The Jam – London Girl (Ukulele)

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15th September 2000, 1.43pm [email protected] Shaun Hand, Birmingham (Paul Weller) From the LP 'This Is The Modern World' Chords used: C: x3555x Am: x02210 F: 133211 G: 320033 Bb: x1333x C6: x35555

G:  3554xx    D:   x5777x
Am5:577xxx

C
  la,la,la,la

F            Bb C
London girl,

F            Bb C
London girl,

F            Bb C
London girl,

F      C     Bb G5 A5
London girl.

Am                      G            Am               G
Do you know what you're looking for? Streets of gold, fame and fortune,

Am                       G             Bb                   C
You didn't fancy working in a factory, but your Mum and Dad didn't agree,

Bb                   C
But your Mum and Dad didn't agree.

C
  la,la,la,la,la,la

F            Bb C
London girl,

F            Bb C
London girl,

F            Bb C
London girl.

F      C     Bb G Am5
London girl.

Am                    G                 Am                    G
You slept on Waterloo station at first, now you've moved to a posher squat,

Am                           G                    Bb                     C
You wonder where you're next meal will come from, still it's better than living at home,

Bb                     C
Still it's better than living at home.

C
  la,la,la,la,la,la

F            Bb C
London girl,

F            Bb C
London girl,

F            Bb C
London girl,

F      C     Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C (slide from Bb to C)
London girl,

C C6 C (x4) C D (slide from C to D) Bb G Am5

Am                            G                 Am                                G
You're looking tired cos it's been three weeks, since you changed your clothes or washed your

feet,

Am                       G             Bb               C
But you're learning fast all the time, how to cadge cigarettes and pills,

Bb               C
How to cadge cigarettes and pills.

C
  la,la,la,la,la,la

F            Bb C
London girl,

F            Bb C
London girl,

F            Bb C
London girl,

         F      C
You're a london girl

C C6 C

C                                   C C6 C
I don't condemn what you done,

C                                   C C6 C
I know what it is to be young,

C                                   C C6 C
You're only searching for today,

C                                   C C6 C
To seek the answers about yesterday

      Bb       C
And I hope you find.

Bb F C F