Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: FF
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
FF - Bb majorBb x2
FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb x2
Verse:
FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
Did I tell you 'bout the time you failed to recognize my heart?
FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
I couldn't find a way to betray you in my arms
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
You held a beauty but I didn't care
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
For you parked your markings on your arm there
FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
Did I tell you that inspite of you I sealed my fate?
FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
And that I held you in my gaze to finally pace my gain
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
And though it always was away from you
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Oh I can't deny you like I used to do
Chorus:
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
So cradle me now in your arms, London city
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Listen it's time to forgive and forget
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
It's funny how you defied something in me
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
But wait a minute, I've not finished yet
Verse 2:
FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
Do you remember when you called me out of Castlereagh Place?
FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb FF F/AF/A Bb majorBb
How you swore to me a future through the troubles I'd face?
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
That broken promise that we feel and tame
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Oh but now I realize you were not to blame
Chorus:
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
So cradle me now in your arms, London city
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Surely it's time to forgive and forget
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Yeah It's funny how you defied something in me
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
But wait a minute, I'm not finished yet
Bridge:
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Lost friends, River Thames, Caledonian Road, Westminster
DmDm Bb majorBb
St. Paul's Cathedral, and the round parts of the Regal
FF C majorC
And that bumbling buffoon, the Prime Minister
DmDm Bb majorBb
And the East End where there are hard men
FF C majorC
Where they fight for good reason every now and then
DmDm Bb majorBb
In their nods and their smiles, they say I'm so rarified
FF C majorC
I'm shining like a beacon in the evening light would
Pre-Chorus:
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
It all left me strong-eyed like an alley cat
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
But then you fed me and I remember that
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
So I guess what I'm saying is you're not that bad
Chorus:
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
So cradle me now in your arms, London city
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Surely it's time to forgive and forget
DmDm Bb majorBb FF C majorC
Yeah It's funny how you defied something in me
Bb majorBb FF C majorC
But wait a minute, I'm not finished yet