London Lady Chords

by The Stranglers
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author Neckwringer [a] 399,640. Last edit on Aug 27, 2023

Chords

C
D
G
F
E
Eb
Bb

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LONDON LADY
As recorded by The Stranglers
(From the 1977 Album RATTUS NORVEGICUS)
 
 
 
[Intro]
C  D  G  F
C  D  G   C  D  G
C  D  G  F  C  D
G  F
 
 
[Verse 1]
C
Little lady
D
With Dingwall's bullshit
G
You're so stupid
F
Foetid brainwaves
D
C
Little lady
D
What really happens?
G
When you see mirrors
F                G
You get the shivers
N.C.
Aaaah!
 
 
[Interlude]
G  F  G   N.C.
 
 
[Verse 2]
C
Making love to
D
The Mersey Tunnel
G
With a sausage
         F
Have you ever been to Liverpool?
C
Please don't talk much
D
It burns my ears
G                           F
Tonight you've talked for a thousand years
 
 
[Bridge]
G
Plastic straw when you're real sick
F
Plastic straw when you're real sick
E
Plastic straw when you're real sick
Eb
Plastic straw when you're real sick
G
Plastic straw when you're real sick
F
Plastic straw when you're real sick
E
Plastic straw when you're real sick
Eb
Plastic straw when you're real sick
 
 
[Interlude]
G  Bb F
 
 
[Chorus]
G                                  Bb       F    G  Bb F
Tell me what you've got to look so pleased about
G                                  Bb       F
Tell me what you've got to look so pleased about
 
 
[Interlude]
G F E F G F E
 
 
[Verse 3]
F  C
Oh London Lady
D
Why did you lay me?
G
Your head is crowded
         F
With the names you've hounded
C
The lines around your
D
Eyes they show me
G               F
You realise the party's over, London Lady
G                         Bb F
Party's over, London Lady
 
 
[Chorus]
G                                  Bb       F    G  Bb F
Tell me what you've got to look so pleased about
G                                  Bb       F
Tell me what you've got to look so pleased about
 
 
[Outro-Guitar Solo]
G  Bb F  G  Bb F  G  Bb F
G  Bb F  G  Bb F  G  Bb F
G  Bb F
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