The Streets Of London

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

The Streets Of London   Ralph McTEll


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Have you seen the ole man 

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In the closed down mar-ket

 4    4   4  4   4  4
Kick-ing up the pa-pers 

 4    4   -4   -4   5
with his worn out shoes

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in his eyes you see no pride

 4    4     4    5 5   -5   5
hand held loose-ly by his side

 4   4   4   4   4   4    4   4   4    4    4
yes-ter-days pa-per tell-ing yes-ter-day’s news

 4  -5  -5  -5  5   5    6     6   5
so how can you tell me you’re lone-ly

 -4  -4  -4  -4   4   4   4    4     4
and say for you that the sun don’t shine

 5   5  5    6   6  6   5 
let me take you by the hand

 -4   4   4     4     -4    5    -5   5  4
and lead you through the streets of lon-don

 4   4    4   4     4
ill show you some-thing 

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to make you change your mind

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