Learn to play "Dark Streets of London" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
![]() F A# F I liked to walk in the summer breeze F A# C Down Dalling Road by the dead old trees F A# And drink with my friends in the Hammersmith F Broadway F A# C F Dear dirty delightful old drunken old days Then the winter came down and I loved it so dearly The pubs and the bookies where you'd spend all your time And the old men that were singing when the roses bloom again And turn, like the leaves, to a new summertime Chorus: F A# Then the winter comes down and I can't stand F the chill F A# C That comes to the streets around Christmas time F A# And I'm buggered to damnation and I haven't got F a penny F C A# F To wander the dark streets of London Every time that I look on the first day of summer Takes me back to the place where they gave ECT And the drugged-up psychos with death in their eyes And how all of this really means nothing to me Chorus And every time that I look on the first day of summer Takes me back to the place where they gave ECT And the drugged-up psychos with death in their eyes And how all of this really means nothing to me Chorus To wander the dark streets of London To wander the dark streets of London You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# ![]() C ![]() F ![]() Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Dark Streets of London" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Dark Streets of London" by The Pogues.