Somebody Got Murdered The Clash Album: Sandinista Lyrics c/o uwp Chords: It sounds like there are two guitars and they mix up the fingering from lower to higher. Here are the two positions where they alternate. E C#m A F#m B -4-0-----4----5-0----5-2---2------------------------ -5-0-----5----5-2----7-2---4------------------------ -4-1-----6----6-2----6-2---4------------------------ -6-2-----6----7-2------4---4----------------------- ---2-----4----7-0------4---2---------------------- ---0----------5--------2---------------------- Intro: The song starts with a muffled barred E keeping beat with the snare. Then, the other guitar comes in with: repeat --7---5---4-----------5--4-----7--5--4------ --5-----------5-------5-----5-----------5--- --4-------------------4--------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Then they get into heavy chords as follows: (played in the higher position sounds best) E, C#mi, A E, F#mi, A Verses:

^ESomeone lights a ^Aciga^Erette While ^Ariding ^Ein a ^F#mcar

^ESome ol' guy ^Atakes a ^Eswig And ^Apasses ^Eback the ^F#mjar

^BBut where they were ^Alast ^Enight ^ANo-one ^Ecan ^F#mremember

^C#mSomebody got ^Amurdered Goodb^Bye, for keeps, f^Eorever

^ESomebody ^C#m got ^Amurdered ^ESomebody's^F#m dead ^Aforever

And you're minding your own business Carrying spare change You wouldn't cosh a barber You're hungry all the same I been very tempted To grab it from the till I been very hungry But not enough to kill Somebody got murdered His name cannot be found

^ATh^smalley'll ^stainscrub ^onit ^theoff ^pavementthe ground As the daily crown disperse No-one says that much Somebody got murdered And it' left me with a touch

Somebody got murdered Somebody's dead forever /* Now play the intro riff above these words: */ Sounds like murder! Those shouts! Are they drunk down below? It's late, and my watch stopped Some time ago Sounds like murder! Those screams! Are they drunk down below?