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London In The Spring by Passenger - Guitar Chords
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Version 1
Attempt to capture chords from the official version: --.-/watch?ds49aZxb4NEgTCnk
Capo 2 to play along with the official recording.
He uses fingerpicking throughout the song. The chord descriptions listed below should closely match the
strings he picks for those chords in context. In particular, note that he seems to be only playing 3 strings
for the Em*, EmMaj7, D6sus4, Em6. The names I have chosen are my best guess for the full chord names that
would be played if strumming that section of the choruses.
Note that the intro is repeated twice and, although not exact, it should be very close to what he plays.
The picking in the verses generally seems to follow the pattern of this example:
D Dmaj7 D7
e|-------2---------------2---------|-------2---------------2---------|
B|-------------3---------------2---|-------------1---------------1---|
G|-----2---------------2-----------|-----2---------------2-----------|
D|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
In the spots in the chorus indicated with D*, he seems to be playing the Dsus2 D transition from the intro:
Dsus2 D
e|-------0h2------
B|-----------3----
G|-----2-------2--
D|-0--------------
A|----------------
E|----------------
1 e + a 2 e +
[Chords]
D xx0232
Dmaj7 xx0222
D7 xx0212
G 3x0003
G5 3x003x
G/F# 2x000x
Em 022000
A7 x02030
Am7 x02010
Em* xx200x
EmMaj7 xx100x
D6sus4 xx000x
Em6 x4x00x
A7sus2 x0200x
[Intro]
Dsus2 D Dmaj7 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus2
e|| -------0h2-------2---------------|-------2---------3-------2p0-----|
B|| -----------3-----2---------2-----|-----------1-------------------3-|
G||.-----2-------2---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D||.-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G5 G G5 G/F# Em7 A7
e|-----------------------0---------|-----------------0--------------- ||
B|---------0h3-----3-------3-------|-3s5---5---5p0---2--------------- ||
G|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------.||
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------2-------0---.||
A|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0------- ||
E|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0----------------------- ||
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
[Intro]
Dsus2 D Dmaj7 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus2
G5 G G5 G/F# Em7 A7
Dsus2 D Dmaj7 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus2
G5 G G5 G/F# Em7 A7
[Verse 1]
D Dmaj7
Oh London in the Spring
D7 G
Makes me feel so lucky I'm alive
G/F#
I've got love to give
Em A7
I've got my whole life to live
D Dmaj7
Walkin' through the park
D7 G
Sunshine pours like honey through the trees
G/F# Em A7
I believe I'm comin' home
[Chorus 1]
Em* EmMaj7
Well some people tell me
D6sus4 Em6
I've better things to do
D*
And more productive ways
C G C/G G
That I could spend my time
Em* EmMaj7
But I'm not sure I agree
D6sus4 Em6
It often seems to me we
D* C G C/G G
Spend our lives talkin' foolish, runnin' blind
Em A7 A7sus2 A7
And we forget how to enjoy the simple things
Em A7 Dsus2
Like walkin' through London in the Spring
[Instrumental]
D Dmaj7 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus2
G5 G G5 G/F# Em7 A7
[Verse 2]
D Dmaj7
Whoa, London in the Spring
D7
See St. Paul's Cathedral like
G G/F#
(A) man of high society
Em A7
Calmly sittin' quietly
D Dmaj7
And you watch the river Thames
D7
Weaving like a needle through the town
G G/F#
All the way down to the sea
[Chorus 2]
Em* EmMaj7
Well some people tell me
D6sus4 Em6
The best is far behind us
D* C G C/G G
It's hopeless to be hopeful, anymore
Em* EmMaj7
But I'm not sure I agree
D6sus4 Em6
I am hoping love will find us
D* C G C/G G
And gently guide our vessel to the shore
Em A7
Where there'll be no need for beggers or kings
Em A7 Dsus2
All equal to share London in the Spring
[Outro]
Dsus2 D Dmaj7 D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus2
e|-------0h2-------2---------------|-------2---------3-------2p0-----|
B|-----------3-----2---------2-----|-----------1-------------------3-|
G|-----2-------2---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-----------|
D|-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G5 G G5 G/F# Em7 D
e|-----------------------0---------|-----------------2-0-2---|-0-----------0---|-0h2-|
B|---------0h3-----3-------3-------|-3s5---5---5p0---------3-|---2-0-----3-----|-3---|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|---------0-------|-2---|
D|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-----------|------s4---------|-0---|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|-----|
E|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|-0-------0---------------|-----------------|-----|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 +
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| s Slide
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We also have 23 songs by Passenger
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- All The Little Lights
- Caravan
- Circles
- Hearts On Fire
- Holes
- Home
- Hotel California
- Let Her Go
- Lifes For The Living
- London In The Spring
- Nothing Aches Like A Broken Heart
- Patient Love
- Queenstown
- Remember To Forget
- Sandstorm
- Scare Away The Dark
- Someone You Loved
- Suzanne
- The Venice Canals
- The Way That I Love You
- The Wrong Direction
- Year On Year Day By Day
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