The Sights And Sounds Of London Town chords by Richard Thompson

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 5th

"The Sights & Sounds of London Town"
 From "Mock Tudor" (1999)

Capo 5 and tune low E MajorE down to D.

Intro: D MajorD G/d D MajorD G/d X4

  D MajorD
Oh Gillian she's a Doncaster lass
D MajorD
Trains it down on the quarter past,
E minorEm           F# minorF#m
Friday night leaves the kids at home,
  G+G            A augmentedA
And struts her stuff on the Euston Road.
    B minorBm            D MajorD
Saying "Do you want some company darling?
B minorBm            D MajorD
Do you want some company now?
B minorBm	        D MajorD
My place, your place or no place...
    G+G           A augmentedA
I could use the extra cash anyhow"

[CHORUS}
      D MajorD     A augmentedA     D MajorD   A augmentedA
That's the sights and sounds of London Town
  D MajorD     A augmentedA     D MajorD   A augmentedA
The sights and sounds of London Town
  B minorBm     Bm/a   G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD
The sights and sounds of Lon--don Town

D MajorD G/d  D MajorD G/d X4

  D MajorD
Oh Jean-Paul he came over from Toulouse,
   D MajorD
They told him that London was the golden goose.
  E minorEm           F# minorF#m
He never got his hands on enough to eat,
  G+G           A augmentedA
He never did get his arse up off the street.

D MajorD
Wanted to be a rap DJ,
D MajorD
They took his pulse then they turned him away.
E minorEm           F# minorF#m
Under the radar of your fellow man,
   G+G          A augmentedA
With all that charisma it ain't worth a damn.
    B minorBm           D MajorD
Saying "Lend me your shoes till Monday...
  B minorBm            D MajorD
Oh brother can you lend me a comb?
B minorBm        D MajorD
I can wash dishes all night long,
        G+G     A augmentedA
I just need my fare back home"

CHORUS:
      D MajorD     A augmentedA     D MajorD   A augmentedA
That's the sights and sounds of London Town
  D MajorD     A augmentedA     D MajorD   A augmentedA
The sights and sounds of London Town
  B minorBm     Bm/a.   G+G A augmentedA  D MajorD
The sights and sounds of London Town

D MajorD G/d D MajorD G/d X4

   D MajorD
Well Jackie she tried just about everything.
  D MajorD
She tried to dance, she tried to sing.
E minorEm           F# minorF#m
Too many doors slammed in your face,
  G+G       A augmentedA
It leaves a nasty aftertaste.

  D MajorD
You scramble around for a little bit of cash,
D MajorD
Ease the pain with Mister Flash.
E minorEm            F# minorF#m
Saint Anne's Court is the rendezvous,
  G+G          A augmentedA
For those who share your point of view.
    B minorBm               D MajorD
Saying "This is the last time you will see me
B minorBm       D MajorD
Never again no way!
B minorBm            D MajorD
One more time I'll never ask you again.
   G+G             A augmentedA
I've just got to get through today"

CHORUS:
      D MajorD     A augmentedA     D MajorD   A augmentedA
That's the sights and sounds of London Town
  D MajorD     A augmentedA     D MajorD   A augmentedA
The sights and sounds of London Town,
  B minorBm     Bm/a   G+G A augmentedA  D MajorD
The sights and sounds of London Town

D MajorD G/d D MajorD G/d X4

  D MajorD
Oh Mickey he sleeps every two or three days,
D MajorD
Runs through Soho like a rat through a maze.
E minorEm            F# minorF#m
A augmentedA little blackmail here a sting on the side,
 G+G              A augmentedA
Enough to get started on the next enterprise.

D MajorD
Dresses expensive but that's just a crutch,
     D MajorD
Like his word or his handshake it doesn't mean much,
E minorEm                F# minorF#m
Depends on his kickback from the middle man,
    G+G            A augmentedA
And whatever he can beat out of Sally Ann.
    B minorBm             D MajorD
Saying "Lucky I'm the one you ran into,
  B minorBm         D MajorD
Oh lucky I've taken a shine!
B minorBm         D MajorD
Lucky I'm needing a partner...
G+G          A augmentedA
50/50 right down the line"

CHORUS:
       D MajorD     A augmentedA     D MajorD   A augmentedA
Oh that's the sights and sounds of London Town,
  D MajorD     A augmentedA     D MajorD   A augmentedA
The sights and sounds of London Town,
  B minorBm    Bm/a   G+G A augmentedA  D MajorD
The sight and sounds of London Town.

D MajorD G/d D MajorD G/d X1