London Mick chords by The Waterboys

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
    E MajorE EbmEbm AbmAbm F#F#
1.2.3.4

Chorus:
BB           E MajorE     BB
Let's hear it for the sharp and slick
  E MajorE      BB    A augmentedA   BB
Big-hearted guitar man, London Mick
BB      E MajorE    BB
Come on DJ, play my fix
BB  E MajorE    BB    A augmentedA   BB
Some rock and roll by London Mick

Verse 1:
EbmEbm          DbmDbm
I first met him in the punk rock days
    EbmEbm           DbmDbm
He was blowing through town in a punk rock blaze
E MajorE         EbmEbm    AbmAbm
I was a Clash kid under the spell
  F#F#
He bought me Coca-Cola at the band's hotel
F#F#
Bought me Coca-Cola at the band's hotel

Chorus:
BB             E MajorE   BB
He aced Strummer with his killer licks
     E MajorE     BB   A augmentedA   BB
You were my guitar hero, London Mick
BB            E MajorE    BB
There was no band they couldn't lick
E MajorE    BB  A augmentedA   BB
Then or now, London Mick

Verse 2:
EbmEbm          DbmDbm
Seven wild years came tumbling down
      EbmEbm         DbmDbm
And I was livin' in Mick's old stomping ground
 E MajorE                   EbmEbm    AbmAbm
We shared a manager, man, and though it all went south
    F#F#
We saw Spinal Tap together at the picture house
F#F#
Spinal Tap together at the picture house

Chorus:
BB             E MajorE     BB
When he left the Clash he took some stick
  E MajorE     BB   A augmentedA   BB
But he stayed cool, London Mick
BB          E MajorE    BB
DJs and dreads were his sidekicks
E MajorE     BB    A augmentedA   BB
Always an edge with London Mick

Verse 3:
EbmEbm          DbmDbm
At century's end, under a waning moon
EbmEbm          DbmDbm
A augmentedA chance encounter in a greasy spoon
 E MajorE                EbmEbm   AbmAbm
"We see each other, Man" he said, quote, unquote
    F#F#
He was wearin' a well-cut Crombie coat
F#F#
Wearin' a well-cut Crombie coat

Chorus:
BB           E MajorE   BB
Sent him flowers when he got sick
E MajorE  BB    A augmentedA   BB
More power to London Mick
BB            E MajorE   BB
What'll he do next? None can predict
E MajorE       BB   A augmentedA   BB
Just leave it up to London Mick

Verse 4:
EbmEbm          DbmDbm
Pop stars pullin' all kinds of tricks
EbmEbm          DbmDbm
Like so many goose-brained lunatics
E MajorE         EbmEbm   AbmAbm
If I had my choice I'd just pick
    F#F#
Some rock and roll from London Mick
F#F#
Some rock and roll from London Mick


Chorus:
BB           E MajorE     BB
Let's hear it for the sharp and slick
E MajorE      BB      A augmentedA   BB
Big-hearted guitar man, London Mick
BB      E MajorE    BB
Come on DJ, play my fix
E MajorE       BB    A augmentedA   BB
Some rock and roll by London Mick
E MajorE       BB    A augmentedA   BB
Some rock and roll by London Mick
E MajorE       BB    A augmentedA   BB
Some rock and roll by London Mick