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%abc-2.1 X:1 T:Streets Of London Z:Webmaster C:Ralph McTell M:4/4 L:1/4 Q:1/4=60 K:C E/2 E E3/2 E| G G2 E/2D/2| C2 C/2- D3/2| E E3| w:Have you seen the old man in the closed down - mar-ket A,/2 C3/2 C D| C C2 C/2C/2| D2 D2| E4| w:Kic-king up the pa-pers with his worn out shoes E/2 E E3/2 G| G/2 G G/2- G2| C/2 C3/2 C E| E/2 F3/2 E2| w:In his eyes you see no pride, - hand held loos-ly at his side z A, C/2 C3/2| C/2 C/2- C2 G,/2 G,/2| G, G,/2 B,/2- B,2| C4-| C3 F,| w:Yes-ter-days pap-per - tel-ling yes-ter-days - news - So F2 F/2 F3/2| E E2 G| G2- G- F| E4| w:how can you tell me you're lone -- ly z D D D/2 D/2-| D A,/2A,/2 C/2 B,/2- B,| G,4-| G,4| w:And say for you - that the sun don't - shine? E/2 E E3/2 G| G G/2 E/2- E D| C C/2 C/2- C D| E F/2 E/2- E G,| w:Let me take you by the hand - and lead you through - the streets of Lon - don z2 A,/2 C3/2| C C2- C/2C/2| G,/2 G,3/2 A, B,| C4-| C4|| w:I'll show you some-thing to make you change your mind % W: W:1 W:Have you seen the old man W:In the closed down market W:Kicking up the papers W:With his worn out shoes? W:In his eyes, you see no pride W:Hand held loosely at his side W:Yesterday's paper W:Telling yesterday's news W: W:ch W:So, how can you tell me you're lonely W:And say for you that the sun don't shine? W:Let me take you by the hand W:And lead you through the streets of London W:I'll show you something to make you change your mind W: W:2 W:Have you seen the old girl W:Who walks the streets of London W:Dirt in her hair W:And her clothes in rags? W:She's no time for talking W:She just keeps right on walking W:Carrying her home W:In two carrier bags W: W:3 W:In the all night cafe W:At a quarter past eleven W:Same old man W:Sitting there on his own W:Looking at the world W:Over the rim of his tea cup W:Each tea lasts an hour W:And he wanders home alone W: W:4 W:Have you seen the old man W:Outside the seaman's mission W:Memory fading with W:The medal ribbons that he wears? W:In our winter city W:The rain cries a little pity W:For one more forgotten hero W:And a world that doesn't care
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England
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Song to be found in the following collection(s):
My Own Song Book