C G
Have you seen the old man
Am Em
In the closed-down market
F C
Kicking up the paper,
D G
with his worn out shoes?
C G
In his eyes you see no pride
Am Em
Hand held loosely by his side
F C G C
Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news
F C G C
R: So how can you tell me you're lonely,
D G
And say for you that the sun don't shine?
C G Am E
Let me take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of London
F C G C
I'll show you something that'll make you change your mind
C G
Have you seen the old girl
Am Em
Who walks the streets of London
F C
Dirt in her hair
D G
and her clothes in rags?
C G
She's no time for talking,
Am Em
She just keeps right on walking
F C G C
Carrying her home in two carrier bags.
R:
C G
In the all night cafe
Am Em
At a quarter past eleven,
F C
Same old man
D G
is sitting there on his own
C G
Looking at the world
Am Em
Over the rim of his tea-cup,
F C G C
Each tea lasts an hour, then he wanders home alone
R:
C G
Have you seen the old man
Am Em
Outside the Seaman's Mission
F C
Memory fading
D G
with the medals that he wears
C G
In our winter city,
Am Em
The rain cries a little pity
F C G C
For one more forgotten hero and a world that doesn't care
R:
