Riot Song chords by Frank Turner

Chords with lyrics

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

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Last night the kids sent London alight
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Started out in Tottenham and the flames spread through the night
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But they didn't burn the banks down, and they didn't fight the cops
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They just burned down their own ends and robbed the shops.

[Verse 2]

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Most of us just stood and watched it burn
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Just ordinary people, who are working hard to earn
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Earning money for the weekend, and some peace to see their folks
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And last night we watched it all go up in smoke


[Bridge 1]

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Make no mistake this ain't no bullshit insurrection
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It's anger mixed with greed without a plan
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But don't pretend that you're not a part of the solution
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You can't just keep your head down in the sand


[Chorus 1]

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So fuck the cops, and fight the thieves
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Step up defend your own communities


[Verse 3]

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And today don't expect Westminster to care
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They pass the laws then hit the suburbs
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Where they breathe the cleaner air
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In an atmosphere unsullied, by burning cars or by hate
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To the post codes where there are no sink estates

[Verse 4]

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But it shouldn't be their problem anyway
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It's a battle on our doorsteps, and it won't just go away
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So if you give a single damn about the city where you live
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You'll step up now and ask what you can give


[Bridge 2]

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Because these kids they are our neighbours, and our children
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And if they say that they don't give a damn
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It's up to us to show them it's a problem
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To steal the shit you want just 'cause you can


[Chorus 2]

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So fuck the cops, forget the thieves
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Step up defend your own communities


[Outro]

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