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London Town
Wings
Intro:   D/F#     G     F#  B  
       G     D  D    A  E
       D/F#  G   F#   B
       Em  F#m
EWalking down the sidewalk one purple afternoon,
I was acF#m7costed by a barker
Playing a simple tune upon his flEute.
DToot Atoot Atoot Etoot.
B7Silver rain was falling down
UpGon the Ddirty Dground Aof ELondon town.
G D D A E
APeople pass me by on my iBm7maginary street,
Amaj7Ordinary people it's imF#m7possible to meet,
Bm7Holding conversations that are Esus4always incomEplete.
Well I don't Aknow.
F#mOh, where Edimare there Eplaces to Ago?
F#mSomeone, Edimsomewhere Ehas to Aknow.
D/F#I don't Gknow.E  
AOut of work again,the actor Bm7entertains his wife
Amaj7With the same old stories of his F#m7ordinary life.
Bm7Maybe he exaggerates the Esus4trouble and the stErife.
Well, I don't Aknow.
F#mOh, where Edimare there Eplaces to Ago?
F#mSomeone, Edimsomewhere Ehas to Aknow.
ECrawling down the pavement on a Sunday afternoon,
I was arF#m7rested by a rozzer
Wearing a pink balloon about his Efoot.
DToot Atoot Atoot Etoot.
B7Silver rain was falling down
UpGon the Ddirty Dground Aof ELondon town.
G D D A E
F#mSomeone, sEdimomewhere hEas to kAnow.
ASilver rain was falling down
UFpon the Cdirty Cground Eof DLondon town.A  

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London Town

by Wings

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

F#m

F#m7

Bm7

Amaj7

Esus4

Edim

London Town

Wings

D/F# G F# B

Intro:

G D D A E

D/F# G F# B

Em F#m

Walking down the sidewalk one purple afternoon,

F#m7

I was accosted by a barker

Playing a simple tune upon his flute.

D A A E

Toot toot toot toot.

Silver rain was falling down

G D D A E

Upon the dirty ground of London town.

G D D A E

A Bm7

People pass me by on my imaginary street,

Amaj7 F#m7

Ordinary people it's impossible to meet,

Bm7 Esus4 E

Holding conversations that are always incomplete.

Well I don't know.

F#m Edim E A

Oh, where are there places to go?

F#m Edim E A

Someone, somewhere has to know.

D/F# G E

I don't know.

A Bm7

Out of work again,the actor entertains his wife

Amaj7 F#m7

With the same old stories of his ordinary life.

Bm7 Esus4 E

Maybe he exaggerates the trouble and the strife.

Well, I don't know.

F#m Edim E A

Oh, where are there places to go?

F#m Edim E A

Someone, somewhere has to know.

Crawling down the pavement on a Sunday afternoon,

F#m7

I was arrested by a rozzer

Wearing a pink balloon about his foot.

D A A E

Toot toot toot toot.

Silver rain was falling down

G D D A E

Upon the dirty ground of London town.

G D D A E

F#m Edim E A

Someone, somewhere has to know.

Silver rain was falling down

F C C E D A

Upon the dirty ground of London town.

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