| E | B | C#m | G#m || A | E/B | B | E |
E B C#m G#mHave you seen the old man in the closed down marketA E/B A BKicking up the paper, with his worn out shoesE B C#m G#mIn his eyes you see no pride and held loosely by his sideA E/B B E | E |Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news
A G#m | E B/D# | C#m B |So how can you tell me you're lonelyF#/A# BAnd say for you that the sun don't shine?E/B B C#m G#mLet me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of LondonA E/B B | E |I'll show you something, to make you change your mind
| E | B | C#m | B |
E B C#m G#mHave you seen the old girl who walks the streets of LondonA E/B A BDirt in her hair and her clothes are in ragsE B C#m G#mShe's no time for talking, She just keeps right on walkingA E/B B E | E |Carrying her home in two carrier bags
A G#m | E B/D# | C#m B |So how can you tell me you're lonelyF#/A# BAnd say for you that the sun don't shine?E/B B C#m G#mLet me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of LondonA E/B B | E |I'll show you something, to make you change your mind
| E | B | C#m | G#m || A | E/B | B | E |
E B C#m G#mIn the all night cafe at a quarter past elevenA E/B A BSame old man is sitting there all on his ownE B C#m G#mLooking at the world over the rim of his tea-cupA E/B B E | E |each tea last an hour then he wanders home alone
A G#m | E B/D# | C#m B |So how can you tell me you're lonelyF#/A# BAnd say for you that the sun don't shine?E/B B C#m G#mLet me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of LondonA E/B B | E |I'll show you something, to make you change your mind
| E | B | C#m | B |
E B C#m G#mHave you seen the old man outside the seaman's mission A B A BHis memory is fading, with those medal ribbons he wears E B Bm G#mAnd in our winter city, the rain cries a little pity A E/B B E | E |For one more forgotten hero and a world that doesn't care
A G#m | E B/D# | C#m B |So how can you tell me you're lonelyF#/A# BAnd say for you that the sun don't shine?E/B B C#m G#mLet me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of LondonA E/B B | E |I'll show you something, to make you change your mind
