Streets Of London
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"Streets of London" er en visesang laget av den britiske musikeren Ralph McTell. Den ble første gang gitt ut på McTells album "Spiral Staircase" i 1969 i en versjon med kun vokal og gitar. I 1974 spilte han den inn på nytt med backingband og ga den ut som singel. Singelplaten nådde andreplass på de britiske hit-listene.
Sangen er en av mange som har brukt akkordrekken fra Pachelbels kanon.
«Streets of London» er også innspilt av mange andre artister. Finn Kalvik skrev norsk tekst til sangen og ga den ut som «En tur rundt i byen» på sitt debutalbum "Tusenfryd og grå hverdag" fra 1971. {eoc} {c: Forspill} [E][B/D#][C#m][G#m] [A][B/E][B7][E] {c: 1. vers} [E]Have you seen the [B]old man in the [C#m]closed down [G#m]market, [A]Kicking out the [E]papers with his [F#m]worn out [B7]shoes? [E]In his eyes you [B]see no pride. [C#m]Hand held loosely [G#m]at his side, [A]Yesterday's [E]paper telling [B7]yesterday's [E]news. {c: Ref 1} So [A]how can you [G#m]tell me you're [E]lo[B/D#]ne[C#m]ly[E/B] [F#/A#] And you say for [F#]you that the sun don't [B]shine? [E]Let me take you [B]by the hand and [C#m]lead you through the [G#m]streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E]something to [B7]make you change your [E]mind. {c: Mellomspill} [E][B/D#][C#m][B/D#] {c: 2. vers} [E]Have you seen the [B]old girl who [C#m]walks the streets of [G#m]London? [A] Dirt in her [E]hair and her [F#m]clothes in [B]rags. [E]She's no time for [B]talking, she [C#m]just keeps right on [G#m]walking, [A]Carrying her [E]home in two [B7]carrier [E]bags. {c: Ref 2} So [A]how can you [G#m]tell me you're [E]lo[B/D#]ne[C#m]ly[E/B] [F#/A#] And you say for [F#]you that the sun don't [B]shine? [E]Let me take you [B]by the hand and [C#m]lead you through the [G#m]streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E]something to [B7]make you change your [E]mind. {c: Mellomspill} [E][B/D#][C#m][G#m/B][A][E][B7][E] {c: 3. vers} [E]In the all night [B/D#]cafe at a [C#m]quarter past e[G#m/B]leven, [A] Same old [E]man sitting [A]there on his [B]own. [E]Looking at the [B]world over the [C#m]rim of his [G#m]tea cup, and [A]each tea lasts a [E]hour, and he [B7]wanders home a[E]lone. {c: Ref 3} So [A]how can you [G#m]tell me you're [E]lo[B/D#]ne[C#m]ly[E/B] [F#/A#] And you say for [F#]you that the sun don't [B]shine? [E]Let me take you [B]by the hand and [C#m]lead you through the [G#m]streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E]something to [B7]make you change your [E]mind. {c: Mellomspill} [E][B/D#][C#m][B/D#] {c: 4. vers} [E]Have you seen the [B/D#]old man out[C#m]side the seamen's [G#m/B]mission? [A]Memory fading [E/G#]with the medal [A]ribbons he [B]wears. And [E]in our winter [B/D#]city the rain [C#m]cries a little [G#m/B]pity, For [A]one more forgotten [E]hero in a [B7]world that doesn't [E]care. {c: Ref 4} So [A]how can you [G#m]tell me you're [E]lo[B/D#]ne[C#m]ly[E/B] [F#/A#] And you say for [F#]you that the sun don't [B]shine? [E]Let me take you [B/D#]by the hand and [C#m]lead you through the [G#m/B]streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E/G#]something to [B7]make you change your [E]mind.
Sangen er en av mange som har brukt akkordrekken fra Pachelbels kanon.
«Streets of London» er også innspilt av mange andre artister. Finn Kalvik skrev norsk tekst til sangen og ga den ut som «En tur rundt i byen» på sitt debutalbum "Tusenfryd og grå hverdag" fra 1971. {eoc} {c: Forspill} [E][B/D#][C#m][G#m] [A][B/E][B7][E] {c: 1. vers} [E]Have you seen the [B]old man in the [C#m]closed down [G#m]market, [A]Kicking out the [E]papers with his [F#m]worn out [B7]shoes? [E]In his eyes you [B]see no pride. [C#m]Hand held loosely [G#m]at his side, [A]Yesterday's [E]paper telling [B7]yesterday's [E]news. {c: Ref 1} So [A]how can you [G#m]tell me you're [E]lo[B/D#]ne[C#m]ly[E/B] [F#/A#] And you say for [F#]you that the sun don't [B]shine? [E]Let me take you [B]by the hand and [C#m]lead you through the [G#m]streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E]something to [B7]make you change your [E]mind. {c: Mellomspill} [E][B/D#][C#m][B/D#] {c: 2. vers} [E]Have you seen the [B]old girl who [C#m]walks the streets of [G#m]London? [A] Dirt in her [E]hair and her [F#m]clothes in [B]rags. [E]She's no time for [B]talking, she [C#m]just keeps right on [G#m]walking, [A]Carrying her [E]home in two [B7]carrier [E]bags. {c: Ref 2} So [A]how can you [G#m]tell me you're [E]lo[B/D#]ne[C#m]ly[E/B] [F#/A#] And you say for [F#]you that the sun don't [B]shine? [E]Let me take you [B]by the hand and [C#m]lead you through the [G#m]streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E]something to [B7]make you change your [E]mind. {c: Mellomspill} [E][B/D#][C#m][G#m/B][A][E][B7][E] {c: 3. vers} [E]In the all night [B/D#]cafe at a [C#m]quarter past e[G#m/B]leven, [A] Same old [E]man sitting [A]there on his [B]own. [E]Looking at the [B]world over the [C#m]rim of his [G#m]tea cup, and [A]each tea lasts a [E]hour, and he [B7]wanders home a[E]lone. {c: Ref 3} So [A]how can you [G#m]tell me you're [E]lo[B/D#]ne[C#m]ly[E/B] [F#/A#] And you say for [F#]you that the sun don't [B]shine? [E]Let me take you [B]by the hand and [C#m]lead you through the [G#m]streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E]something to [B7]make you change your [E]mind. {c: Mellomspill} [E][B/D#][C#m][B/D#] {c: 4. vers} [E]Have you seen the [B/D#]old man out[C#m]side the seamen's [G#m/B]mission? [A]Memory fading [E/G#]with the medal [A]ribbons he [B]wears. And [E]in our winter [B/D#]city the rain [C#m]cries a little [G#m/B]pity, For [A]one more forgotten [E]hero in a [B7]world that doesn't [E]care. {c: Ref 4} So [A]how can you [G#m]tell me you're [E]lo[B/D#]ne[C#m]ly[E/B] [F#/A#] And you say for [F#]you that the sun don't [B]shine? [E]Let me take you [B/D#]by the hand and [C#m]lead you through the [G#m/B]streets of London, [A] I'll show you [E/G#]something to [B7]make you change your [E]mind.