[Intro] D# A# Cm Gm G# D# A# A#7 D# [Verse] D# A# Have you seen the old man Cm Gm G# In the closed down market D# Fm7 A# Picking up papers with his worn out shoes D# A# In his eyes you see no pride Cm Gm G# Hands held loosely at his side D# A# A#7 D# Yesterday's paper, telling yesterday's news
[Chorus] G# Gm D# G# Cm F So how can you tell me that you're lo..ne...ly F7 A# A#7 D# And say for you that a sun don't shine A# Let me take you by the hand Cm Gm G# And lead you through the streets of London D# I'll show you something A# A#7 D# To make you change your mind [Verse] A# Have you seen the old gal Cm Gm G# Who walks the streets of London D# F A# A#7 Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags D# A# She's no time for talking Cm Gm G# She just keeps right on walking D# A# D# Carrying her home in two carrier bags [Chorus] G# Gm D# G# Cm F So how can you tell me that you're lo..ne..ly Cm A# A#7 D# And say for you that a sun don't shine A# Let me take you by the hand Cm Gm G# And lead you through the streets of London D# I'll show you something A# D# To make you change your mind [Verse] Cm A# And In the all-night café Cm Gm G# At a quarter past eleven D# F A# D# The same old man sitting there on his own A# Cm Gm G# Looking at the world over the rim of his teacup D# And each tea lasts an hour A# A#7 D# And he wanders home alone [Chorus] G# Gm D# G# Cm A# F So how can you tell me that you're lo..ne..ly.... F7 A# A#7 D# And say for you that a sun don't shine A# Let me take you by the hand Cm Gm G# And lead you through the streets of London D# I'll show you something A# D# Fm7 D#