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London Ukulele

(ver. 1)
Pet Shop Boys
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                London - Pet Shop Boys
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Tuning: Standard

Pet Shop Boys
London (2002)
(Tennant/Lowe/Zippel)


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CHORDS
          e-B-G-D-A-E
Fmaj7     0-1-2-3-3-1(t)
Gsus4     3-1-0-0-x-3
C/B       0-1-0-x-2-x
C/G       0-1-0-2-x-3
G/B       x-0-0-0-2-x
Dm/G      1-3-2-0-x-3

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C
  We came from the far North 
Em
  Summered in Crimea 
C
  Deserted the armed forces 
Em
  Had to disappear 
C
  Made it to the free West 
Em
  On a chartered flight 
Fmaj7         Dm7
  So we could see what 
Gsus4           G 
  We trained to fight

           C
We were in London
C/B            Am                C/G
  "Let's do it - let's break the law"
           Fmaj7
We were in London
Em              Dm   G
Tell it like it is
           Fmaj7
We were in London
Em              Dm   G
Tell it like it is
           C
We were in London

C
  Looking for hard work 
Em
  Or credit card fraud 
C
  What do you expect from us?
Em
  We come from abroad 
C
  To get ourselves a new job 
Em
  On a building-site 
Fmaj7              Dm7
  They work you so hard 
Gsus4               G
  But we trained to fight

           C
We were in London
C/B            Am                C/G
  "Let's do it - let's break the law"
           Fmaj7
We were in London
Em              Dm   G
Tell it like it is
           C
We were in London
C/B            Am                C/G
  "Let's do it - let's break the law"
           Fmaj7
We were in London
Em              Dm   G
Tell it like it is

SOLO
| C | % | Em | % | C | % | Em | % |

Am        G/B                 Dm
  My father fought in Afghanistan
[Dm]          Gsus4                 Am
  His widow's pension ain't worth a damn
[Am]        G/B                    Dm
  My mother works and goes home to cry
[Dm]        Dm/G                 G
  I want to live before I die

           C
We were in London
C/B            Am                C/G
  "Let's do it - let's break the law"
           Fmaj7
We were in London
Em              Dm   G
Tell it like it is
           C
We were in London
C/B            Am                C/G
  "Let's do it - let's break the law"
           Fmaj7
We were in London
Em              Dm   Gsus4  G
Tell it like it is

CODA
           C                       Em
We were in London, tell it like it is
C         Em                              [C]
            Tell it like, tell it like it is 
| C | Em | C | Em |
            
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