Bankrobber
The ClashVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
My daddy was a bankrobber,
But he never hurt no-body.
He just loved to live that way,
And he loved to steal your money.
Some is rich, and some is poor,
That's the way the world is.
But i don't believe in lying back,
Sayin' how bad your luck is.
So we came to jazz it up,
We never loved a shovel.
Break your back to earn your pay,
An' don't for-get to grovel.
Daddy was a bankrobber
But he never hurt no-body
He just loved to live that way
And he loved to take your money
The old man spoke up in a bar
Said i never been in prison
A lifetime serving one ma-chine
Is ten times worse than prison
Imagine if all the boys in jail
Could now get out to-gether
Whadda you think they'd want to say to us?
While he was being clever
Someday you'll meet your rocking chair
'Cos that's where we're spinning
There's no poiunt to wanna comb your hair
When it's grey and thinning
As link 1
As chorus 1
So we came to jazz it up,
We never loved a shovel.
Break your back to earn your pay,
An' don't for-get to grovel. Hey!
Get a-way, get away, get away, get away,
Get away, get away, get away.
As chorus 2
Run rabbit run...
Strike out boys, for the hills.
I can't find that hole in the wall
And i know that they never will.
As chorus 2
Fade out
END
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Readable chord sheet for Bankrobber by The Clash
[G] [G] [G] [Am] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [C] [D] [G]
[G] My daddy was a bankrobber,
But he never hurt no-[Am]body[G].
He just loved to [C]live that [D]way,
And he [C]loved to [D]steal your [G] money.
[G] Some is rich, and some is poor,
That's the way the [Am]world [G]is.
But i don't believe in [C]lying [D]back,
[C]Sayin' how [D]bad your [G] luck is.
[G]So we came to jazz it up,
We never loved a [Am]shove[G]l.
Break your back to [C]earn your [D]pay,
An' [C]don't for-[D]get to [G] grovel.
[G] Daddy was a bankrobber
But he never hurt no-[Am]body[G]
He just loved to [C]live that [D]way
And he [C]loved to [D]take your [G]money
[G] [G] [G] [Am] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [C] [D] [G]
[G] The old man spoke up in a bar
Said i never been in [Am]prison[G]
A lifetime serving [C]one ma-[D]chine
Is [C]ten times [D]worse than [G] prison
[G]Imagine if all the boys in jail
Could now get out to-[Am]geth[G]er
Whadda you think they'd want to [C]say to [D]us?
[C]While he was [D]being[G] clever
[G]Someday you'll meet your rocking chair
'Cos that's where we're [Am]spinn[G]ing
There's no poiunt to wanna [C]comb your [D]hair
[C]When it's [D]grey and [G]thinning
As link 1
As chorus 1
[G] So we came to jazz it up,
We never loved a [Am]shovel[G].
Break your back to [C]earn your [D]pay,
An' [C]don't for-[D]get to [G]grovel. Hey!
[G] [G] [G] [Am] [G] [G] [C] [D] [C] [D] [G]
Get a-[G]way, get away, get away, get away,
Get away, get away, get away.[Am] [G]
[G] [C] [D] [C] [D] [G]
As chorus 2
[G] R[G]un ra[G]bbit [Am]run.[G]..[G] [C] [D] [C] [D] [G]
[G] Strike out boys, for the hills.
I can't find that [C]hole in the [D]wall
And i [C]know that they [D]never [G] will.
As chorus 2
Fade out
END