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/ The Clash / London Calling (1979) / Clampdown guitar tab

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:17:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Bill Johnson 
Subject: clash tab for Clampdown


intro:  in open chords
Amaj7 l: A  Amaj7  A/F#  A/E :l
the added F# and E are played on the low E string with a muted A string

D                  E  A
what are we gonna do now?
  A            D               G             A                     D    A
taking off his turban they say is this man a Jew   working for the clampdown
           D              G                 A
they put a poster saying "We earn more than you"  we"re working for the
D    A
clampdown
        D                 G                      D  A
we will teach our twisted speech  to the young believers
        D                   G                   D  A
we will train our blue eyed men   to be young believers
          A            D              G          A
The judge said five to ten but I said double it again I'm not working for
    D    A    (A-G-A)
the clampdown
A       D          G      A                            D    A
No man born with a living soul  can be working for the clampdown
D                         G                                     D    A
Kick over the wall 'cause governments gonna fall  How can we refuse it?
D                      G                                         D   A
Let fury have to hour, anger can be power if you know it you can use it
A G# F# E      E              E/G#                  A
           the voices in your head are calling stop wasting your time ,

theres nothing coming
E               E/G#               A
only a fool can think someone can save you
    E                     E/G#                 A
the men in the factry are old and cunning  you don't own nothing  boy get
                 E                  E/G#              A       <<<  E
runnin'  its the best years of your life they want to steal
    A        D      G        A                      D    A     (A-G-A)
But you grow up and you clam down,  Working for the clampdown
A         D       G        A                         D    A
You start wearing Blue and Brown and working for the clampdown
D                     G                          D   A
So you got someone to boss around  make you feel big now
D                   G                              D    A
You drift until you brutilize you  made your first kill now
A        D        G        A                       D    A
In these days of evil presidentes  working for the clampdown
A                 D         G              A                    D    A
But lately one or two has fully paid thier due  working for the clampdown
l:                G               D    A    :l
l: Ha longy long  Working for the Clampdown :l
F# (bar)             D      A      ( slide to B then to G)
Yeah working hard in Hairrisburg
F#                   D     A       ( A slide to D)
yeah working hard in Petersburg
G               D    A
Working for the Clampdown

various a sundry words that fade out all with the background of

l: F#       D   A:l
l: G        D   A:l


Its up to you to finish the song with a little more "Piss" then is on the
album   Tra-la


The Clash albums
1994 Super Black Market Clash
1982 Combat Rock
1980 Black Market Clash
1980 Sandinista!
1979 The Clash
1979 London Calling
1978 Give 'em Enough Rope
London Calling tabs
01London Calling tabbass tab
02Brand New Cadillac tabbass tab
03Jimmy Jazz tabbass tab
04Hateful tabbass tab
05Rudie Can't Fail tabbass tab
06Spanish Bombs tabbass tab
08Lost in the Supermarket tabbass tab
09Clampdown tabbass tab
10The Guns of Brixton tabbass tab
11Wrong 'Em Boyo tabbass tab
12Death or Glory tabbass tab
13Koka Kola tabbass tab
14The Card Cheat tabbass tab
15Lover's Rock tabbass tab
17I'm Not Down tabbass tab
18Revolution Rock tabbass tab
19Train in Vain (Stand by Me) tabbass tab

 

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