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Clampdown

The Clash
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 in open chords
   l:
 
   :l
 the added Fand E are played on the low E string with a muted A string
 what  are we gonna do now?
 taking  off his turban  they say is  this man a Jew  working for the clampdown
 they  put a poster  saying "We earn more  than you" we"re working for the
 clampdown
 we  will teach our twisted  speech to the young  believers
 we  will train our blue  eyed men to be young  believers
 The  judge said five  to ten but I  said double  it again I'm not working for
 
   (A-
  -A)
 the clampdown
 No  man born  with a living  soul  can be working for the clampdown
 Kick  over the wall 'cause governments  gonna fall How can we refuse  it?
 Let  fury have to hour, anger  can be power if you know it you can use  it
 
 
   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
 
   (
 
  -A)
 But you grow up and you clam down, Working for the clampdown
 You  start wearing  Blue  and Brown  and working for the clampdown
 So  you got someone to boss  around make you feel big  now
 You  drift until you brutilize  you made your first kill  now
 In  these days  of evil  presidentes  working for the clampdown
 But  lately one or two  has fully  paid thier due  working for the clampdown
 l:
 
   :l
 l: Ha longy long Working for the Clampdown :l
 
 
   ( slide to
   then to
  )
 Yeah working hard in Hairrisburg
 
   (
   slide to
  )
 yeah working hard in Petersburg
 Working  for the Clampdown
 various a sundry words that fade out all with the background of
 l:
 
  :l
 l:
 
  :l

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Readable chord sheet for Clampdown by The Clash

in open chords

 [Amaj7] l:
 [A]   [Amaj7]   [A/F#]
 [A/E] :l
the added F

w[D]hat are we gonna do [E]now?[A]

t[A]aking off his [D]turban they say i[G]s this man a Je[A]w   working for the cla[D]mpdown[A]

t[D]hey put a poster[G] saying "We earn mo[A]re than you"  we"re working for the

c[D]lampdo[A]wn

w[D]e will teach our tw[G]isted speech  to the you[D]ng b[A]elievers

w[D]e will train our blue[G] eyed men   to be you[D]ng b[A]elievers

T[A]he judge said [D]five to ten but [G]I said doubl[A]e it again I'm not working for

 [D]
 [A]    (A-
 [G]-A)
the clampdown

N[A]o man bor[D]n with a liv[G]ing soul[A]  can be working for the clamp[D]down  [A]

K[D]ick over the wall 'cause go[G]vernments gonna fall  How can we refuse[D] it?  [A]

L[D]et fury have to hour, an[G]ger can be power if you know it you can use[D] it  [A]

 [A]  [Ab]  [F#]  [E]       [E]
 [E] [G#]
 [A]          the voices in your head are calling stop wasting your time ,

theres nothing coming

o[E]nly a fool can th[E/G#]ink someone can save[A] you

t[E]he men in the factry ar[E/G#]e old and cunning  you[A] don't own nothing  boy get

 [E]                   [E/G#]
 [A]       <<<
r[E]unnin'  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

Y[A]ou start we[D]aring Blu[G]e and Brow[A]n and working for the clamp[D]down  [A]

S[D]o you got someone to bo[G]ss around  make you feel big[D] now [A]

Y[D]ou drift until you br[G]utilize you  made your first kil[D]l now [A]

I[A]n these da[D]ys of evil[G] president[A]es  working for the clamp[D]down  [A]

B[A]ut lately one or tw[D]o has fully[G] paid thier due [A] working for the clamp[D]down  [A]
l:
 [G]                [D]
 [A]    :l
l: Ha longy long  Working for the Clampdown :l

 [F#]
 [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

W[G]orking for the Cl[D]ampdow[A]n

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

l:
 [F#]        [D]
 [A]:l
l:
 [G]         [D]
 [A]:l

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