Wings – London Town (Guitar Intro)

Capo 2
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Paul McCartney/Denny Laine From: “London Town” (1977) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Capo: 2nd fret Play: D Key: E For chords in original key, transpose +2. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro] / [Interlude]
  [Cmaj7/E           [E7/G#                       [Gsus4
 [C/E    [F      [E/G#     [A               [G7 [G6     [G   [D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|0-------|----------------|1-1-0-0---------|----------------|
B|1---0---------1-|0---3---|2---------------|0-------1---0---|----------------|
G|0---0---2----2--|1---1---|2---------------|0---------------|2-------------2-|
D|2-------3---3---|--------|2---------------|----------------|----0-0------4--|
A|----------------|--------|0---------------|----------------|------------5---|
E|0-------1-------|4-------|----------------|0---------3---3-|----------------|

  [Cmaj7/E           [E7/G#
 [C/E    [F      [E/G#     [A               [F6 [Em7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 +
e|----------------|0-------|----------------|--------|
B|1---0----------1|0---3---|2---------------|3---3---|
G|0---0---2-----2-|1---1---|2---------------|2---0---|
D|2-------3----3--|--------|2---------------|3---2---|
A|----------------|--------|0---------------|--------|
E|0-------1-------|4-------|----------------|--------|
CHORDS Transpose - +2 Play: [D [E Key: [E [E
              E-A-D-G-B-e                  E-A-D-G-B-e
C/E           0-3-2-0-1-x        D/F#      2-x-0-2-3-x

Cmaj7/E       0-3-2-0-0-0        Dmaj7/F#  2-x-0-2-2-x
E/G#          4-x-2-1-0-0        F#/A#     x-1-x-3-2-2
E7/G#         4-x-0-1-0-0        F#7/A#    x-1-x-3-2-0
G7            3-x-0-0-0-1        G6        3-2-2-0-0-0
G6            3-x-0-0-0-0        F#m7      2-x-2-2-2-0
Gsus4         3-x-0-0-1-x        D/A       x-0-4-2-3-2
G*            3-x-0-0-0-x        A5        x-0-2-2-x-0
Gmaj7/B       x-2-4-0-3(3)
C/G           3-x-2-0-1-0
G5            3-x-0-0-3-x
G/B           x-2-0-0-0-3
Fdim7         1-x-0-1-0-x
D/F#          2-x-0-2-3-x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] 2/4
| C/E Cmaj7/E  F    | E/G# E7/G# | A | G7 G6 Gsus4 G* | D |
 (see tab)
2/4 2/4
| C/E Cmaj7/E  F    | E/G# E7/G# | A | F6 Em7 |
 (see tab)
[Pre-Chorus]
D
Walking down the sidewalk one purple afternoon

        Em7
I was accosted by a barker

Em7                            D
Playing a simple tune upon his flute

C/G  G5   G    D
Toot toot toot toot
[Chorus]
A
Silver rain was falling down

  G7     G6    Gsus4  G* D           | G7 G6 Gsus4 G | D |
Upon the dirty ground of London town
[Verse 1]
G                        Am7
People pass me by on my imaginary street

Gmaj7/B                Em7
Ordinary people it's impossible to meet

Am7                            Dsus4       D
Holding conversations that are always incomplete

             G
Well I don't know
[Bridge]
Em7       Fdim7     D/F#      G
Oh, where are there places to go?

Em7      Fdim7     D/F#   G
Someone, somewhere has to know

C/E Cmaj7/E F    | F   D D7 |
I    don't    know
[Verse 2]
G                           Am7
Out of work again,the actor entertains his wife

Gmaj7/B                          Em7
With the same old stories of his ordinary life

Am7                      Dsus4           D
Maybe he exaggerates the trouble and the strife

              G
Well, I don't know
[Bridge]
Em7       Fdim7     D/F#      G
Oh, where are there places to go?

Em7      Fdim7     D/F#   G
Someone, somewhere has to know
[Interlude] 2/4
| C/E Cmaj7/E  F    | E/G# E7/G# | A | G7 G6 Gsus4 G* | D |
 (see tab)
2/4 2/4 | C/E Cmaj7/E F | E/G# E7/G# | A | F6 Em7 | [Pre-Chorus]
D
Crawling down the pavement on a Sunday afternoon

        Em7
I was arrested by a rozzer

Em7                              D
Wearing a pink balloon about his foot

C/G  G5   G    D
Toot toot toot toot
[Chorus]
A
Silver rain was falling down

  G7     G6    Gsus4  G* D          | G7 G6 Gsus4 G | D |
Upon the dirty ground of London town
[Solo]
| G | Am7 | G/B | Em7 | Am7 | D | G
(= verse pattern)
[Rock Interlude] | G | % | Em | % | | G | % | [Bridge]
| Em7 Fdim7| D/F# G |
(instrumental)

Em7      Fdim7     D/F#  [ G ]
Someone, somewhere has to know
[Coda chorus]
G
Silver rain was falling down

 F7      F6    Fsus4  F  C           G
Upon the dirty ground of London town
(La-ah-ah-ah-on)