London Girl

15th September 2000, 1.43pm

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Shaun Hand, Birmingham



LONDON GIRL

(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



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