diff --git a/songs/ralph_mctell/spiral_staircase.jpg b/songs/ralph_mctell/spiral_staircase.jpg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..635a935e Binary files /dev/null and b/songs/ralph_mctell/spiral_staircase.jpg differ diff --git a/songs/ralph_mctell/streets_of_london.sg b/songs/ralph_mctell/streets_of_london.sg new file mode 100644 index 00000000..462b14c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/songs/ralph_mctell/streets_of_london.sg @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +\selectlanguage{english} +\songcolumns{1} +\beginsong{Streets of London} + [by={Ralph McTell},cov={spiral_staircase},album={Spiral Staircase}] + + \cover + \gtab{C}{X32010} + \gtab{G}{320003} + \gtab{Am}{X02210} + \gtab{Em}{022000} + \gtab{F}{1:022100} + \gtab{G7}{320001} + \gtab{D7}{XX0212} + + \begin{verse} + \[C]Have you seen the \[G]old man, \[Am]in the closed-down \[Em]market + \[Em]picking up the \[C]papers, with his \[D7]worn-out \[G7]shoes? + \[C]In his eyes you \[G]see no pride, \[Am]and held loosely \[Em]by his side + \[F]yesterday's \[C]papers, telling \[G7]yesterday's \[C]news + \end{verse} + + \begin{chorus} + \[C] So \[F]how can you \[Em]tell me, you're \[C]lo - ne - \[Am]ly + \[D7] and say for \[D7]you that the sun don't \[G]shine? \[G7] + \[C]Let me take you \[G]by the hand, and \[Am]lead you through the \[Em]streets of London + \[F] I'll show you \[C]something, to \[G7]make you change your \[C]mind + + \end{chorus} + + \begin{repeatedchords} + \begin{verse} + Have you seen the old gal, who walks the streets of London + dirt in her hair, and her clothes in rags? + She's no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking + Carrying her home, in two carrier bags + \end{verse} + + \begin{verse} + And in the all-night cafe, at a quarter past eleven + some old man sitting there, all on his own + Looking at the world, over the rim of his tea-cup + Each day lasts an hour, then he wanders home alone + \end{verse} + + \begin{verse} + And have you seen the old man, outside the seaman's mission? + His memory's fading, with those medal ribbons that he wears + And in our winter city, the rain cries little pity + For one more forgotten hero, and a world that doesn't care + \end{verse} + \end{repeatedchords} + +\endsong