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London Town

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Basic busker version
Up to the Rigs/London town – bellowhead (trad)
Capo 1st fret ( record seems to be in Ab )
                 1234     1234  1234   12 34
Strum pattern    G///    Em///  Am///  C/ D/
Up GLondon City I Emmade my way
It was Amup Cheapside I Cchanced to Dstray
When a Gfair pretty maid I Emthere did meet
And Amgreeted her with Ckisses Dsweet
cho: For I was Gup to the rigs, EmDown to the jigs
          UAmp to the rigs of CLondon DTown
She took me to some house of sin
And boldly then she entered in
Loudly for supper she did call
Thinking I would pay for it all.
The supper o'er, the table cleared
The waiter brought white wine and red
The waiter brought white wine and red
While the chambermaid prepared the bed
Between the hours of one and two
She asked me if to bed I'd go
Immediately I did consent
And along with this pretty girl I went.
Her cheeks was white and her lips was red
And I kissed her as she laid in bed
But soon as she was fast asleep
Out of the bed then I did creep.
I searched her pockets and there I found
A silver snuffbox and ten pound
A gold watch and a diamond ring
I took the lot and locked her in.
Now all young men listen to me
If you meet a pretty girl you use her free
You use her free but don't get pied 
 remember me when I was up Cheapside.

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London Town

by Bellowhead

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Basic busker version

Up to the Rigs/London town – bellowhead (trad)

Capo 1st fret ( record seems to be in Ab )

1234 1234 1234 12 34

G Em Am C D

Strum pattern /// /// /// / /

G Em

Up London City I made my way

Am C D

It was up Cheapside I chanced to stray

G Em

When a fair pretty maid I there did meet

Am C D

And greeted her with kisses sweet

G Em

cho: For I was up to the rigs, Down to the jigs

Am C D

Up to the rigs of London Town

She took me to some house of sin

And boldly then she entered in

Loudly for supper she did call

Thinking I would pay for it all.

The supper o'er, the table cleared

The waiter brought white wine and red

While the chambermaid prepared the bed

Between the hours of one and two

She asked me if to bed I'd go

Immediately I did consent

And along with this pretty girl I went.

Her cheeks was white and her lips was red

And I kissed her as she laid in bed

But soon as she was fast asleep

Out of the bed then I did creep.

I searched her pockets and there I found

A silver snuffbox and ten pound

A gold watch and a diamond ring

I took the lot and locked her in.

Now all young men listen to me

If you meet a pretty girl you use her free

You use her free but don't get pied

remember me when I was up Cheapside.

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