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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
D Dmaj7 D7
e|--------0h2-------2-------------|--------2---------3-------2p0----------|
B|------------3-----2---------2---|-----------1---------------------------|
G|------2-------2---2---2-------2-|------2-------2-------2--------0-------|
D|--0---------------0-------0-----|--0------0--------0-------0------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G G/F# Em7 x2
e|----------------------0---------|------------------------0--------------|
B|--3-----0h3------3--------3-----|--3/5------5-----5p0----2--------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------0---------0----|
D|-----0-------0------0-------0---|--------0----------0----2----2------2--|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------0------|
E|--3-----3--------2------2-------|--0-----------0------------------------|
Verse 1:
D Dmaj7 D7
e|------2---------------2---------|------2-----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------------2-----|------------1-----------------1---------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-------|
D|-0------0--------0------0-------|-0------0----------0------0-------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
London in the spring Makes me feel so lucky I'm alive
G G/F# Em A7
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------2-----------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-------------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------0------0---------------|
E|-3------3--------2------2-------|-0------0-------------------------------|
I've got love to give I've got my whole life to live
D Dmaj7 D7
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B|----------3---------------2-----|------------1-----------------1---------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-------|
D|-0------0--------0------0-------|-0------0----------0------0-------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Walking through the park Sunshine pours like honey through the trees
G G/F# Em A7
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------2-----------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-------------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------0------0---------------|
E|-3------3--------2------2-------|-0------0-------------------------------|
I believe I'm coming home
Chorus:
Em Emaj7 G/D G/C#
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0-----------------|
G|----0-----0---------0-----0-----|----0-----0---------0-----0-------------|
D|-2------2---2----1------1---1---|-0------0---0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------4------4---4-----------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Well some people tell me I've better things to do
D C G
e|-------0h2----------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------1---------|------0h1-----1p0--0--------------------|
G|-----2-------2------------0-----|----------0-------------0---------------|
D|-0------------------2-------2---|----0-------0------0------0-------------|
A|-----------------3------3-------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3------3-------3-----3-----------------|
And more productive ways I can spend my time
Em Emaj7 G/D G/C#
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0-----------------|
G|----0-----0---------0-----0-----|----0-----0---------0-----0-------------|
D|-2------2---2----1------1---1---|-0------0---0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------4------4---4-----------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
But I'm not sure I agree It often seems to me we
D C G
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B|-----------3---------1----------|------0h1-----1p0--0--------------------|
G|-----2-------2-----------0------|----------0-------------0---------------|
D|-0------------------2------2----|----0-------0------0------0-------------|
A|-----------------3-----3--------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3------3-------3-----3-----------------|
Spend our time talking foolish and running blind
Em A7
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B|------0---------------0---------|------2---------------2-----------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|-0------0--------0------0---------------|
E|-0------0--------0------0-------|----------------------------------------|
And we forget how to enjoy the simple things
Em A7
e|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------2-----------------|
G|----------0---------------0-------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|-----------------0------0---------------|
E|-0------0-------------------------------|
Like walking through London in the spring
Interlude:
D Dmaj7 D7
e|--------0h2-------2-------------|--------2---------3-------2p0----------|
B|------------3-----2---------2---|-----------1---------------------------|
G|------2-------2---2---2-------2-|------2-------2-------2--------0-------|
D|--0---------------0-------0-----|--0------0--------0-------0------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G G/F# Em7
e|----------------------0---------|------------------------0--------------|
B|--3-----0h3------3--------3-----|--3/5------5-----5p0----2--------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------0---------0----|
D|-----0-------0------0-------0---|--------0----------0----2----2------2--|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------0------|
E|--3-----3--------2------2-------|--0-----------0------------------------|
Verse 2:
D Dmaj7 D7
e|------2---------------2---------|------2-----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------------2-----|------------1-----------------1---------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-------|
D|-0------0--------0------0-------|-0------0----------0------0-------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
London in the spring See Saint Paul's Cathedral like
G G/F# Em A7
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------2-----------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-------------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------0------0---------------|
E|-3------3--------2------2-------|-0------0-------------------------------|
A man of high society Calmly sitting quietly
D Dmaj7 D7
e|------2---------------2---------|------2-----------------2---------------|
B|----------3---------------2-----|------------1-----------------1---------|
G|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-----2---2-------2-----2---2-------|
D|-0------0--------0------0-------|-0------0----------0------0-------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
And you'll watch the river Thames Weaving like a needle through the town
G G/F# Em A7
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------2-----------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-------------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------0------0---------------|
E|-3------3--------2------2-------|-0------0-------------------------------|
All the way down to the see
Chorus:
Em Emaj7 G/D G/C#
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0-----------------|
G|----0-----0---------0-----0-----|----0-----0---------0-----0-------------|
D|-2------2---2----1------1---1---|-0------0---0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------4------4---4-----------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Well some people tell me The best is far behind us
D C G
e|-------0h2----------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------3----------1---------|------0h1-----1p0--0--------------------|
G|-----2-------2------------0-----|----------0-------------0---------------|
D|-0------------------2-------2---|----0-------0------0------0-------------|
A|-----------------3------3-------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3------3-------3-----3-----------------|
It's hopeless to be hopeful anymore
Em Emaj7 G/D G/C#
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------0---------------0-----------------|
G|----0-----0---------0-----0-----|----0-----0---------0-----0-------------|
D|-2------2---2----1------1---1---|-0------0---0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------4------4---4-----------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
But I'm not sure I agree I'm hoping love will find us
D C G
e|-------0h2----------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------3---------1----------|------0h1-----1p0--0--------------------|
G|-----2-------2-----------0------|----------0-------------0---------------|
D|-0------------------2------2----|----0-------0------0------0-------------|
A|-----------------3-----3--------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-3------3-------3-----3-----------------|
And gently guide our vessel to the shore
Em A7
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------0---------|------2---------------2-----------------|
G|----------0---------------0-----|----------0---------------0-------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|--------------------------------|-0------0--------0------0---------------|
E|-0------0--------0------0-------|----------------------------------------|
Where there'll be no need for beggars or kings
Em A7
e|----------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------2-----------------|
G|----------0---------------0-------------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-----------|
A|-----------------0------0---------------|
E|-0------0-------------------------------|
All equal to share London in the spring
Outro:
D Dmaj7 D7
e|--------0h2-------2-------------|--------2---------3-------2p0----------|
B|------------3-----2---------2---|-----------1---------------------------|
G|------2-------2---2---2-------2-|------2-------2-------2--------0-------|
D|--0---------------0-------0-----|--0------0--------0-------0------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G G/F# Em7
e|----------------------0---------|------------------------2-0-2---0------------0------0h2-|
B|--3-----0h3------3--------3-----|--3/5------5-----5p0----------3---2-0------3--------3---|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------0----------2---|
D|-----0-------0------0-------0---|--------0----------0------------------/4------------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----3--------2------2-------|--0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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- London In The Spring (Chords)
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Last Updated: September 10, 2025