Intro F F The sirens' risin' A# There's a distant blues dance on a crowded street F The temperature's a-risin' A# Soon you're gonna be runnin' down F Those burnin' streets, come on A# The century that's hardly on its feet F And the late news breaks early A# Does the sun rise from the west or from the east? F D# A# F An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city F London is burnin'; don't tell the Queen A# Somebody tried to speak garage and they burnt down Bethnal Green F Piccadilly's yearning, like a reggae beat A# Soon you're gonna be runnin' down F Those burnin' streets, come on A# And you're waitin' for your flag to be unfurled F And the late news breaks early A# G# So how should life be lived around the world? (If London is burnin') An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city A# F Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on! A# G# F Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin') A# G# F Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin') F (Soon you're gonna be runnin? down) (Soon you're gonna be runnin? down) F Those burnin' streets, come on! A# Does the universal cop have a beat? F And the late news breaks early A# Did you ever buy that bar on Lucky Street? F D# An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city A# F Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on! A# G# F Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin') A# G# F Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin') F A# Too many guns in this damn town At the supermarket, you gotta duck down F A# G# Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round (London is burnin') F A# G# There's too many guns in this damn town (London is burnin') F A# G# Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round (London is burnin') F A# G# Too many guns in this damn town (London is burnin') F A# G# Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round (London is burnin')
