Fm/A 
As I walked out one morning fair 
I found myself drawn thoughtlessly 
Back to the place we used to live 
And you still do, now without me 

Around the back, away from the road 
Behind the bins, beneath your window 
I found the hulk, a rusting bulk 
Of a shattered old piano 
Someone had torn out some of the keys 
With cruel care, not thoughtlessly 
In such a way that one could only play 
Minor melodies 

 
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      D5             Fm/A     Fm       Asus2     Bm7    E7 
So I sat down in my sadness, beneath   your     window 
                D5             Fm                      Asus2    Bm7    E7 
And I played sad songs on the minor keys of a   broken     piano 
   D5 
A sinner amongst saved men, on the banks of the muddy Thames 

 Fm/A 
As I have wandered through this city 
Like a child lost in the London fog 
From Highgate Hill, down to the river 
Then washed downstream past the Isle of Dogs 

Had time enough to think upon 
The question of what kind of songs 
That you would choose to listen to 
Now that I am gone 
And as I float beneath that bridge 
Just down the road from where you live 
I've often thought I might have caught 
Your voice upon the wind 

(stop) 
But as I stroked those broken keys 
You did not join in harmony 


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      Dsus2         Fm                Asus2      Bm7    E7 
So I sat down in my sadness, beneath   your      window 
      Dsus2                   Fm                 Asus2     Bm7    E7 
And I played sad songs on the minor keys of a   broken     piano 
Dsus2 
A sinner amongst saved men, on the banks of the muddy Thames 


Dm E7 D 
Dm E7 D 
On the banks of the muddy Thames 

Dm E7 D 
Dm E7 D 
On the banks of the muddy Thames 

Dm E7 D (quickly descending) F D# Dm Fm/A