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[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CLast night the kids set FLondon aClight
Started out in FTottenham and the Gflames spread through the night
But they Fdidn't burn the Gbanks down, and they Cdidn't CM9/Bfight the cFops
They just Fburned down their own Gends and robbed the Cshops.
[Verse 2]
CMost of us just Fstood and watched it Cburn
Just Cordinary Fpeople, who are Gworking hard to earn
Earning Fmoney for the Gweekend, and some Cpeace to CM9/Bsee their Ffolks
And last Fnight we watched it Gall go up in Csmoke
[Bridge 1]
Make no Dmmistake this ain't no Cbullshit insurGrection
It's Canger mixed with CM9/Bgreed without a Amplan
But don't Dmpretend you're not a Cpart of the soGlution
You Fcan't just keep your head down in the Gsand
[Chorus 1]
So fuck the Fcops, and fight the Gthieves
Step Fup defend your Gown communiCties
[Verse 3]
And toCday don't expect FWestminster to Ccare
They pass the Claws then hit the Fsuburbs
Where they Gbreathe the cleaner air
In an Fatmosphere unGsullied, by burning Ccars CM9/Bor by Fhate
To the Fpost codes where there Gare no sink eCstates
[Verse 4]
But it Cshouldn't be their Fproblem anyCway
It's a battle on our Fdoorsteps, and it Gwon't just go away
So if you Fgive a single Gdamn about the Ccity CM9/Bwhere you Flive
You'll Fstep up now and Gask what you can Cgive
[Bridge 2]
Because these Dmkids they are our Cneighbours, and our Gchildren
And Cif they say that CM9/Bthey don't give a Amdamn
It's Dmup to us to Cshow them it's a Gproblem
To Fsteal the shit you want just 'cause you Gcan
[Chorus 2]
So fuck the Fcops, forget the Gthieves
Step Fup defend your Gown communiAmties
[Outro]
Tomorrow Fwe stand togetheGr oh we're Cnever CM9/Bon our Fown
Put Fout the fires, this Gcity is our Chome

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Riot Song

by Frank Turner

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CM9/B

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C F C

Last night the kids set London alight

F G

Started out in Tottenham and the flames spread through the night

F G C CM9/B F

But they didn't burn the banks down, and they didn't fight the cops

F G C

They just burned down their own ends and robbed the shops.

[Verse 2]

C F C

Most of us just stood and watched it burn

C F G

Just ordinary people, who are working hard to earn

F G C CM9/B F

Earning money for the weekend, and some peace to see their folks

F G C

And last night we watched it all go up in smoke

[Bridge 1]

Dm C G

Make no mistake this ain't no bullshit insurrection

C CM9/B Am

It's anger mixed with greed without a plan

Dm C G

But don't pretend you're not a part of the solution

F G

You can't just keep your head down in the sand

[Chorus 1]

F G

So fuck the cops, and fight the thieves

F G C

Step up defend your own communities

[Verse 3]

C F C

And today don't expect Westminster to care

C F

They pass the laws then hit the suburbs

Where they breathe the cleaner air

F G C CM9/B F

In an atmosphere unsullied, by burning cars or by hate

F G C

To the post codes where there are no sink estates

[Verse 4]

C F C

But it shouldn't be their problem anyway

F G

It's a battle on our doorsteps, and it won't just go away

F G C CM9/B F

So if you give a single damn about the city where you live

F G C

You'll step up now and ask what you can give

[Bridge 2]

Dm C G

Because these kids they are our neighbours, and our children

C CM9/B Am

And if they say that they don't give a damn

Dm C G

It's up to us to show them it's a problem

F G

To steal the shit you want just 'cause you can

[Chorus 2]

F G

So fuck the cops, forget the thieves

F G Am

Step up defend your own communities

[Outro]

F G C CM9/B F

Tomorrow we stand together oh we're never on our own

F G C

Put out the fires, this city is our home

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