Streets Of London chords by Cathie Harrop

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Verse 1
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Have you seen the old man
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in the closed -down markets?
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Kicking up the papers
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with his worn -out shoes.
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In his face you see no pride,
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hands held loosely by
his side.
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Yesterday's pa pers
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telling yesterday's news
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So how can you tell me you're
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lonely?
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And say for you that the sun don't shine
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Let me take you by the hand
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And lead you through the
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streets of London
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I'll show you something
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that should change your mind.
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In your night cafe at a quarter
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past eleven,
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Same old man sitting there on his own,
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Looking at the world or
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the rim of a teacup
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Each tea lasts an hour
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and he wanders home alone
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So how can you tell me
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Am 
you're lonely
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Say for you that the sun don't shine
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Let me take you by the hand
Am 
and lead you through the
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streets of London
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C 
I'll show you something
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that'll surely change your mind
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Have you seen the old girl
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who walks the streets of London?
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Dirt in her hair and her
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clothes and rags
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She's no time for talking,
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she just keeps right on walking
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Carrying her world in her
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two carrier bags
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So how can you tell me
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Am 
you're lonely
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And  say for you that the sun don't shine
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Let me take you by the hand
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And lead you through the
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streets of London
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I'll show you something
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that's sure to change