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[Chorus]
N.C.
There's your lords and ladies fine
N.C.
Riding in a coach-and-six
N.C.
Nothing to drink but claret wine
N.C.
Talking politics
[Chorus]
EThere's your lords and Aladies Efine
BRiding in a Ecoach-Aand-Bsix
ENothing to drink but Aclaret Ewine
BTalking EpoAliBticEs...
[Verse]
ALondon is a dainty place
A great and a gallant cityG  D  
AAll the streets are paved with gold
And all the folks are wittyG  D  
[Verse]
AThere's your beaux with powdered clothes
Bedaubed from head to chinG  D  
Their Apocket-holes adorned with gold
ABut not one sous within
[Chorus]
EThere's your lords and Aladies Efine
BRiding in a Ecoach-Aand-Bsix
ENothing to drink but Aclaret Ewine
BTalking EpoAliBticEs...
[Verse]
AThere your English actor goes
With many a hungry bellyG  D  
AWhile heaps of gold are forced, god wot
AOn Signor Farinelli
[Chorus]
EThere's your lords and Aladies Efine
BRiding in a Ecoach-Aand-Bsix
ENothing to drink but Aclaret Ewine
BTalking EpoAliBticEs...
[Verse]
ALondon is a dainty place
A great and a gallant cityG  D  
AAll the streets are paved with gold
And all the folks are wittyG  D  
[Verse]
AThere's your dames with dainty frames
Skins as white as milkG  D  
ADressed each day in garments gay
Of satin and of silkG  D  
[Outro]
ALondon is a dainty placeG  D  
ALondon is a dainty placeG  D  
ALondon is a dainty placeG  D  
ALondon is a dainty placeG  D  

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London

by Steeleye Span

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chorus]

N.C.

There's your lords and ladies fine

N.C.

Riding in a coach-and-six

N.C.

Nothing to drink but claret wine

N.C.

Talking politics

[Chorus]

E A E

There's your lords and ladies fine

B E A B

Riding in a coach-and-six

E A E

Nothing to drink but claret wine

B E A B E

Talking politics...

[Verse]

London is a dainty place

G D

A great and a gallant city

All the streets are paved with gold

G D

And all the folks are witty

[Verse]

There's your beaux with powdered clothes

G D

Bedaubed from head to chin

Their pocket-holes adorned with gold

But not one sous within

[Chorus]

E A E

There's your lords and ladies fine

B E A B

Riding in a coach-and-six

E A E

Nothing to drink but claret wine

B E A B E

Talking politics...

[Verse]

There your English actor goes

G D

With many a hungry belly

While heaps of gold are forced, god wot

On Signor Farinelli

[Chorus]

E A E

There's your lords and ladies fine

B E A B

Riding in a coach-and-six

E A E

Nothing to drink but claret wine

B E A B E

Talking politics...

[Verse]

London is a dainty place

G D

A great and a gallant city

All the streets are paved with gold

G D

And all the folks are witty

[Verse]

There's your dames with dainty frames

G D

Skins as white as milk

Dressed each day in garments gay

G D

Of satin and of silk

[Outro]

A G D

London is a dainty place

A G D

London is a dainty place

A G D

London is a dainty place

A G D

London is a dainty place

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