Intro: D/F#  G  F#   B  A     E
       D/F#  G  F#/A B  Em/G  F#m7  E

E
Walking down the sidewalk one purple afternoon,
        F#m7
I was accosted by a barker
                       A/B     E
Playing a simple tune upon his flute.
D/A A       E
Toottoottoottoot.
B7
Silver rain was falling down
 A                       E             A     E
Upon the dirty ground of London town.

A                           Bm7
People pass me by on my imaginary street,
Amaj7/C#               F#m7
Ordinary people it's impossible to meet,
Bm7                              Esus4      E
Holding conversations that are always incomplete.
             A
Well I don't know.

F#m7      Edim/G    E/G#      A
Oh, where are there places to go?
F#m7     Edim/G    E/G#   A
Someone, somewhere has to know.
D/F#    G      E/G#
I'don't know.

A                                Bm7
Out of work again,the actor entertains his wife
Amaj7/C#                         F#m7
With the same old stories of his ordinary life.
Bm7                        Esus4             E
Maybe he exaggerates the trouble and the strife.
              A
Well, I don't know.

F#m7      Edim/G    E/G#      A
Oh, where are there places to go?
F#m7     Edim/G    E/G#   A
Someone, somewhere has to know.

E
Crawling down the pavement on a Sunday afternoon,
        F#m7
I was arrested by a rozzer
                         A/B     E
Wearing a pink balloon about his foot.
D/A  A         E
Toot toot toot toot.
B7
Silver rain was falling down
 A                       E              A    E
Upon the dirty ground of London town.

Fm7      Edim/G    E/G#   A
Someone, somewhere has to know.
A
Silver rain was falling down
         G               D      A
Upon the dirty ground of London town.