------0-----------------2--------2--------------------|
D||------2-------2-------0-----------------2-------2-----------------------|
A||--3-----------------------------------0-----0---------------------------|
E||----------3--------3------3---------------------------------------------|
Em F bar over 1 C Dm G
e||--0----------------------1----------0----------------------1---------------------------|
B||----0-------0----------------3----------------1------3---------3-----0--------1-3------|
G||--------0-------0----2-----------0----0---0-------0----2-----------2----0---0-------0--|
D||------2-------2--------3-------3--------2-------2--------3-------3--------0------------|
A||------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------0---2----|
E||--0-------0--------1-------1----------------3--------1-------1-------3-----------------|
C G Am
e||--0---------------3-------0---------------------------------------------|
B||----1-------1-------0-------3-----1---------0-h1------------------------|
G||--------0-------0-------0-------0---2---2---------2---------------------|
D||------2-------2-------0-------0-------2--------2------------------------|
A||--3-------------------------------0-------0-----------------------------|
E||----------3-------3-------3---------------------------------------------|
Em F C
e||----0-------------------1---------0-------------------------------------|
B||--0---------0---------------3-------1-------1---------------------------|
G||--------0-------0---2-----------0-------0-------0-----------------------|
D||------2-------2-------3---------------2-------2-------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||--0-------0-------1-------1---2---3-------3-----------------------------|
G C
e||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||------------0-----1-------1---------------------------------------------|
G||----0---2-------0-----0-------0-----------------------------------------|
D||------0-------0-----2-------2-------------------------------------------|
A||------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
E||--3-------3-------------3-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus
C F Em
e||--0---------------1-------------0---------------------------------------|
B||----1-------1-------------1-------0-------0-----------------------------|
G||--------0-------0-----2-------2-------0-------0-------------------------|
D||------2-------2-----3-------3-------2-------2---------------------------|
A||--3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E||----------3-------1-----1-------0-------0-------------------------------|
C Am D9
e||--0-------------0---------------------0---------------------------------|
B||----1-------3-----1-----------1-1---------1-----------------------------|
G||--------0-------------2---2-------2-----------2-------------------------|
D||------2-------0-----2-------2-------0-------0---------------------------|
A||--3-------2-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------3-------2-------2-------------------------------|
D7 G7 G7 C
e||-----------------------------------0---1-----0--------------------------|
B||--------0h1----0-------1-----3-------------0---1-------1----------------|
G||------2------2-----0-------0---0-------------------0-------0------------|
D||----0------0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2--------------|
A||---------------------0-------2---------------3--------------------------|
E||--2------------3---------------------3---------------3------------------|
G Am Em F
e||--3-------0-------------------------0-------------------1---------------|
B||--------0---3-----1---------0h1---0---------0---------------3-----------|
G||----0-----------0---2---2-------2-------0-------0---2-----------0-------|
D||------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------3-----------------|
A||------------------0-------0---------------------------------------------|
E||--3-------3-----------------------0-------0-------1-------1---2---------|
C G7 C C
e||--0---------------------------------------------|
B||----1-------1---------------0-----1-------1-----|
G||--------0-------0---0---2-------------0-------0-|
D||------2-------2-------0---------0---2-------2---|
A||------------------------------0---3-------------|
E||--3-------3-------3-------3-------------3-------|
"After"-Chorus-thing
G Am G
e||--3---------------------------------------------|
B||-----------0-----1-------0h1---0-----1---3------|
G||----0---0------0-----2-------2---0-----------0--|(play efter each chours
D||------0------0-----2-------2-------0-------0----| except at the end)
A||-----------------0-----0------------------------|
E||--3------3---------------------3-------3--------|
Ending
C(sus4) C
e||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B||----------------1----1-------1------------------------------------------|
G||----0---0---0------0---2----0-------------------------------------------|
D||------3-------3------3-----2--------------------------------------------|
A||--3-------3------3--------3---------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The hardest thing about this tune is not the music - which is basically simple
4/4 with alternating bass for each chord - but the timing while singing the
choruses and the last verse. I've tried to indicate phrasing by commas and
line spacing, and I repeat chords when they cover two measures. Maybe it's
not *that* difficult, after all. :-) If you're really stuck, find someone
from "back home" to sing it for you.
A truly beautiful, three-hanky tune.
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
yesterday's papers, telling yesterday's news
CHORUS:
C F Em C Am
So how can you tell me, you're lo - ne - ly
D7 D7 G G7
and say for you that the sun don't 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
I'll show you something, to make you change your mind
OTHER VERSES:
Have you seen the old gal, who walks the streets of London
dirt in her hair, and her clothes in rags?
She's no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home, in two carrier bags
And in the all-night cafe, at a quarter past eleven
some old man sitting there, all on his own
Looking at the world, over the rim of his tea-cup
Each day lasts an hour, then he wanders home alone
And have you seen the old man, outside the seaman's mission?
His memory's fading, with those medal ribbons that he wears
And in our winter city, the rain cries little pity
For one more forgotten hero, and a world that doesn't care
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version 2
D A/C# Bm F#m
1) Have you seen the old man in the closed down mar - ket,
G D E7 A
kick-ing up the pa- pers with his worn out shoes?
D A/C# Bm F#m
In his eyes you see no pride, hand held loose - ly by his side-
G D A7 D
Yes- ter- day's pa-per tell-ing yes - ter-day's news-
G F#m A Bbdim Bm Bm7/A E7/Ab
So how can you tell me you're lone- ly
A7 D
and say that the sun don't shine Let me take- you
A/C# Bm F#m G
by the hand- and lead you through the streets of Lon-don.
D A7 D D
I'll show you some-thing to make you change your mind. mind.
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Have you seen the old man
In the closed-down market
Kicking up the paper,
With his worn out shoes?
In his eyes you see no pride
Hand held loosely at his side
Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news
Chorus: So how can you tell me you're lonely,
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
I'll show you something to make you change your mind
Have you seen the old girl
Who walks the streets of London
Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags?
She's no time for talking,
She just keeps right on walking
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.
Chorus
In the all night cafe
At a quarter past eleven,
Same old man is sitting there on his own
Looking at the world
Over the rim of his tea-cup,
Each tea lasts an hour
Then he wanders home alone
Chorus
Have you seen the old man
Outside the Seaman's Mission
Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears
In our winter city,
The rain cries a little pity
For one more forgotten hero
And a world that doesn't care
Chorus
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