[INTRO:] C G Am Em F C D G C G Am Em F C G C
[VERSE 1:]
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
by his side
A
yesterday’s
paper, telling
yesterday’s
news
[VERSE 2:]
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:]
F Em C ~ Am
And then how can you tell me, you’re lonely
Or
say that for you, the sun won’t
shine?
Let me take you
by the hand and
lead you through the
streets of London
I will show you
something to
make you change your
mind
[INTERLUDE:] F C G C
[VERSE 3:]
In the all-night
cafe at a
quarter past e
leven
Same old
man sitting
there on his
own
Looking at the
world over the
rim of his
teacup
Each day lasts an
hour, then he
wanders home a
lone
[VERSE 4:]
And have you seen the
old man out
side a seaman’s
mission?
His memory is
fading like the
ribbons that he
wears
And
in this winter
city, the rain
cries little
pity
For one
more forgotten
hero in a
world that doesn’t
care
[CHORUS:]
F Em C ~ Am
And then how can you tell me, you’re lonely
Or
say that for you, the sun won’t
shine?
Let me take you
by the hand and
lead you through the
streets of London
I will show you
something to
make you change your
mind
[CHORUS:]
F Em C ~ Am
How can you tell me, you’re lonely
Or
say that for you, the sun won’t
shine?
Let me take you
by the hand and
lead you through the
streets of London
I will show you
something to
make you change your
mind
[OUTRO:] F C G C