C (x32010@1)                                G (320003@1)     CWhen (x32010@1)first I came to London In the year of 39
      F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)                          GThe (320003@1)city looked so wonderful, and the girls were so Divine
            F (133211@1)                    C (x32010@1)                        GBut (320003@1)the coppers got suspicious, and they soon gave me the knock
         C (x32010@1)                              G (320003@1)        CI (x32010@1)was charged with being the owner, of an old alarm clock

 
  C (x32010@1)                                        G (320003@1)                           
Well next morning down by Marlborough Street, I caused no 
      Clittle (x32010@1)stir
      F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)        GThe (320003@1)I.R.A were busy and a telephone did burr
              F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)                 GSays (320003@1)the judge I'm going to charge you, with the possession of this machine.
          C (x32010@1)                             G (320003@1)And I'm also going to charge you, with the wearing of the 
CGreen (x32010@1) 
 
C (x32010@1)                                     G (320003@1)           CWell (x32010@1)says I to him, your honor, if you give me half a chance
     F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)                                GI'll (320003@1)show you how me small machine can make the peelers dance
          F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)                                GWell (320003@1)it ticks away politely, 'till you get an awful shock
          C (x32010@1)                          G (320003@1)           CAnd (x32010@1)it ticks away the gellignite, on me old alarm clock
 
 
C (x32010@1)                                        G (320003@1)              CO (x32010@1)the judge says listen here my man and I'll tell you of a plan
     F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)            GFor (320003@1)you and all your countrymen I do net give a damn
             F (133211@1)         C (x32010@1)                GWell (320003@1)the only time you'll take is mine, ten years in Dartmoor dock
        C (x32010@1)                                  G (320003@1)          CAnd (x32010@1)you can count it by the ticking, of your old alarm clock.
 
 
C (x32010@1)                                      G (320003@1)           CWell (x32010@1)this lonely Dartmoor City would put many in the jigs
       F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)              GThe (320003@1)cell it isn't pretty and it isn't very big
         F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)                          GSure (320003@1)long ago I'd have left the place, if I had only got,
           C (x32010@1)                            G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)Ah me couple of sticks of gelignite and me old alarm clock


                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                                                
                        
                        
                        
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