London Mick chords by The Waterboys

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
    E Ebm Abm F#
1.2.3.4

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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


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