The Clash - London calling

I know it´s not complete,but I´m still working on it and the rest will follow soon if got anything to say: lavazza@everymail.net -------------------- London Calling -------------------- Chords Em C G/H D F e:-7---8---7---10----8| b:-8---8---8---10---10| g:-9---9---7---11---10| d:-9---10--9---12---10| a:--------------------| e:--------------------| Refrain e:-7/---77-7/---77-7/---77-7/---10~~~-| b:-8/---88-8/---88-8/---88-8/---10~~~-| g:-9/---77-9/---77-9/---77-9/---11~~~-| d:-9/---99-9/---99-9/---99-9/---12~~~-| a:-----------------------------------| e:-----------------------------------| Intro: Em Verse: Refrain: Em G/H The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in Em G/H Meltdown expected the wheat is growing thin Em G/H Engines stop running but I have no fear Em D (ring) Cuz London is drowning and I live by the river Verse2 (play like the first) London calling to the imitation zone Forget it brother, you can got it alone London calling to the zombies of death Quit holding out and draw another breath London calling and I don't wanna shout But while we were talking I saw you noddin' out London calling, see we ain't got no highs Except for that one with the yellowy eyes Refrain: The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in Engines stop running the wheat is growing thin A nuclear error but I have no fear Cuz London is drowning and I live by the river Em C (4x) Solo Refrain: The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in Engines stop running the wheat is growing thin A nuclear error but I have no fear Cuz London is drowning and I live by the river Em C Now Get this London calling, yes I was there too An' you know what they said - well some of it was true! London calling at the top of the dial An' after all this, won't you give me a smile' ------------------------ Brand new Cadillac ------------------------ B/ means sliding down the high e-string from the 7.fret slowly to the 3. Riff1 (play as Intro and in the verse) e:-----------------| b:-----------------| g:-----------------| d:-----------------| a:---------0-0-1-0-| e:-0-0-3-3---------| Drive Solo: I don´t know how exactly but I think it´s played in the 7. and most times with bedings onthe high e-string <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ---------------- Jimmy Jazz ---------------- A Dj7 F#m Dsus4 D A E A D A E . . . . . . e:-0--0-0--2--2-2--2--2-2--5--2-2--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--2--0--0-| b:-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--3-3--2--2-2--0--0-0--2--3--2--0-| g:-2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--1--1-1--2--2--2--1-| d:-2--2-2--0--0-0--4--4-4--0--0-0--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--0--2--2-| a:-0--0-0----------4--4-4----------0--0-0--2--2-2--0-----0--2-| e:-----------------2------------------------------------------| Text will follow... <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ------------- Hateful ------------- C D G C/B Am A Bb B e:-----2---3-------0---0---1---2-| b:-1---3---0---1---1---2---3---4-| g:-0---2---0---0---2---2---3---4-| d:-2---0---0---2---2---2---3---4-| a:-3-------2---2---0---0---1---2-| e:---------3---------------------| C D C G (kind of Organ plays this) Verse1: Chorus Verse2:(play like 1.Verse) This year I've lost some friends (some friends') What friends' I dunno I ain't even noticed You see, I gotta go out again My friend, i gotta see the main man Chorus Solo 2x (maybe it´s a bit higher but I think if you play it dirty it works) e:------------------------------------------| b:------------------------------------------| g:-7-5-5-7-7---7-7-5-5---7-5\4-3-3--5\4-3-3-| d:------------------------------------------| a:------------------------------------------| e:------------------------------------------| Chorus Verse3:(like the other two) I killed all my nerves What swerves' I can't drive so steady ´n already I've lost my memory What mind' Behind, I can't see so clearly. Chorus (several Background Vocals) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ---------------------- Rudie can´t fail ---------------------- Riff for the Verse and Intro e:-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--3-3-| b:-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5--7-5--5--5-5--5--5-5-5--3-3-| g:-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6--7-6--6--6-6--6--6-6-6--4-4-| d:-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7--7-7-7--5-5-| a:-----------------------------------------------| e:-----------------------------------------------| Play this Riff twice in any Bridge e:-5---4---5---5---7---7---| b:-5---5---7---7---9---6---| g:-6---4---6---7---9---5---| d:-7-----------7---9---5---| a:-------------------------| e:-------------------------| Hear them sayin' How you get a rude and a reckless' Don't you be so crude and a feckless You been drinking brew for breakfast Rudie can't fail (no,no) So we reply I know that my life make you nervous But I tell you that I can't live in service Like the doctor who was born for a purpose Rudie can't fail (ok) BRIDGE: I went to the market, to realise my soul ´cause what I need I just don´t have First they curse, then they press me till I hurt We say Rudie can´t fail We hear them sayin' Now first you must cure your temper Then you find a job in the paper You need someone for a saviour Oh, Rudie can't fail We reply Now we get a rude and a reckless We been seen lookin' cool an' a speckless We been drinking brew for breakfast So Rudie can't fail (no,no,no) BRIDGE: I went to the market, to realise my soul ´cause what I need I just don´t have First they curse, then they press me till I hurt We say Rudie can´t fail Solo (Trumpet) Rudie can´t fail.... <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ------------------- Spanish Bombs ------------------- During the verse do one stroke/chord in the Chorus a Ska-Feeling one Upstroke on every off-beat A F#m C#m Bm Dm G e:-5---2---4---2---5---3-| b:-5---2---5---3---6---3-| g:-6---2---6---4---7---4-| d:-7---4---6---4---7---5-| a:-----------------------| e:-----------------------| Chorus: Spanish weeks in my disco casino The freedom fighters died up on the hill They sang the red flag, they wore th black one But after they died it was Mockingbird Hill Back home the buses went up in flashes The Irish tomb was drenched in blood Spanish bombs shatter the hotel My senorita's nose was nipped in the bud Chorus The hillsides ring with,"Free the people" Or can I hear the echoes from the days of '39' With trenches full of poets, the ragged armies Fixin' bayonets, to fight the other line Spanish bombs rock the province I'm hearing music from another time Spanish bombs on the Costa Brava I'm flying in on a DC-10 tonight Chorus <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ----------------------- The right Profile ----------------------- That´s the main riff you have to play during the Intro play later sometimes the whole chord... Everybody say, "Is he all right" And everybody say, "What's he like Everybody say he sure look funny That Montgomery Clift honey New York , New York 42nd street Hustlers hustle and pimps pimp the beat Monty clift is recongnized at dawn He aint got no shoes and his clothes are torn Everybody say, "Is he all right" And everybody say, "What's he like Everybody say he sure look funny That Montgomery Clift honey I see a car smashed at night Cut the appluase and dim the light Monty's face is boken on a wheel Is he alive' Can he still feel' And everybody say, "Is he alright" Everybody say, "Shine a Light" Everybody say, "It's not funny" That's Montgomery Clift honey Intro (Shoot his right profile) Everybody say, "Is he all right" And everybody say, "What's he like Everybody say he sure look funny That Montgomery Clift honey Nembutol numbs it all But I prefer alcocohol Saxophon solo Everybody say, "Is he all right" And everybody say, "What's he like Everybody say he sure look funny That Montgomery Clift honey He said go out and get me my old movie sitll Go out and get me another roll of pill There I go shaking but I ain't got the chills Oh gg Oh gg... Everybody say, "Is he all right" And everybody say, "What's he like Everybody say he sure look funny That Montgomery Clift honey <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< --------------- Clampdown --------------- D E A G F# e:-2---0---0---3---2-| b:-3---0---2---0---2-| g:-2---1---2---0---3-| d:-0---2---2---0---4-| a:-----2---0---2---4-| e:-----0-------3---2-| in this part play muted single tones in the 12.bar on the two deep strings I don´t know exactly which tones but I think there are E F# and G# the voices in your head are calling stop wasting your time , theres nothing coming only a fool can think someone can save you the men in the factry are old and cunning you don't own nothing boy get runnin' its the best years of your life they want to steal <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ------------------------- The Guns of Brixton ------------------------- e:--8--8-7-7-10-10-| b:--9--9-7-7-12-12-| g:-10-10-7-7-12-12-| d:-10-10-9-9-12-12-| always upstrrokes on the off-beat a:--8--8-9-9-10-10-| 2x at one verse e:--8--8-7-7-10-10-| There´s a middle part where you have to stroke the chords on the beat and let them ring... When they kick at your front door How you gonna come' With your hands on your head Or on the trigger of your gun When the law break in How you gonna go' Shot down on the pavement Or waiting on death row You can crush us You can bruise us But you'll have to answer to Oh-the guns of Brixton The money feels good And your life you like it well But surely your time will come As in heaven, as in hell You see, he feels like Ivan Born under the Brixton sun His game is called survival At the end of the harder they come You know it means no mercy They caught him with a gun No need for the Black Maria Goodbye to the Brixton sun You can crush us You can bruise us Yes, even shoot us But oh-the guns of Brixton <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< -------------------- Wrong ´em Boyo -------------------- There´s a guitar inside but not the whole time so what I´ve heard you have to play: always on the off-beats and the first time you have to strum the G very often... two verses com before this but just with organ and saxophon Why do you try to cheat and trample people under your feet Don't you know it is wrong To cheat a trying man Don't you know it is wrong To cheat a trying man So you better stop, it is the wrong 'em boyo You lie steal and deciet In such a small, small game Don't you know it is wrong To cheat a trying man Don't you know it is wrong To Cheat a trying man You'd better stop, It is the wrong em boyo Billy Boy has been shot and Stagger Lee's come out on top Don't you know it is wrong To cheat a trying man Don't you know it is wrong To Cheat Stagger man You'd better stop It is the wrong em boyo So you must start all over again, all over again You got to play it Billy play, you got to play it, billy play and you will find it is the right 'em boyo But if you must lie and deceit and trample people under your feet Don't you know it's wrong To cheat a trying man You'd better stop It is the wrong 'em boyo <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< -------------------- Death or Glory -------------------- F5 C5 G5 e:------------| b:------------| g:-10------12-| d:-10--10--10-| a:-8---10--10-| e:-----8------| Intro: F5 C5 play for a long time Melodie e:--------------------------------------------------------| b:--------------------------------------------------------| g:-10h12(Flanger)-12-10----10----------------12---10---12-| d:----------------------12----12-10-12-10-----------------| a:--------------------------------------------------------| e:--------------------------------------------------------| play loud the Chorus Riff F5 C5 G5 F5 (2x) Melodie e:--------------------------------------------------| b:--------------------------------------------------| g:-12b/14b-14b14b-14b-14b--14-12----12-------12-14b-| d:-------------------------------14----14-12--------| a:--------------------------------------------------| e:--------------------------------------------------| Verse:(strike every chord as a kind of Accent the bass does the rest) Chorus:(Same as loud Intro part F5 C5 G5 F5, the last time let the F5 ring sometimes the chord changes on the off-beat and it sounds like a 6/8) Death or glory becomes just another story Death or glory becomes just another story Verse (same as the first) Now every gimmick-hungry boy digging gold from rock-n-roll Grabs the mike to tell us he'll die before he's sold But I believe in this and it's been tested by research He who fucks nuns will later join the church Chorus Bridge:(I don´t know if the chords are right cause they use an octaver or a strange tremolo but it sounds ok if you use this effect and strum the chord one time and let it ring) Chorus Verse (same as the others) In every dingy basement on every dingy street Every dragging handclap over every dragging beat It's just the beat of time, the beat that must go on If you've been trying for years, we already heard your song Chorus Bridge2:(no chords but a similar melodie as used in the Intro) We're gonna march a long way, we're gonna travel a long time We're gonna travel over mountains, we're gonna travel over seas We're gonna fight you brother, we're gonna fight 'til you lose We're gonna raise trouble, we're gonna raise hell We're gonna fight you brother, we're gonna raise hell Chorus <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< --------------- Koka Kola --------------- Elevator! Going up! Verse In the gleaming corridors of the 51st floor The money can be made if you really want some more Executive decision-a clinical precision Jumping from the windows-filled with indecision Chorus: I get good advice from the advertising world Treat me nice says the party girl Koke adds life where there isn't any So freeze, man, freeze Verse It's the pause that refreshes in the corridors of power When top men need a top up long before the happy hour Your snakeskin suit and your alligator boot You won't need a launderette, you can send them to the vet! Chorus I get my advice from the advertising world Treat me nice says the party girl Koke adds life where there isn't any So freeze, man, freeze Play this during the following part when exactly you have to listen e:----------------------------------------------------| b:-10b~~----rb--------------------15b-12-15p12----15--|b g:----------------14bp1212\11/12---------------14-----| d:----------------------------------------------------| a:----------------------------------------------------| e:----------------------------------------------------| Koka Kola advertising and kokaine Strolling down the Broadway in the rain Neon light sign says it I read it in the paper-they're crazy! Suit your life, maybe so In the White House-I know All Over Berlin they've been doing it for years And in Manhattan! Verse Coming through the door is a snub nose 44 What the barrel can't snort it can spatter on the floor Your eyeballs feel like pinballs And your tongue feels like a fish You're leaping from the windows-saying don't Ayaiiiiirrrghhh! Don't give me none of this! Chorus I get good advice from the advertising world Treat me nice says the party girl Koke adds life where there isn't any So freeze, man, freeze -------------------- The Card Cheat -------------------- There is just very few guitar at the end of the verses so I don´t want to tab it but I know places where it´s written down so look there <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ------------------ Lover´s Rock ------------------ I think different chords work, but Barreé sound good,cause you can use just the upper strings if necessary... Intro: e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- b:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- g:12-10-12-10-12-10-12b-12-----12b-rb-12-----12-10-12-10-12-10-14b-14--14~~~ d:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- a:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- (The solos in the middle are great but I don´t have the time to tab them) You Western man, you're free with your seed When you make lovers rock But woops! there goes the strength that you need To make real cool lovers rock 'Cause a genuine lover takes off his clothes And he can make a lover in a thousand go's An' she don't need that thing that she had to swallow repeat several times with solos in the middle <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ------------------- Four Horsemen ------------------- <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ------------------ I´m not down ------------------ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< --------------------- Revolution Rock --------------------- play all the guitarriffs with uppstrokes on the off-beat Riff1 e:----------------------| b:-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11--| g:-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--| 4x d:-9-9-9-9--9--9--9--9--| a:----------------------| e:----------------------| Riff2 e:------------------------------| b:-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9--| g:-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9--| d:-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9--| 4x a:------------------------------| e:------------------------------| Al-ri-i-ight e:---------| b:--9-9--9-| g:-10-9-10-| d:-11-9-11-| a:---------| e:---------| Intro Riff1 2x Riff1 Revolution rock it is a brand new rock A bad, bad rock, this here revolution rock Careful how you move, Mac, you dig me in me back An' I'm so pilled up that I rattle I have got the sharpest knife, so I cut the biggest slice But I've got no time to do battle Riff2+Al-ri-i-ight Everybody smash up your seats and rock to this Brand new beat this here music mash up the nation This here music cause a sensation Tell your ma, tell your pa, everything's gonna be all right Can't you feel it' Don't ignore it! Gonna be Al-ri-i-ight Riff1 Revolution rock, I am in a state of shock So bad, bad rock, this here revolution rock Careful how you slide, Clyde, all you did was glide And you poured your beer in me hat With my good eye on the beat, living on fixation street And I ai't got no time for that Riff2+Al-ri-i-ight Everybody smash up your seat and rock to this brand new beat This here music mash up the nation This here music cause a sensation Tell your mama tell your pa, Can´t you feel it' Don´t ignore it! Everythings gonna be alright <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ------------------- Train in Vain ------------------- Chords: D A F#m Bm e:-2---0---2---2---| b:-3---2---2---3---| g:-2---2---2---4---| d:-0---2---4---4---| a:-----0---4---2---| e:---------2---2---| Intro e:-----------------------| b:-----------------------| g:---2-----2-----2-----2-| d:-----------------------| 4x a:-0-----0-----0-----0---| e:-----------------------| Verse1: Chorus: Verse2: All the times when we were close I'll remember these things the most I see all my dreams come tumblin' down I can't be happy without you around So alone, I keep the wolves at bay And there's only one thing I can say Chorus Bridge Verse3 like the first: Now I got a job, but it don't pay I need new clothes, I need somewhere to stay But without all of these things I can do But without your love, I won't make it through But you don't understand my point of view I suppose there nothing I can do Chorus with Intro Riff Bridge Intro riff again 3x e:------------- b:------------- g:--2-----2---2 10x d:----4-2---4-- a:------------- e:-------------