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London Can You Wait

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1/61

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 61Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
No chords played on the To See The Lights version; otherwise
A A D E
A A D Dm E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------5--------------5--------------5-------------------|
G|-----2-4-4/6-2------2-4-4/6-2------2-4-4/6-4--4/6-6\4-4/6-6\4-|
D|-2h4------------2h4------------2h4----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------5-5------0----|
B|------------5--------------5--------------5-----6--6-----0----|
G|-----2-4-4/6-2------2-4-4/6-2------2-4-4/6-4----7---7----1----|
D|-2h4------------2h4------------2h4--------------7--------2----|
A|------------------------------------------------5--------2----|
E|------------------------------------------------5--------0----|
[Verse]
My kith and kAin, oh I have sF#minned
I diBmdn't hear the siren or see him giving iEn
My kith and kAin, oh I hF#mave sinned agBmain
[Bridge]
And he sC#maid, "London, can you wDait
For all the things I've got to sC#may?
London, can you Dwait?"E  
[Verse]
My kith and Akin, oh I have sF#minned
The alBmarm rang loud, the lights were on, I didn't see a tEhing
My kith and kAin, death just wF#malked in agBmain
[Bridge]
And he sC#maid, "London, can you wDait
For all the things that I must sC#may?
How long can you Dwait? Oh, how lEong?"
[Chorus]
DI was having the tEime of my lF#mife
So, Awhy did you have to dDie? I'm lEost aF#mgain, no
DI was having the tEime of my lF#mife
So, Awhy did you have to dDie? I'm lEost aF#mgain
I'm Dlost again, I'm lEost again, AI am lost again
Oh, I'm Dlost again, I'm lEost again, AI am lost again
[Outro]
 D   E   A   Ax2
D Dm A
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| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
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London Can You Wait

by Gene

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F#m

C#m

[Intro]

No chords played on the To See The Lights version; otherwise

A A D E

A A D Dm E

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------5--------------5--------------5-------------------|

G|-----2-4-4/6-2------2-4-4/6-2------2-4-4/6-4--4/6-6\4-4/6-6\4-|

D|-2h4------------2h4------------2h4----------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------5-5------0----|

B|------------5--------------5--------------5-----6--6-----0----|

G|-----2-4-4/6-2------2-4-4/6-2------2-4-4/6-4----7---7----1----|

D|-2h4------------2h4------------2h4--------------7--------2----|

A|------------------------------------------------5--------2----|

E|------------------------------------------------5--------0----|

[Verse]

A F#m

My kith and kin, oh I have sinned

Bm E

I didn't hear the siren or see him giving in

A F#m Bm

My kith and kin, oh I have sinned again

[Bridge]

C#m D

And he said, "London, can you wait

C#m

For all the things I've got to say?

D E

London, can you wait?"

[Verse]

A F#m

My kith and kin, oh I have sinned

Bm E

The alarm rang loud, the lights were on, I didn't see a thing

A F#m Bm

My kith and kin, death just walked in again

[Bridge]

C#m D

And he said, "London, can you wait

C#m

For all the things that I must say?

D E

How long can you wait? Oh, how long?"

[Chorus]

D E F#m

I was having the time of my life

A D E F#m

So, why did you have to die? I'm lost again, no

D E F#m

I was having the time of my life

A D E F#m

So, why did you have to die? I'm lost again

D E A

I'm lost again, I'm lost again, I am lost again

D E A

Oh, I'm lost again, I'm lost again, I am lost again

[Outro]

D E A A

D Dm A

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| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| h Hammer-on

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