Intro: |
D A Bm F#m G D A D |
D A |
Have you seen the old man, |
Bm F#m |
in the closed-down market |
G D Em A |
picking up the papers, with his worn-out shoes? |
D A |
In his eyes you see no pride, |
Bm F#m G |
hand held loosely by his side |
G D A D |
yesterday's papers, telling yesterday's news |
Chorus: |
G F#m |
So how can you tell me, |
D D/C# Bm Bm/A E/Ab |
you're l o n e l y |
E/F# E A |
and say for you that the sun don't shine? |
D A |
Let me take you by the hand, |
Bm F#m G |
and lead you through the streets of London |
D |
I'll show you something, |
A D |
to make you change your mind |
Bridge: |
D A Bm A |
D A |
And have you seen the old girl, |
Bm F#m G |
who walks the streets of London |
D Em A |
dirt in her hair, and her clothes in rags? |
D A |
She's no time for talking, |
Bm F#m G |
she just keeps right on walking |
D A D |
Carrying her home, in two carrier bags |
Repeat Chorus |
Bridge: |
D D/C# Bm F#m G D A D |
D A |
And in the all night cafe, |
Bm F#m G |
at a quarter past eleven |
D Em A |
same old man sitting there, on his own |
D A |
Looking at the world, |
Bm F#m |
over the rim of his tea-cup |
G D |
And each tea lasts an hour, |
A D |
and you wanders home alone |
Repeat Chorus |
Bridge: |
D A Bm A |
D D/C# |
And have you seen the old man, |
Bm A |
outside the seaman's mission? |
G D |
Memory's fading with the |
Em A |
medal ribbons that he wears |
D D/C# |
And in our winter city, |
Bm A |
the rain cries a little pity |
G D |
For one more forgotten hero, |
A D |
and a world that doesn't care |
Bridge: |
Bm G D D x2 |
Repeat Chorus |
Ending: |
D D Bm G x2 |
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