London's Brilliant Parade
Elvis CostelloVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
, , , , , , , , , :| playtwice flat5, , , flat 5
Tabs for end of Bridge
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 , , , , , , , Fmaj, [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?"
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 , , , , , , , , , :| play twice flat5, , , 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 , , , , , , , Fmaj, [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: , , , , , , , , , , ,
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 , , , , , , , Fmaj, [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
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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Readable chord sheet for London's Brilliant Parade by Elvis Costello
[A] [C#m] [D] [A] [C] [A] [D] [F#maj] [Bm] [E] [A] [C#m] [D] [A] [C] [G] [A] [D] [F#maj] [Bm] [F] [Am] [Dm] [D7] [Gm] [C] [Bb] [F] [Am], [D], [Am], [D], [G], [Bm], [Em], [G], [Bm], [Em] :| playtwice [Gm] flat5, [Gm], [Eb], [Em] flat 5 Tabs for end of Bridge [E]X [A]X [D]X [G]3 [B] 2[E] 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 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?" [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 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 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.