Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] D G D G D G D G [Verse]

^DLondon ^ADanny you're a ^Dreal bad penny You're the ^Gone man that time has ^Ataught me I should ^Dfear For the girl you left behind, she has ^Em7said that she'll be ^Gmine So ^Awhy'd ya have to come and show your ^Dface ^Ground ^Dhere

[Chorus]

For she always said that ^Em7time would make it ^Gright And now I ^Em7often wake, to hear her ^Asighing in the night And ^Ddon't think I don't ^Em7know, if you ^F#masked her, then she'd ^Ggo Now ^Dplease, don't ^Em7try and take her ^Gfrom me,^A London ^DDanny

[Instrumental] D G D G D G D G [Verse]

Well, I've ^Dlearned to ^Alisten for your ^Dname 'round town When ^Gpeople talk of your suc^Acess in city ^Dlife But I can never tell if she ^Em7hears them talk as ^Gwell And ^Arues the day she ever was a ^Dpoor ^Gman's ^Dwife ^A

[Chorus]

And we ^Dalways said that ^Em7time would make it ^Gright And now I ^Em7often wake, to hear her ^Asighing in the night And ^Ddon't think I don't ^Em7know, if you ^F#masked her, then she'd ^Ggo Now ^Dplease, don't ^Em7try and take her ^Gfrom me,^A London ^DDanny

[Instrumental] D G D G D G D G [Verse]

Well, my ^Dhands are ^Ablack, while yours are ^Dclean and clever And there's ^Gways you know to ^Aturn her pretty head Well, its ^Dall that I can do, when my ^Em7working day is ^Gthrough To ^Alet her heart beat me to sleep at ^Dnight ^Gin ^Dbed ^A

[Chorus]

[Instrumental] D Em7 F#m D Em A D Em7 G A D G D A [Verse]

^DLondon ^ADanny you're a ^Dreal bad penny You're the ^Gone man that time has ^Ataught me I should fear For the ^Dgirl you left behind, she has ^Em7said that she'll be ^Gmine So ^Awhy'd ya have to come and show your ^Dface ^Ground ^Dhere ^A

[Chorus]

For she ^Dalways said that ^Em7time would make it ^Gright And now I ^Em7often wake, to hear her ^Acrying in the night ^DDon't think I don't ^Em7know, if you ^F#masked her, then she'd ^Ggo Now ^Dplease, don't ^Em7try and take her ^Gfrom me,^A London ^DDanny

[Outro] D G D G D G D G

Fairport Convention - London danny