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.