Songbook - September & October 2021 |
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| As Tears Go By Marianne Faithfull (1964) |
| Forever Young Bob Dylan (1973) |
| Forever Young Rod Stewart (1988) |
| Le monde est beau Jill Barber (2020) |
| Morning Has Broken Cat Stevens (Eleanor Farjeon, 1931) |
| Safety Joe John Prine (2005) |
| Satellite Of Love UOGB (Lou Reed, 1972) |
| Shambala Three Dog Night (Daniel Moore, 1973) |
| Streets Of London Ralph McTell (1969) |
As Tears Go By
Marianne Faithfull (1964)
Fingerpicking Pattern
-|----------M-------------|
4|----I-----------I-----I-|
4|-T-----------------T----|
-|-------T----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7]
| [C] | [D7] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] It is the | [D7] evening of the | [F] day-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [C] I sit and | [D7] watch the children | [F] play-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [F] Smiling faces | [G7] I can see | [C] But not for | [Am] me |
| [F] I sit and | watch, as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
| [C] My riches | [D7] can't buy every- | [F] thi-i-i- | [G7] ing |
| [C] I want to | [D7] hear the children | [F] si-i-i- | [G7] ing |
| [F] All I hear | [G7] is the sound | [C] Of rain falling | [Am] on the ground |
| [F] I sit and | watch, as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
Instrumental
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [F] | [G7] | [C] | [Am] |
| [F] | [F] | [G7] | [G7] |
| [C] It is the | [D7] evening of the | [F] day-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [C] I sit and | [D7] watch the children | [F] play-ay-ay- | [G7] ay |
| [F] Doing things I | [G7] used to do | [C] They think are | [Am] new |
| [F] I sit and | [F] watch as tears go | [G7] by-y-y- | [G7] y |
Instrumental (Hum...)
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] |
| [C] | [D7] | [F] | [G7] | [C↓]
#Play along Marianne Faithfull's original in this key.
#Rolling Stone's Cover version is in key of G.
#Melodies for instrumental sections:
#https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b9849Eq6qkrFP_jQPXw5VN8LUyWx2sVR/view?usp=sharing
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Forever Young
Bob Dylan (1973)
4/4 | D - - - D - D u |
1 2 3 4 &
Intro:
| [D] | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
May God | [D] bless and keep you | [D] always
May your | [F#m] wishes all come true | [F#m] ...
May you | [Em] always do for others | [Em] ...
And let [G] others do for you | [D] | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
May you | [D] build a ladder | to the stars
And | [F#m] climb on every | [F#m] rung
May you | [Em] stay... | [Em] | [A] | [A↓]
... forever | [D] young | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
Chorus
Forever | [A] young... | [A] | [A] | [A]
Forever | [Bm] young... | [Bm] | [Bm] | [Bm]
May you | [D] stay... | [D] | [A] | [A↓]
... forever | [D] young. | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
May you | [D] grow up to be | righteous,
May you | [F#m] grow up to be true | [F#m] ...
May you | [Em] always know the truth | [Em] ...
And see the | [G] lights surrounding you | [D] | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
May you | [D] always be cou- | rageous,
Stand | [F#m] upright and be strong | [F#m] ...
May you | [Em] stay... | [Em] | [A] | [A↓]
... forever | [D] young. | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
Chorus
Forever | [A] young... | [A] | [A] | [A]
Forever | [Bm] young... | [Bm] | [Bm] | [Bm]
May you | [D] stay... | [D] | [A] | [A↓]
... forever | [D] young. | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
May your | [D] hands always be | busy
May your | [F#m] feet always be swift | [F#m]
May you | [Em] have a strong foun- | dation
When the | [G] winds of changes shift | [D] | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
May your | [D] heart always be | joyful
May your | [F#m] song always be sung | [F#m]...
May you | [Em] stay... | [Em] | [A] | [A↓]
... forever | [D] young. | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4]
Chorus
Forever | [A] young... | [A] | [A] | [A]
Forever | [Bm] young... | [Bm] | [Bm] | [Bm]
May you | [D] stay... | [D] | [A] | [A↓]
... forever | [D] young. | [Dsus2] | [D] | [Dsus4] | [D!]
#Play along with Bob Dylan in this key.
#Here is a version from Norah Jones for inspiration.
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Forever Young
Rod Stewart (1988)
16th note strumming
4/4 | D u d u D u d u D u d u D u d u |
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
Intro
| [D] | [G] | [D] | [D]
| [D] | [G] | [D] | [D]
May the | [D] good Lord be with you down | [G] every road you | [D] roam | [D]
And may | [D] sunshine and happiness sur- | [G] round you when you're far from | [D] home | [D]
And may you | [D] grow to be proud, | [G] dignified and | [D] true | [D]
And | [D] do unto others as | [G] you'd have done to | [D] you | [D]
Be cou- | [Em] rageous and be | [G] brave and in my | [Bm7] heart you'll always | [G] stay
Chorus
Forever | [D] young, forever | [G] young
Forever | [D] young, forever | [D] young
May good | [D] fortune be with you, may your | [G] guiding light be | [D] strong | [D]
Build a | [D] stairway to heaven with a | [G] prince or a vaga- | [D] bond | [D]
And may you | [Em] never love in | [G] vain, and in my | [Bm7] heart you will re- | [G] main
Chorus
Forever | [D] young, (forever | [G] young)
Forever | [D] young, (forever | [D] young) |
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D] young | [D] |
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D] young | [D] |
Instrumental
| [A] | [A] | [G] | [D] |
| [A] | [A] | [G] | [A] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
And when you | [D] finally fly away I'll be | [G] hoping that I served you | [D] well | [D]
For all the | [D] wisdom of a lifetime, | [G] no one can ever | [D] tell | [D]
But what- | [Em] ever road you | [G] choose, I'm right be- | [Bm7] hind you, win or | [G] lose
Chorus
Forever | [D] young, (forever | [G] young)
Forever | [D] young, (forever | [D] young)
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D] young | [D]
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D] young | [D]
| [Em] For..... | [G] For-ever | [D] young
| [Em] For... | [G] ever | [D!] young
#Capo on 2nd fret to play with original.
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Le monde est beau
Jill Barber (2020)
Versets: 4/4 | T - pl - - pl - - |
1 2 3 & 4
Refrains: 4/4 | d - D u - u - u |
1 2 & & &
Intro
| [Dm!] | [G!]
Je vois, je vois les é- | [Dm] toiles, dans tes | [G] yeux
Je vois, je vois tous le | [C] ciel, et son grand | [Am] bleu
Chaque fois que je | [Dm] tombe, dans tes | [G] bras
Les oiseaux | [Am] chantent un opé- | [C] ra...
J'aime, j'aime quand tu | [Dm] t'occupes de mon | [G] coeur
Quand on rit tant que l'on | [C] n'en n'oublie | [Am] l'heure
J'espère qu'on aura tou- | [Dm] jours ce bon- | [G] heur
Notre amour | [Am] tendre comme une | [C] fleur
Chorus
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Le monde est | [Am] beau -eau -eau | [C] -eau
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Grâce a | [Am] toi | [Am!]
J'adore, j'a- | [Dm] dore chaque nouveau ma- | [G] tin
Dans nos draps | [C] blancs, mains dans la | [Am] main
Une belle lu- | [Dm] mière tombe sur notre | [G] lit
Est-ce | [Am] réel ou une fantai- | [C] sie?
Avec toi la vie est | [Dm] une jolies va- | [G] cance
Au bord de la mer, les | [C] vagues qui | [Am] dansent
Sur la terrasse, | [Dm] le parfum du | [G] sel
Reste sur nos corps | [Am] mémoire éter- | [C] nelle
Chorus
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Le monde est | [Am] beau -eau -eau | [C] -eau
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
| [Am] Grâce [G] à | [C] toi
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Le monde est | [Am] beau -eau -eau | [C] -eau
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Bridge
C'est comme un | [Am] rêve où mes pieds ne touchent | [Am] jamais le sol
Ton amour | [Am] me donne des ailes | [Am] et je m'envole
C'est un ta- | [Dm] bleau, couleurs pa- | [Em] stelle, un ca- | [F] deau
Qui nous rap- | [G] pelle le monde est | [Am!] beau ....
Si jamais ja- | [Dm] mais le ciel s'ennu- | [G] age
Je prendrai dans mes | [C] mains ton vi- | [Am] sage
Et monde petit | [Dm] monde s'éclaire- | [G] ra
Juste comme | [Am!] ça | [C]
Chorus
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Le monde est | [Am] beau -eau -eau | [C] -eau
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
| [Am] Grâce [G] à | [C] toi
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Le monde est | [E7] beau -eau -eau | [Am] -eau
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Grâce a | [Am] toi | [Am] ....
Le monde est | [F] beau -eau -eau | [G] -eau
Grâce a | [Am!] toi
#Joue avec Jill Barber avec ces accords.
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Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens (Eleanor Farjeon, 1931)
3/4 | D - d u d u |
1 2 & 3 &
Intro
| [D] | [G] | [A] | [F#] |
| [Bm7] | [G7] | [C] | [F] | [C↓]
Morning has | [C] brok- | [Dm] en, | [G] like the first | [F] mor- | [C] ning |
| [C] Blackbird has | [Em] spo- | [Am] ken, | [D7] like the first | [G] bird | [G] |
| [C] Praise for the | [F] sing- | ing, | [C] praise for the | [Am] mor- | [D] ning |
| [G] Praise for them | [C] sprin- | [F] ging | [G] fresh from the |
| [C] word | | [F] | [G] | [E7] | [Am] | [G7] | [C] | [G7↓]
Sweet the rain's | [C] new | [Dm] fall, | [G] sunlit from | [F] hea- | [C] ven |
| [C] Like the first | [Em] dew | [Am] fall, | [D7] on the first | [G] grass | [G] |
| [C] Praise for the | [F] sweet- | ness | [C] of the wet | [Am] gar- | [D] den |
| [G] Sprung in | [C] complete- | [F] ness | [G] where his feet |
| [C] pass | [F] | [G] | [E7] | [Am] | [F#] | [Bm7] |
| [G] | [D] | [A7] | [D↓]
Mine is the | [D] sun- | [Em] light, | [A] mine is the | [G] mor- | [D] ning |
| [D] Born of the | [F#m] one | [Bm7] light, | [E7] Eden saw | [A] play | [A] |
| [D] Praise with | [G] ela- | tion, | [D] praise every | [Bm7] mor- | [E7] ning |
| [A] God's recre- | [D] a- | [G] tion | [A] of the new |
| [D] day | [G] | [A] | [F#] | [Bm7] | [G7] | [C] | [F] | [C↓]
Morning has | [C] bro- | [Dm] ken, | [G] like the first | [F] mor- | [C] ning |
| [C] Blackbird has | [Em] spo- | [Am] ken, | [D7] like the first | [G] bird | [G] |
| [C] Praise for the | [F] sing- | ing, | [C] praise for the | [Am] mor- | [D] ning |
| [G] Praise for them | [C] spring- | [F] ing | [G] fresh from the |
| [C] word | [F] | [G] | [E7] | [Am] | [F#] | [Bm7] |
| [G] | [D] | [A7] | [D↓]
#Play along with original in this key.
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Safety Joe
John Prine (2005)
Fingerpicking Pattern
-|----------------I-------|
4|----------I----------(I)|
4|------T------------T----|
-|-T-----------T----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [D] | [D] | [C] | [G] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [G] |
| [G] Well, he never got too lonely | [G] .... |
| [C] And he never got too sad | [C] .... |
| [D] But he never got too happy | [D] .... |
| [C] And that's what's just too | [G] bad |
| [G] He never reached much further | [G] .... |
| [C] Than his lonely arms would go | [C] .... |
| [D] He wore a seatbelt around his | [D] heart
And they | [D] called him Safety | [G] Joe
Chorus
Safety | [G] Joe (Safety | [G] Joe) Safety | [C] Joe (Safety | [C] Joe) |
| [G] What do you | [G] say? What do you | [D] know? | [D] ....
If you don't | [G] loosen up the | [G] buckle, on your | [C] heart and start to | [C] chuckle
You're | [D] gonna die of | [D] boredom Safety | [G] Joe | [G] .... |
| [G] Now Joe he lived in | [G] Baltimore |
| [C] Cause New York was too darn | [C] fast |
| [D] He sometimes went down to | [D] Washington |
| [C] Just to view our nation's | [G] past |
| [G] He never ate his vegetables | [G] .... |
| [C] Cause they were just too darn | [C] chewy |
| [D] And he never climbed much | [D] higher
Than the | [D] arch in old St. | [G] Louis
Chorus
Safety | [G] Joe (Safety | [G] Joe) Safety | [C] Joe (Safety | [C] Joe) |
| [G] What do you | [G] say? What do you | [D] know? | [D] ....
If you don't | [G] loosen up the | [G] buckle, on your | [C] heart and start to | [C] chuckle
You're | [D] gonna die of | [D] boredom Safety | [G] Joe | [G] .... |
Instrumental
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [G] | [G] | [D] | [D] |
| [G] | [G] | [C] | [C] |
| [D] | [D] | [G] | [G] |
| [G] Joe gradually grew meaner | [G] .... |
| [C] By not changin' his demeanor | [C] ....
But he | [D] never did nothin' too | [D] much, for too long | [G] .... | [G] .... |
| [G] Therefore his life never got much | [G] richer |
| [C] Than the day they took that | [C] picture |
| [D] In his birthday suit | [D] on the day that he was | [G] born | [G] ....
Chorus
Safety | [G] Joe (Safety | [G] Joe) Safety | [C] Joe (Safety | [C] Joe) |
| [G] What do you | [G] say? What do you | [D] know? | [D] ....
If you don't | [G] loosen up the | [G] buckle, on your | [C] heart and start to | [C] chuckle
You're | [D] gonna die of | [D] boredom Safety | [G] Joe | [G] ....
Well you're | [D] gonna die of | [D] boredom
Safety | [G] Joe [C] | [G↓] [D↓] [G↓] That's golden
#Play along with John Prine in this key.
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Satellite Of Love
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain (Lou Reed, 1972)
:Riff : 4/4 | d - R u - u d u | R=Roll Strum
1 2 & & 4 &
Riff 1 Riff 2
D G D G
A|-----------------|-2- A|---------0-2-3-5-|-2-
E|-3-2-0-2-----0-2-|-3- E|---0-2-3---------|-3-
C|-2---------2-----|-2- C|-2---------------|-2-
G|-2---------------|-0- G|-----------------|-0-
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 &
| [G] | [A7] | [C] | [D] [Riff 2] |
| [G] | [A7] | [C] | [D] [Riff 1] |
| [G] ... Satellite's | [A7] gone up to the | [C] skies | [D] [Riff 1] |
| [G] ... Things like that | [A7] drive me out | [C] of my mind | [D] [Riff 1] |
| [Em↓] ... I watched it [D↓] for a | [C↓] little while [Bm7↓]
I | [A7↓] love to watch things on | [C] ... T. | [C] V. |
Chorus
| [G] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [D] lite of love |
| [F] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [C] lite of love |
| [G] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [D] lite of love |
| [Em↓] Sat- [D↓] el- | [C↓] lite [D↓] of... |
| [G] ... Satellite's | [A7] gone way up to | [C] Mars | [D] [Riff 1] |
| [G] ... Soon it'll be | [A7] filled with parking | [C] cars | [D] [Riff 1] |
| [Em↓] ... I watched it [D↓] for a | [C↓] little while [Bm7↓]
I | [A7↓] love to watch things on | [C] ... T. | [C] V. |
Chorus
| [G] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [D] lite of love |
| [F] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [C] lite of love |
| [G] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [D] lite of love |
| [Em↓] Sat- [D↓] el- | [C↓] lite [D↓] of... | [Z] | [Z] |
Bridge
| [G] I've been [D] told...that | [C] you've been [D] bold...
With | [C] Harry, [D] Mark and | [G] John... |
| [G] Monday and [D] Tuesday, | [C] Wednesday to [D] Thursday
With | [C] Harry, [D] Mark and | [G] John↓ |
| [G] ... Satellite's | [A7] gone up to the | [C] skies | [D] [Riff 1] |
| [G] ... Things like that | [A7] drive me out of my | [C] mind | [D] [Riff 1] |
| [Em↓] ... I watched it [D↓] for a | [C↓] little while [Bm7↓]
I | [A7↓] love to watch things on | [C] ... T. | [C] V. |
Chorus
| [G] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [D] lite of love |
| [F] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [C] lite of love |
| [G] (Bing - bang - bong) Satel- | [D] lite of love |
| [Em↓] Sat- [D↓] el- | [C↓] lite [D↓] of... | [Z] | [Z] |
Coda
Satel- | [G] lite... | [A7] of... | [C] Love... | [D] [Riff 1]
Satel- | [G] lite... | [A7] of... | [C] Love... | [D] [Riff 2]
Satel- | [G] lite... | [A7] of... | [C] Love... | [D] [Riff 1]
Satel- | [G] lite... | [A7] of... | [C] Love... | [D] [Riff 2] | [G↓]
#Play along the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain in this key.
#Original Lou Reed version starts on F chord.
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Shambala
Three Dog Night (Daniel Moore, 1973)
G F C
A |-----------||--------2-----0-----------|--------3--3--------------|
E |--0--1--2--||o-3--------3--1--3--1-----|--0--3-----3-----0--1--2--|
C |-----------||o-2-----------0--------0--|--0--------0--------------|
G |-----------||--------------------------|-----------0--------------|
G F C u u
A |--------2-----------0--3-|-----3----3---------------||
E |-----3-----------1-----0-|-----0----0-----0--1--2--o||
C |--------------0--------0-|-----0----0--------------o||
G |--0--------2-----------0-|--------------------------||
Strum:
G F C G F C
4/4 | D - D u D - D u | D - D u - u d u | D - D U - u d U | - u - u - u d u |
1 2 & 3 4 & 1 2 & & 4 & 1 2 & & 4 & & & & 4 &
Intro - Riff x2
Wash a- | [G] way my troubles, [F] . wash a- | [C] way my pain
with the | [G] rain in [F] Shamba- | [C] la ...
wash a- | [G] way my sorrow, [F] . wash a- | [C] way my shame
with the | [G] rain in [F] Shamba- | [C] la ...
Chorus
Ahh - ooh, | [G] oooh - oooh, [F] . oooh - | [C] oooh, yeah
| [G] yeah - yeah - [F] yeah - yeah - | [C] yeah
Ahh - ooh, | [G] oooh - oooh, [F] . oooh - | [C] oooh, yeah
| [G] yeah - yeah - [F] yeah - yeah - | [C] yeah
Every- | [G] one is helpful, [F] . everyone is | [C] kind
on the | [G] road to [F] Shamba- | [C] la
Every- | [G] one is lucky, [F] . everyone is so | [C] kind
on the | [G] road to [F] Shamba- | [C] la
Chorus
Ahh - ooh, | [G] oooh - oooh, [F] . oooh - | [C] oooh, yeah
| [G] yeah - yeah - [F] yeah - yeah - | [C] yeah
Ahh - ooh, | [G] oooh - oooh, [F] . oooh - | [C] oooh, yeah
| [G] yeah - yeah - [F] yeah - yeah - | [C] yeah
Bridge
| [C] How does your light | shine in the | [F] halls of [G] Shamba- | [C] la? [C!!] |
| [C] How does your light | shine in the | [F] halls of [G] Shamba- | [C] la? [C!!] |
Riff x 1
I can | [G] tell my sister, [F] . by the | [C] flowers in her eyes
on the | [G] road to [F] Shamba- | [C] la
I can | [G] tell my brother, [F] . by the | [C] flowers in his eyes
on the | [G] road to [F] Shamba- | [C] la
Chorus
Ahh - ooh, | [G] oooh - oooh, [F] . oooh - | [C] oooh, yeah
| [G] yeah - yeah - [F] yeah - yeah - | [C] yeah
Ahh - ooh, | [G] oooh - oooh, [F] . oooh - | [C] oooh, yeah
| [G] yeah - yeah - [F] yeah - yeah - | [C] yeah
Bridge
| [C] How does your light | shine in the | [F] halls of [G] Shamba- | [C] la? [C!!] |
| [C] How does your light | shine in the | [F] halls of [G] Shamba- | [C] la? [C!!] |
| [C] How does your light | shine in the | [F] halls of [G] Shamba- | [C] la? [C!!] |
| [C] How does your light | shine in the | [F] halls of [G] Shamba- | [C] la?
Outro - Repeat and fade
Ahh - ooh, | [G] oooh - oooh, [F] . oooh - | [C] oooh, yeah
| [G] yeah - yeah - [F] yeah - yeah - | [C] yeah
Ahh - ooh, | [G] oooh - oooh, [F] . oooh - | [C] oooh, yeah
| [G] yeah - yeah - [F] yeah - yeah - | [C] yeah
#Original in key of A. This chart is in key of C.
#Last Updated 10/11/2021 JJ
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Streets Of London
Ralph McTell (1969)
Fingerpicking Pattern
-|-M--------------M-------|
4|----------I-------------|
4|-------T-----------T----|
-|-T-----------T----------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro
| [D] | [A] | [Bm7] | [F#m] |
| [G] | [D] | [A] | [D] |
| [D] Have you seen the | [A] old man in the | [Bm7] closed-down | [F#m] market |
| [G] Kicking up the | [D] paper with his | [E7] worn-out | [A] shoes? |
| [D] In his eyes you | [A] see no pride, | [Bm7] and held loosely | [F#m] at his side |
| [G] . Yesterday's | [D] paper telling | [A] yesterday's | [D] news
Chorus
So | [G] how can you | [F#m] tell me you're | [D] lo- [A] ne- | [Bm7] ly... |
| [E7] . and say for | you that the sun don't | [A] shine? | [A] |
| [D] Let me take you | [A] by the hand and | [Bm7] lead you through the | [F#m] streets of London |
| [G] . I'll show you | [D] something to | [A] make you change your | [D] mind |
| [D] | [A] | [Bm7] | [A] |
| [D] Have you seen the | [A] old girl who | [Bm7] walks the streets of | [F#m] London |
| [G] Dirt in her | [D] hair and her | [E7] clothes in | [A] rags? |
| [D] She's no time for | [A] talking, she | [Bm7] just keeps right on | [F#m] walking |
| [G] Carrying her | [D] home in | [A] two carrier | [D] bags
Chorus
So | [G] how can you | [F#m] tell me you're | [D] lo- [A] ne- | [Bm7] ly... |
| [E7] . and say for | you that the sun don't | [A] shine? | [A] |
| [D] Let me take you | [A] by the hand and | [Bm7] lead you through the | [F#m] streets of London |
| [G] . I'll show you | [D] something to | [A] make you change your | [D] mind |
| [D] | [A] | [Bm7] | [F#m] |
| [G] | [D] | [A] | [D] |
| [D] In the all-night | [A] cafe at a | [Bm7] quarter past e- | [F#m] leven |
| [G] Same old | [D] man sitting | [E7] there on his | [A] own |
| [D] Looking at the | [A] world over the | [Bm7] rim of his | [F#m] tea-cup |
| [G] Each tea lasts an | [D] hour, and he | [A] wanders home a- | [D] lone
Chorus
So | [G] how can you | [F#m] tell me you're | [D] lo- [A] ne- | [Bm7] ly... |
| [E7] . and say for | you that the sun don't | [A] shine? | [A] |
| [D] Let me take you | [A] by the hand and | [Bm7] lead you through the | [F#m] streets of London |
| [G] . I'll show you | [D] something to | [A] make you change your | [D] mind |
| [D] | [A] | [Bm7] | [A] |
| [D] Have you seen the | [A] old man out- | [Bm7] side the seaman's | [F#m] mission? |
| [G] Memory fading | [D] with the medal | [E7] ribbons that he | [A] wears |
| [D] In our winter | [A] city the rain | [Bm7] cries a little | [F#m] pity
For | [G] one more forgotten | [D] hero and a | [A] world that doesn't | [D] care
Chorus
So | [G] how can you | [F#m] tell me you're | [D] lo- [A] ne- | [Bm7] ly... |
| [E7] . and say for | you that the sun don't | [A] shine? | [A] |
| [D] Let me take you | [A] by the hand and | [Bm7] lead you through the | [F#m] streets of London |
| [G] . I'll show you | [D] something to | [A] make you change your | [D] mind | [D↓]
#Original in key of E. This is in D (capo 2).
#Here's a version of him doing the song this key.
#Last Updated 10/18/2021 JJ
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