WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Joe Jackson - Down To London Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
[Verse 1]
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Stop - what's that sound
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It's the death rattle of this rusty old town
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Stop - listen again
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It's the sound of laughter all along the Thames
[Interlude]
F#7
Whoa
[Verse 2]
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Hey - what's my line
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Do I have to stay here 'til the end of time
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I'm - good looking and bright
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I want to see life after ten at night
[Interlude]
F#7
[Chorus]
D A
So if they ask you where I am
D A
I'm in the back of a transit van
D A
In a squat on the Earls Court road
D A D
Gone down to London turning coal into gold
A D A
Down to London - down to London
Bm F#m G D Bm E Bm E
Gone down to London to be the king
Bm F#m G D E
Gone down to London to be the king
[Interlude]
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
F#7
[Verse 3]
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Hey - what's your name
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The boys back home all seem to look the same
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You - should stick with me
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And one of us will make it, just you see
[Interlude]
F#7
Whoa
[Verse 4]
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Stop - what's that sound
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Seems like the sixties are still swinging around
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Hey - can you hear me back there
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Or is there anybody left to care
[Interlude]
F#7
[Chorus]
D A
And if you ask me where they are
D A
They're hanging tough in a Soho bar
D A
Playing guitars on the underground
D A D
Gone down to London trying to chase that sound
A D A
Down to London - down to London
Bm F#m G D Bm E Bm E
Gone down to London to be the king
Bm F#m G D E
Gone down to London to be the king
[Interlude]
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
F#7
[Chorus]
D A
So I ask you should I cry or laugh
D A
Drinking tea in a Kings Cross caff
D A
A leather jacket against the cold
D A D
Gone down to London turning coal into gold
A D A
Down to London - down to London
Bm F#m G D Bm E Bm E
Gone down to London to be the king
Bm F#m G D E
Gone down to London to be the king Hoo hoo hoo
[Interlude]
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
F#7
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