London Homesick Blues Chords

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London Homesick Blues by Jerry Jeff Walker is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, C, Em, Cm and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			G 
Well when you're down on your luck you ain't got a buck 
    D 
in  London you're a goner now even London bridge is falling down 
     G                          C   
you  move to Arizona and I know what  
C 
and I'll substantiate the rumor that the English sense of humor is 
G  
drier than the Texas sand 
        Em                        Cm 
you can put up your dukes you can bet your boots 
        D 
but I'm leavin' just as fast as I can now 

D          C             Em  Am 
I wanna go home with the armadilla' 
             C             D            G 
good country music from Amarilla and Abilene 
                C                        D                 G 
the friendliest people and the prettiest women you've ever seen 
 
Verse 2: 
G                                      D 
Well it's cold over here and I swear I wish they'd turn the heat on 
D                                             G                                C 
and where in the world is that English girl I promised I would meet on the 3rd floor 
C                                                    G 
and of the whole damn lot the only friend I got is a smoke and a cheap guitar 
   Em                     Cm                        D 
My heart keeps roamin' my heart keeps longing to be home in a Texas bar 
 
Chorus 
 
Verse 3 
G                                             D 
Well I decided that I'd get my cowboy hat and go down to the marble arch station 
D 
cause when a Texan fancies he'll take his chances 
G                                  C 
chances will be takin' that's  for sure 
C                                                   G 
and them limey eyes they were eyein' the prize some people call manly foot wear 
              Em                              Cm 
and they said you're from down south and when you open your mouth  
    D 
you always seem to put your foot there 
 
Chorus 
(Repeated several times) 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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100 BPM Andante