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Streets Of London

Blackmore's Night
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D-DU-UDU
Have  you seen the old  man in the closed  down market,
Kicking  out the papers  with his worn  out shoes?
In  his eyes you see  no pride. Hand  held loosely  by his side,
Yesterday's  paper  telling yesterday's  news.
  So how  can you tell  me you're lonely,
  And  you 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  that'll 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.
 In the all night cafe at a quarter past eleven,
 Same old man sitting there on his own.
 Looking at the world over the rim of his tea cup,
 Each tea lasts a hour, then he wanders home alone.
 Have you seen the old man outside the seamen's mission?
 Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears.
 In this lonesome city the rain cries a little pity,
 For one more forgotten hero in a world that doesn't care.

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Readable chord sheet for Streets Of London by Blackmore's Night

[C]Have you seen the o[G]ld man in the c[Am]losed down mar[Em]ket,
[F]Kicking out the [C]papers with his [D]worn out sh[G]oes?
[C]In his eyes you see[G] no pride.  H[Am]and held loosely[Em] by his side,
[F]Yesterday's p[C]aper telling y[G]esterday's n[C]ews.

     So h[F]ow can you [C]tell me you're [G]lone[C]ly,
     And[D] you say for you that the sun don't [G]shine?
     [C]Let me take you [G]by the hand and [Am]lead you through the [Em]streets of London,
     [F]I'll show you s[C]omething that'll ma[G]ke you change your [C]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.

In the all night cafe at a quarter past eleven,
Same old man sitting there on his own.
Looking at the world over the rim of his tea cup,
Each tea lasts a hour, then he wanders home alone.

Have you seen the old man outside the seamen's mission?
Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears.
In this lonesome city the rain cries a little pity,
For one more forgotten hero in a world that doesn't care.

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