I have always thought of Ralph McTells Streets Of London as a modern folk song. LOL Well I would have to say stuff by Gordon lightfoot or Stan Rogers comes closest now. There are a lot of great folk artists in Canada, some well known (Dave Stone and Vince Morash I have met and like very much) as George Seto mentioned above; some not so well known but composing some awesome folk music.Eileen McGann is one of my favourite Canadians. ARTIST: Eileen McGann TITLE: Turn It Around Lyrics and Chords [Capo 4] Cold night in December In a shelter on the Bloor Street line Ice on the windows Ice in his bones, no warmth, no wine Plastic, magic Wishing wand on the frozen ground See the sparkle catch his eye now Oh, as he turns it around / G D / C D / G D / C D / Em Bm / C D / G D / C D G - / {Refrain} Turn it around, turn it around See the silver stars fall from a blue, blue sky Are you wishing in hope or do you wish you could die Or do you wish you could turn it around {Repeat} / D CG / D GC / D GEm / D G / : Cold night in December In an earlier time, another place Warmth all around him A fireplace glows on a young boy's face Nose to the window Snowflakes dance in the street lamp's glare See the sparkle catch his eye now Oh, can you see it in there {Refrain} Cold night in December And a young man drifts through falling snow Warmth shines from windows But it don't shine on him, he's got someplace to go Lights in the bar room Glitter down on an empty glass See the sparkle catch his eye now Oh, did it find you at last? {Refrain} Cold night in December In a shelter on the Bloor Street line Ice on the windows Ice in his bones, no warmth, no wine Snowflakes and rainfall Mingle on the icy ground See them sparkle in his blue, blue eyes Oh, as he turns it around {Refrain} Are you wishing in hope or do you wish you could die Or do you wish you could turn it around / D GEm / D G /
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