Joe Jackson – Down To London (Guitar)

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[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 E