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Version 1 Version 2[Intro] C G Am Em F C/G G C [Verse 1] C G Am Em Have you seen the old man in the closed-down market F C/G Dm/F G Kicking up the paper with his worn-out shoes? C G Am Em In his eyes you see no pride, and held loosely at his side F C/G G7 C C Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news [Chorus] F Em C G/B Am Am/G So how can you tell me you're lo - ne - ly D7/F# G G7 and say for you that the sun don't shine? C G Am Em Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London, F C/G G7 C I'll show you something to make you change your mind [Instrumental] C G Am G [Verse 2] C G Am Em Have you seen the old girl who walks the streets of London F C/G Dm/F G Dirt in her hair and her clothes in rags? C G Am Em She's no time for talking, she just keeps right on walking F C/G G7 C C Carrying her home in two carrier bags [Chorus] F Em C G/B Am Am/G So how can you tell me you're lo - ne - ly D7/F# G G7 and say for you that the sun don't shine? C/G G Am Em Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London, F C/G G7 C I'll show you something to make you change your mind [Instrumental] C G Am Em F C/G G C [Verse 3] C G Am Em In the all-night cafe at a quarter past eleven F C/G Dm/F G Same old man sitting there on his own C G Am Em Looking at the world over the rim of his tea-cup F C/G G7 C C Each tea lasts an hour, and he wanders home alone [Chorus] F Em C G/B Am Am/G So how can you tell me you're lo - ne - ly D7/F# G G7 Don't say for you that the sun don't shine C/G G Am Em Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London, F C/G G7 C I'll show you something to make you change your mind [Instrumental] C G Am G [Verse 4] C/G G Am Em Have you seen the old man outside the seaman's mission? F C/G Dm/F G Memory fading with the medal ribbons that he wears C G Am Em In our winter city the rain cries a little pity F C/G G7 C C For one more forgotten hero and a world that doesn't care [Chorus] F Em C G/B Am Am/G So how can you tell me you're lo - ne - ly D7/F# G G7 and say for you that the sun don't shine? C/G G Am Em Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London, F C/G G7 C F/C C I'll show you something to make you change your mind