VERSE 
C We came from the far North
Em Summered in Crimea
C Deserted the armed forces
Em Had to disappear
C Made it to the free West
Em On a chartered flight
Fmaj7Dm7 So we could see what
Gsus4G We trained to fight
 CHORUS 
C We were in London
C/BAmC/G "Let's do it - let's break the law"
Fmaj7 We were in London
EmDmG Tell it like it is
Fmaj7 We were in London
EmDmG Tell it like it is
C We were in London
 VERSE 
C Looking for hard work
Em Or credit card fraud
C What do you expect from us?
Em We come from abroad
C To get ourselves a new job
Em On a building-site
Fmaj7Dm7 They work you so hard
Gsus4G But we trained to fight
 CHORUS 
C We were in London
C/BAmC/G "Let's do it - let's break the law"
Fmaj7 We were in London
EmDmG Tell it like it is
C We were in London
C/BAmC/G "Let's do it - let's break the law"
Fmaj7 We were in London
EmDmG Tell it like it is
 SOLO 
| C | % | Em | % | C | % | Em | % |
 MIDDLE 8 
AmG/BDm My father fought in Afghanistan
[Dm] Gsus4Am His widow's pension ain't worth a damn
[Am] G/BDm My mother works and goes home to cry
[Dm] Dm/GG I want to live before I die
 CHORUS (variation) 
C We were in London
C/BAmC/G "Let's do it - let's break the law"
Fmaj7 We were in London
EmDmG Tell it like it is
C We were in London
C/BAmC/G "Let's do it - let's break the law"
Fmaj7 We were in London
EmDmGsus4G Tell it like it is
 CODA 
CEm We were in London, tell it like it is
CEm [C] Tell it like, tell it like it is
| C | Em | C | Em |