THE CLASH - "Clampdown" Tablature

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Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 15:17:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Bill Johnson <waj@keene.edu>
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

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