Joe Jackson – Down To London (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
Bm E Bm E
Bm E Bm E
[Verse 1]
Bm E Bm E Stop - what's that sound Bm E Bm E It's the death rattle of this rusty old town Bm E Bm E Stop - listen again Bm E Bm E It's the sound of laughter all along the Thames
[Interlude]
F#7
Whoa[Verse 2]
Bm E Bm E Hey - what's my line Bm E Bm E Do I have to stay here 'til the end of time Bm E Bm E I'm - good looking and bright Bm E Bm E 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]
Bm E Bm E Hey - what's your name Bm E Bm E The boys back home all seem to look the same Bm E Bm E You - should stick with me Bm E Bm E And one of us will make it, just you see
[Interlude]
F#7
Whoa[Verse 4]
Bm E Bm E Stop - what's that sound Bm E Bm E Seems like the sixties are still swinging around Bm E Bm E Hey - can you hear me back there Bm E Bm E 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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