Lullaby Of London Lyrics And Chords Written By Shane McGowan and recorded by
The Pogues One of the best pieces of music I have ever heard , These are the chords to play if you want to play along
with the Pogues. the guitar riff is. C-F-G-C C-F-G-C, Or if you don't like
playing the F chord then place the capo on the 5th fret and play, G, C, D, and Em as I do in the youtube video.
As (C) I walked (F) down by the (C) river(F)side one (C) evening (F) in the (C) spring (C) Heard a (C) long
gone (F) song form (C) days gone (F) by blown (C) in on (F) the great North (C) Wind (C) Though there (F) is no lonesome
(C) corncrake's cry of (Am)sorrow and de(F)light You can (C) hear the (F) cars and the (C) shouts from (F) bars and the
(C) laughter (F) and the (C) fights (C)
May (F) the ghosts that howled round the (C) house at night never (Am) keep
you from your (F) sleep May they (C) all sleep (F) tight down in (C) hell to(F)night or (C) wherever they may (C) be (C)
As
I walked on with a heavy heart then a stone danced on the tide And the song went on though the lights were gone and the
North Wind gently sighed And an evening breeze coming from the East that kissed the riverside So I pray now child that
you sleep tonight when you hear this lullabye
May the wind that blows from haunted graves never bring you misery May
the angels bright watch you tonight and keep you while you sleep
It's time to play A Pogues song. This one is Lullaby Of London which
is another favorite for me. There's a little riff at the start middle and at the end, there's only a couple of verses so the
riff is essential, otherwise the song would be over before you know it. The Pogues do it in the key of C Major and that's
the way I done it, but I used the capo on the 5th fret to avoid playing the F chord, I do this because I'm aware there's hundreds
of learners who hate playing F. This one is probably for intermediate guitar players as there are a lot of quick
changes
Here's a video to teach you how to play the whistle notes. The riff before the main melody of the song is essential and
forms a big part of the song.
