Learn to play "London Town" 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.
E Walking down the sidewalk one purple afternoon F#m7 I was accosted by a barker F#m7 E Playing a simple tune upon his flute D/A A E Toot toot toot toot Chorus: B Silver rain was falling down A7 A6 Asus4 A E A7 A6 Asus4 A E Upon the dirty ground of London town A Bm7 People pass me by on my imaginary street Amaj7/C# F#m7 Ordinary people it's impossible to meet Bm7 Esus4 E Holding conversations that are always incomplete A Well I don't know F#m7 Gdim7 E/G# A Oh, where are there places to go? F#m7 Gdim7 E/G# A Someone, somewhere has to know D/F# Dmaj7/F# G E E7 I don't know A Bm7 Out of work again,the actor entertains his wife Amaj7/C# F#m7 With the same old stories of his ordinary life Bm7 Esus4 E Maybe he exaggerates the trouble and the strife A Well, I don't know F#m7 Gdim7 E/G# A Oh, where are there places to go? F#m7 Gdim7 E/G# A Someone, somewhere has to know Crawling down the pavement on a Sunday afternoon I was arrested by a rozzer wearing a pink balloon about his foot Toot, toot, toot, toot Silver rain was falling down upon the dirty ground of London town Ooh (Ooh, ooh, ooh) Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, oo-ooh Ooh, ooh Someone, somewhere has to know Silver rain was falling down upon the dirty ground of London town You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA A6 A7 Amaj7 Asus4 B Bm7 C# D Dmaj7 E E7 Esus4 F# F#m7 G G# Gdim7 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 "London Town" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "London Town" by Wings.