C5 
 We came from the far North 
E5 
 summered in Crimea 
C5 
 deserted the armed forces 
E5 
 had to disappear 
C5 
 made it to the free West 
E5 
 on a chartered flight 
F5            D5  G5 
 so we could see what 
 
we trained to fight 
     

           C5 
We were in London 
E5             A5              G5 
"Let's do it - let's break the law!" 
           F5 
We were in London 
E5              D5   G5 
Tell it like it is 
           F5 
We were in London 
                D5   G5 
Tell it like it is 
           C5 
We were in London 
 
Looking for hard work 

or credit card fraud 

What do you expect from us? 

We come from abroad 

to get ourselves a new job 

on a building-site 

They work you so hard 

but we trained to fight 
 
We were in London 

"Let's do it - let's break the law!" 

We were in London 

Tell it like it is 

We were in London 

"Let's do it - let's break the law!" 

We were in London 

Tell it like it is 
 

A5          E5                D5 
 My father fought in Afghanistan 
                G5                   A5 
 His widow's pension ain't worth a damn 
            E5                     D5 
 My mother works and goes home to cry 
             G5 
 I want to live before I die 
 
We were in London 
"Let's do it - let's break the law!" 
We were in London 
Tell it like it is 
We were in London 
Tell it like it is