{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2687622,"song":"This Is London","artist":"Don McGlashan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11524227-this-is-london-chords-by-don-mcglashan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2687622?type=chord","rating":4.65662,"votes":4,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]N.C.                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe traffic has gone quiet[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nJust the finger-tip drumming[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf the last train on the hill[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nNow only I can hear it coming[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the moon is way up high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nLike a giant map-maker[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nShe paints the windows of our house[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a yellow highlighter[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd a voice says This Is London[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I wait and count the beats[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the night fills up the valley[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the cleaners clean the streets[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the words bounce off the satellites[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they fall back down to earth[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAcross miles and miles of ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nTo the city of my birth[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]N.C.                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the inattentive drivers[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nAnd the black ice on the bridges[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the friends who break their promises[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nAnd the comfortless strangers[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI can see them all a-circling[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOut there in the future[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut tonight they can't hurt you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nTonight they don't matter[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd a voice says This Is London[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I wait and count the beats[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the night fills up the valley[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the cleaners clean the streets[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the words bounce off the satellites[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they fall back down to earth[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAcross miles and miles of ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D6[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nTo the city of my birth[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab]N.C.                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI know you are asleep now[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou've gone heavy on my shoulder[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI carry you to your bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nLike a boat across the water[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd a voice says This Is London[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I wait and count the beats[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the night fills up the valley[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the cleaners clean the streets[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the words bounce off the satellites[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they fall back down to earth[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAcross miles and miles of ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo the city of my birth[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 4]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd a vo-ic-e says   This is London[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the words bounce off[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the words bounce off the satellites[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they fall back down to earth[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 4]","chords":["C","Em","G","D","D6","Bm","F#m","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}