G [Verse] A7 C D Waiting on a station platform for a change of train Am C G Seems whenever I'm in Preston that it always rains A7 C D Just today from moving on to play another town Am C G D I've no way of knowing where tonight I lay me down [Chorus] G C Merry England, though your heart is warm, your hands are cold G Bm Em D And I'd like to think I'm growing up, as well as growing old G A7 C But it's been weeks since I've been smiled on by a face I knew D Am C G C G And I've started thinking every pretty woman looks like you [Verse] A7 C D Blackpool in December found me wandering forlorn Am C G Remembering what a child felt when the carnival had gone A7 C D Can't gain on the roundabouts or lose upon the swing Am C G D Too late for the summer days, too early for the spring [Chorus] Em C G C Merry England, though your heart is warm, your hands are cold G Bm Em D And I'd like to think I'm growing up, as well as growing old G A7 C D But it's been weeks since I've been smiled on by a face I knew Am C G D Started thinking every pretty woman looks like you [Chorus] Em C G C Looks like you travelled round beside me in a song G Bm Em D Having you to come back home to, helped me get along G A7 C It's been weeks since I've been smiled on by a face I knew D Am C G And I've started thinking every pretty woman looks like you