London Mick

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[Chorus]
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Let's hear it for the sharp and 
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slick
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Big-hearted guitar man, London Mick
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Come on DJ, play my fix
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Some rock and roll by London Mick

[Verse 1]
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I first met him in the punk rock 
days
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He was blowing through town in a 
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punk rock blaze
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I was a Clash kid under the spell
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He bought me Coca-Cola at the band's
 hotel
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Bought me Coca-Cola at the band's 
hotel

[Chorus]
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He aced Strummer with his killer 
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licks
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You were my guitar hero, London Mick
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There was no band they couldn't lick
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Then or now, London Mick

[Verse 2]
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Seven wild years came tumbling down
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And I was livin' in Mick's old 
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stomping ground
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We shared a manager, man, and 
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though it all went south
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We saw Spinal Tap together at the 
picture house
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Spinal Tap together at the picture 
house

[Chorus]
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When he left the Clash he took 
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some stick
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But he stayed cool, London Mick
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DJs and dreads were his sidekicks
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Always an edge with London Mick

[Verse 3]
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At century's end, under a waning 
moon
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A chance encounter in a greasy spoon
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"We see each other, Man" he said, 
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quote, unquote
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He was wearin' a well-cut Crombie 
coat
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Wearin' a well-cut Crombie coat


[Chorus]
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Sent him flowers when he got sick
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More power to London Mick
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What'll he do next? None can predict
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Just leave it up to London Mick

[Verse 4]
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Pop stars pullin' all kinds of 
tricks
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Like so many goose-brained lunatics
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If I had my choice I'd just pick
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Some rock and roll from London Mick
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Some rock and roll from London Mick


[Chorus]
B                     E         
Let's hear it for the sharp and 
B
slick
E           B            A      B
Big-hearted guitar man, London Mick
B           E       B
Come on DJ, play my fix
E             B       A      B
Some rock and roll by London Mick
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Some rock and roll by London Mick
E             B       A      B
Some rock and roll by London Mick