London In The Spring chords by Passenger

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

NOTE:
He uses fingerpicking throughout the song. The chord descriptions listed below should closely match the
strings he picks for those chords in context. In particular, note that he seems to be only playing 3 strings
for the Em*, EmMaj7, D6sus4, Em6. The names I have chosen are my best guess for the full chord names that
would be played if strumming that section of the choruses.

Note that the intro is repeated twice and, although not exact, it should be very close to what he plays.

The picking in the verses generally seems to follow the pattern of this example:
  D MajorD        Dmaj7Dmaj7       D7D7
e|-------2---------------2---------|-------2---------------2---------|
BB|-------------3---------------2---|-------------1---------------1---|
G+G|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---------------2-----------|
D MajorD|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

In the spots in the chorus indicated with D*, he seems to be playing the Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD transition from the intro:
  Dsus2Dsus2  D MajorD
e|-------0h2------
BB|-----------3----
G+G|-----2-------2--
D MajorD|-0--------------
A augmentedA|----------------
E MajorE|----------------
  1 e + a 2 e +

Chords:
D MajorD    xx0232
Dmaj7Dmaj7  xx0222
D7D7    xx0212
G+G    3x0003
G5G5    3x003x
G/F#   2x000x
E minorEm    022000
A7A7    x02030
Am7Am7   x02010
Em*   xx200x
EmMaj7  xx100x
D6sus4  xx000x
Em6Em6   x4x00x
A7sus2  x0200x

Intro:
   Dsus2Dsus2  D MajorD    Dmaj7Dmaj7       D7D7       D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 D7sus2
e|| -------0h2-------2---------------|-------2---------3-------2p0-----|
BB|| -----------3-----2---------2-----|-----------1-------------------3-|
G+G||.-----2-------2---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D MajorD||.-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A augmentedA|| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

  G5G5   G+G G5G5  G/F#       E minor 7Em7       A7A7
e|-----------------------0---------|-----------------0--------------- ||
BB|---------0h3-----3-------3-------|-3s5---5---5p0---2--------------- ||
G+G|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------.||
D MajorD|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------2-------0---.||
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0------- ||
E MajorE|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0----------------------- ||
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

Intro:
Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7 D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 D7sus2
G5G5 G+G G5G5 G/F# E minor 7Em7 A7A7
Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7 D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 D7sus2
G5G5 G+G G5G5 G/F# E minor 7Em7 A7A7

Verse 1:
  D MajorD       Dmaj7Dmaj7
Oh London in the Spring
D7D7              G+G
Makes me feel so lucky I'm alive
     G/F#
I've got love to give
E minorEm        A7A7
I've got my whole life to live
D MajorD          Dmaj7Dmaj7
Walkin' through the park
D7D7                   G+G
Sunshine pours like honey through the trees
   G/F#      E minorEm A7A7
I believe I'm comin' home

Chorus 1:
   Em*     EmMaj7
Well some people tell me
   D6sus4     Em6Em6
I've better things to do
      D*
And more productive ways
   C majorC         G+G C/GC/G G+G
That I could spend my time
    Em*      EmMaj7
But I'm not sure I agree
  D6sus4     Em6Em6
It often seems to me we
      D*      C majorC         G+G C/GC/G G+G
Spend our lives talkin' foolish, runnin' blind
      E minorEm              A7A7 A7sus2 A7A7
And we forget how to enjoy the simple things
   E minorEm       A7A7       Dsus2Dsus2
Like walkin' through London in the Spring

Instrumental:
   D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D7D7 D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 D7sus2
G5G5 G+G G5G5 G/F# E minor 7Em7 A7A7

Verse 2:
   D MajorD       Dmaj7Dmaj7
Whoa, London in the Spring
D7D7
See St. Paul's Cathedral like
  G+G       G/F#
(A augmentedA) man of high society
E minorEm        A7A7
Calmly sittin' quietly
     D MajorD        Dmaj7Dmaj7
And you watch the river Thames
D7D7
Weaving like a needle through the town
G+G         G/F#
 All the way down to the sea

Chorus 2:
   Em*     EmMaj7
Well some people tell me
   D6sus4    Em6Em6
The best is far behind us
   D*       C majorC      G+G C/GC/G G+G
It's hopeless to be hopeful, anymore
    Em*     EmMaj7
But I'm not sure I agree
   D6sus4      Em6Em6
I am hoping love will find us
   D*        C majorC       G+G C/GC/G G+G
And gently guide our vessel to the shore
      E minorEm              A7A7
Where there'll be no need for beggers or kings
  E minorEm       A7A7       Dsus2Dsus2
All equal to share London in the Spring

Outro:
  Dsus2Dsus2  D MajorD    Dmaj7Dmaj7       D7D7       D7sus4D7sus4 D7D7 D7sus2
e|-------0h2-------2---------------|-------2---------3-------2p0-----|
BB|-----------3-----2---------2-----|-----------1-------------------3-|
G+G|-----2-------2---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D MajorD|-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a

  G5G5   G+G G5G5  G/F#       E minor 7Em7                      D MajorD
e|-----------------------0---------|-----------------2-0-2---|-0-----------0---|-0h2-|
BB|---------0h3-----3-------3-------|-3s5---5---5p0---------3-|---2-0-----3-----|-3---|
G+G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------0-------|-2---|
D MajorD|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-----------|------s4---------|-0---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----|
E MajorE|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0---------------|-----------------|-----|
  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 +


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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| s  Slide

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