Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Burnin streets

The sirens' ris^Fin' There's a distant blue^A#s dance on a crowded street The temperature's a-risi^Fn' ^A#Soon you're gonna be runnin' down

Those burnin' stree^Fts, come on The century that's hardly on its feet ^A# And the late news breaks early ^F Does the sun rise from the west or from the east? ^{A# F}An' it takes every day to be survivin' in^D# the city ^{A# F}

^FLondon is burnin'; don't tell the Queen Some^A#body tried to speak garage and they burnt down Bethnal Green ^FPiccadilly's yearning, like a reggae beat ^A#Soon you're gonna be runnin' down

Those burnin' stre^Fets, come on And you're waitin' for your flag to be unfurled ^A# And the late news breaks early ^F So how should life be lived around the world? (I^A#f London is bu^G#rnin')

^A#Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on! ^F Yeah, ah-come on (^A#Lond^G#on is burnin') ^F Yeah, ah-come on (^A#Lond^G#on is burnin') ^F

^F (Soon you're gonna be runnin’ down) (Soon you're gonna be runnin’ down) Those burnin' streets^F, come on! Does the universal cop have a beat? ^A# And the late news breaks early ^F Did you ever buy that bar on Lucky Street? ^A#

^FAn' it takes every day to be survivin' ^D#in the city ^A#Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on! ^F Yeah, ah-come on (L^A#ond^G#on is burnin') ^F Yeah, ah-come on (L^A#ond^G#on is burnin') ^F

^FToo many guns in this damn town ^A# At the supermarket, you gotta duck down ^FBaby flak jackets on the merry-go-round (Londo^A#n is ^G#burnin') ^FThere's too many guns in this damn town (Londo^A#n is ^G#burnin') ^FBaby flak jackets on the merry-go-round (Londo^A#n is ^G#burnin') ^FToo many guns in this damn town (L^A#ondon i^G#s burnin') ^FBaby flak jackets on the merry-go-round (Londo^A#n is ^G#burnin')