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Clash

The Clash
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH ROCK’N’ROLL WOAAHH
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH GETTIN' STONED WOAAHH
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH JANIE JONES
BUT  HE DON'T LIKE HIS BORING JOB, NO...
AN'  HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S GOT TO DO
 SO HE KNOWS HE’S GONNA HAVE FUN WITH YOU
 YOU LUCKY LADY!
AN'  HE KNOWS WHEN THE EVENING COMES
 WHEN HIS JOB IS DONE
 HE’LL BE OVER IN HIS CAR FOR YOU
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH ROCK’N’ROLL WOAAHH
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH GETTIN' STONED WOAAHH
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH JANIE JONES
BUT  HE DON'T LIKE HIS BORING JOB, NO...
 AN' IN THE IN-TRAY LOTS OF WORK
 BUT THE BOSS AT THE FIRM ALWAYS THINKS HE SHIRKS
 BUT HE’S JUST LIKE EVERYONE,
 HE'S GOT A FORD CORTINA
 THAT JUST WON’T RUN WITHOUT FUEL
 FILL HER UP, JACKO!
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH ROCK’N’ROLL WOAAHH
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH GETTIN' STONED WOAAHH
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH JANIE JONES
BUT  HE DON’T LIKE HIS BORING JOB, NO...
 AN’ THE INVOICE IT DON’T QUITE FIT,
 THERE’S NO PAYOLA IN HIS ALPHABETICAL FILE
 THIS TIME HE’S GONNA REALLY TELL THE BOSS
 GONNA REALLY LET HIM KNOW EXACTLY HOW HE FEELS
 IT'S PRETTY BAD!
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH ROCK’N’ROLL WOAAHH
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH GETTIN' STONED WOAAHH
HE'S  IN LOVE WITH JANIE JONES
BUT  HE DON'T LIKE HIS BORING JOB, NO...
 WOAH  WOAH
 LET THEM KNOW  - LET THEM KNOW  WOAH
 END ON E
 REMOTE CONTROL
Who  needs remote  control?
 From the Civic Hall
Push  a button
Activate
You  gotta work an' you're  late
It's  so grey  in London town
 With a panda car crawling around
Here  it comes
Eleven  o'clock
Where  can we go now?
Can't  make a noise
Can't  get no gear
Can't  make no money
Can't  get outta here
 Big business it don't like you
 It don't like the things you do
 You got no money
 So you got no power
 They think you're useless
 An' so you are - puuuuuuunnnnnk!
 They had a meeting in Mayfair
 They got you down an'
 They wanna keep you there
 It makes them worried
 Their bank accounts
 That's all that matters
 And you don't count
 Can't make no progress
 Can't get ahead
 Can't stop the regress
 Don't wanna be dead
 Look out' those rules and regulations
 Who needs the Parliament?
 Sitting making laws all day
 They're all fat and old
 Queuing for the House of Lords
Repression  - gonna start on Tuesday
Repression  - gonna be a Dalek
Repression  - I am a robot
Repression  - I obey
 I’M SO BORED WITH THE USA
Yankee  soldier
 He wanna shoot some skag
 He meet  it in Cambodia
 But now he  can't afford a bag
Yankee  dollar talk
 To the dictators of the world
 In fact  it's giving orders
 An' they can't  afford to miss a word
I'm  so bored with the U...S...A...
I'm  so bored with the U...S...A...
 But what can I do?
 Yankee detectives
 Are always on the TV
 'Cos killers in America
 Work seven days a week
 Never mind the stars and stripes
 Let's print the Watergate Tapes
 I'll salute the new wave
 And I hope nobody escapes
I'm  so bored with the U...S...A...
I'm  so bored with the U...S...A...
 But what can I do?
I'm  so bored with the U...S...A...
I'm  so bored with the U...S...A...
 But what can I do?
 X6 (Keep doing this
 the lyrics.)
 Move up Starsky
 For the C.I.A.
 Suck on Kojak
 For the USA
 End on E
 WHITE RIOT
White riot  -  I wanna riot
White riot  - A riot  of my own
White riot  -  I wanna riot
White riot  - A riot  of my own
 Black people gotta lotta problems
 But they don't mind throwing a brick
 White people go to school
 Where they teach you how to be thick
 An' everybody's  doing just what  they're told to
 An' nobody  wants to go  to jail!
 All the power's in the hands
 Of people rich enough to buy it
 (Verse Lead)
 While we walk the street
 Too chicken to even try it
 Do this while Mick is soloing.
Are  you taking over?
Or  are you taking orders?
Are  you going backwards?
Or  are you going forward?
 HATE AND WAR
HATE  AND WAR –  THE ONLY  THINGS WE GOT TODAY
 AN' IF  I CLOSE  MY EYES
 THEY WILL  ' NOT GO  AWAY
 YOU HAVE  TO DEAL  WITH IT
 IT IS  THE CURRENCY
 HATE... HATE... HATE...
THE  HATE OF  A NATION
A  MILLION MILES  FROM HOME
 AN’ GET WAR FROM  THE JUNKIES
WHO  DON'T LIKE  MY FORM
I’ll  GONNA STAY IN THE CITY
EVEN  WHEN THE HOUSE FALL DOWN
I  DON'T DREAM OF A HOLIDAY
WHEN  HATE AN’ WAR COME AROUND
HATE  AND WAR –  THE ONLY  THINGS WE GOT TODAY
 I HAVE THE WILL TO SURVIVE
 I CHEAT IF I CAN’T WIN
 IF SOMEONE LOCKS ME OUT
 I KICK MY WAY BACK IN
 AN' IF I GET AGGRESSION
 I GIVE IT TO THEM TWO TIME BACK
 EVERY DAY IT'S JUST THE SAME
 WITH HATE AN’ WAR ON MY BACK
HATE  AND WAR – I HATE ENGLISHMEN
HATE  AND WAR – THEY’RE JUST AS BAD  AS WOPS
HATE  AND WAR – I HATE ALL THE POLITENESS
HATE  AND WAR – I HATE  ALL THE COPS
I  WANNA WALK DOWN ANY  STREET
LOOKING  LIKE A CREEP
I  DON'T CARE IF I  GET BEAT UP
BY  ANY KEBAB GREEK
 WHAT’S MY NAME?
WHAT  THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?
I'M  NOT WHO I WANT  TO BE
 I TRIED  SPOT CREAM AN’ I TRIED IT ALL
 I'M CRAWLING  UP THE  WALL!
 
WHAT'S  MY  NAAAAME....  NAAAAME....NAAAAME....
I  TRIED TO JOIN A PING-PONG CLUB
SIGN  ON THE DOOR SAID ALL  FULL UP!
I  GOT NICKED, FIGHTING IN THE ROAD
 AN' THE JUDGE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
 
WHAT'S  MY  NAAAAME....  NAAAAME....NAAAAME....
DAD  GOT PISSED SO I GOT CLOCKED
COULDN’T  HEAR THE TANNOY SO HE LOST THE LOT
OFFERS  MUM A BRIBE THROUGH THE LETTER BOX
DRIVES  YOU FUCKING MAD
 NOW I'M ROUND THE BACK OF YOUR HOUSE AT NIGHT
 PEEPING IN THE WINDOW – ARE YOU SLEEPING TIGHT?
 I LAUGH AT YOUR LOCKS WITH MY CELLOID STRIP
 AN' YOU WON’T KNOW WHO CAME
 
WHAT'S  MY  NAAAAME....  NAAAAME....NAAAAME....
 
WHAT'S  MY  NAAAAME....  NAAAAME....NAAAAME....
 End on E
 DENY
 D (Start off with quiet Palm Mute, getting louder, then take off Mute. Listen to the
 to see how it goes.)
DENY
 YOU’RE SUCH A LIAR
YOU  WON'T KNOW THE TRUTH  IF IT HITS YOU IN THE EYE
DENY
 YOU'RE SUCH A LIAR
YOU'RE  SELLING YOUR NO-NO  ALL THE TIME
AN’  YOU SAID WE WERE GOING  OUT
TO  THE 100 CLUB
THEN  YOU SAID “IT AIN'T  MY SCENE”
 BUT THEN  YOU TURNED UP ALONE
 THEN YOU TURNED UP ALONE
DENY
 YOU’RE SUCH A LIAR
YOU  WON'T KNOW THE TRUTH  IF IT HITS YOU IN THE STREET
DENY
 YOU'RE SUCH A LIAR
YOU'RE  SELLING YOUR NO-NO  ALL THE TIME
 THEN YOU SAID YOU'D GIVEN IT UP
 GONE AN' KICKED IT IN THE HEAD
 YOU SAID YOU AIN’T HAD NONE FOR WEEKS
 BUT BABY I SEEN YOUR ARMS
 BABY I SEEN YOUR ARMS
DENY
 YOU’RE SUCH A LIAR
YOU  WON'T KNOW THE TRUTH  IF IT HITS YOU IN THE EYE
DENY
 YOU'RE SUCH A LIAR
YOU'RE  SELLING YOUR NO-NO  ALL THE TIME
 DO YOU THINK I’M A RAVING IDIOT?
 JUST GOT OFF THE BOAT
 STEP IN LINE, SIGN THIS FORM - YOU AIN'T GOT A HOPE
 BABY AIN'T GOT A HOPE - YOU AIN'T GOT A HOPE
WHAT  A LIAR - DENY
 WHAT A LIAR YOU'RE SUCH A LIAR
 (This keeps going with different words until the finish. Just play along with the song.)
 LONDONS BURNING
 LONDON’S BURNING!  LONDONS BURNING!
ALL  ACROSS THE TOWN, ALL  ACROSS THE NIGHT
EVERYBODY'S  DRIVING WITH FULL  HEADLIGHTS
BLACK  OR WHITE TURN IT ON, FACE  THE NEW RELIGION
EVERYBODY’S  SITTING ’ROUND WATCHING TELEVISION!
LONDON'S BURNING  WITH BOREDOM NOW
LONDON'S BURNING  DIAL 99999
 I’M UP AND DOWN THE WESTWAY, IN AN’ OUT THE LIGHTS
 WHAT A GREAT TRAFFIC SYSTEM - IT'S SO BRIGHT
 I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO SPEND THE NIGHT
 THEN SPEEDING AROUND UNDERNEATH THE YELLOW
  LIGHTS
 LONDON'S BURNING WITH BOREDOM NOW
 LONDON’S BURNING DIAL 99999
 NOW I’M IN THE SUBWAY AND I’M LOOKING FOR THE FLAT
 THIS ONE LEADS TO THIS BLOCK, THIS ONE LEADS TO THAT
 THE WIND HOWLS THROUGH THE EMPTY BLOCKS LOOKING FOR A HOME
 I RUN THROUGH THE EMPTY STONE BECAUSE I'M ALL ALONE
 LONDON’S BURNING WITH BOREDOM NOW...
 LONDON'S BURNING DIAL 99999
 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
 X4
 THEY OFFERED  ME THE OFFICE,  OFFERED ME THE SHOP
 THEY SAID  I'D BETTER TAKE  ANYTHING THEY’D GOT
 DO YOU WANNA  MAKE TEA AT THE BBC?
 DO YOU WANNA BE, DO YOU REALLY WANNA BE A COP?
 CAREER  OPPORTUNITIES  ARE THE  ONES THAT NEVER  KNOCK
EVERY  JOB THEY OFFER  YOU IS TO KEEP  YOU OUT THE DOCK
 
CAREER  OPPORTUNITIES, THE ONES THAT NEVER KNOCK
 I HATE THE ARMY AN' I HATE THE RAF
 I DON'T WANNA GO FIGHTING IN THE TROPICAL HEAT"
 I HATE THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES
 AND I WON’T OPEN LETTER BOMBS FOR YOU
BUS  DRIVER....AMBULANCE  MAN....TICKET INSPECTOR
 THEY’RE GONNA HAVE TO INTRODUCE CONSCRIPTION;
 THEY’RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE AWAY MY PRESCRIPTION
 IF THEY WANNA GET SEE MAKING TOYS
 IF THEY WANNA GET ME, WELL, I GOT NO CHOICE
 CAREERS
 CAREERS
 CAREERS  AIN’T NEVER  GONNA KNOCK
 CHEAT
 I GET VIOLENT  WHEN I’M FUCKED  UP
 I GET SILENT  WHEN I'M DRUGGED  UP
 WANT EXCITEMENT,  DON'T GET  NONE, I GO WILD
I  DON'T KNOW WHAT  CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT
IF  YOU PLAY THE GAME YOU  GET NOTHING OUT OF IT
FIND  OUT FOR YOURSELF TRY  BEIN' A GOODY GOODY
YOU  BETTER CHEAT CHEAT
NO  REASON TO PLAY FAIR
CHEAT  CHEAT OR DON'T  GET ANYWHERE
CHEAT CHEAT IF  YOU CAN'T WIN (Play only 1st time)
 NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING
 IT’S BEYOND YOUR CONTROL, AN' FRIDAY NIGHT'S A RUIN
 IF YOU WANNA SURVIVE YOU BETTER LEARN HOW TO LIE
DON'T USE THE  RULES
THEY’RE  NOT FOR YOU,  THEY’RE  FOR THE FOOLS
AND  YOU’RE A FOOL  IF YOU DON’T  KNOW THAT
SO  USE THE RULE YOU  STUPID FOOL
 PROTEX BLUE
STANDING  IN THE BOG OF A WEST END BAR
GUY  ON THE RIGHT LEANING OVER TOO FAR
MONEY  IN MY POCKET GONNA PUT IT IN THE SLOT
OPEN  UP THE PACK SEE WHAT TYPE I GOT
 I DIDN’T WANT  TO HOLD YOU
 I DIDN'T WANT  TO USE YOU
PROTEX,  PROTEX BLUE
ALL  I WANNA DO
 IT’S A FAB PROTECTIVE FOR THAT TYPE OF A GIRL
 BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT SHE USES IT WELL
 IT’S THE THERAPEUTIC STRUCTURE I CAN USE AT WILL
 BUT I DON'T THINK IT FITS MY B.D. DRILL
 SITTING IN A CARRIAGE OF A BAKERLOO
 EROTICA MY POCKET GOT A PACKET FOR YOU
 ADVERT ON THE ESCALATOR ON MY WAY HOME
 I DON'T NEED NO SKIN FLICKS, I WANNA BE ALONE
 I DIDN'T WANT  TO HOLD YOU
 I DIDN’T WANT  TO USE YOU
PROTEX,  PROTEX BLUE
ALL  I WANNA DO
DO OOH OOH JOHNNY,  JOHNNY
 POLICE AND THIEVES
 In power chords)
 In normal chords, not Barre chords.)
Police  and thieves in the streets
 Oh yeah!
Scaring  the nation with their guns  and ammunition
Police  and thieves in the street
 Oh yeah!
Fighting  the nation with their guns  and ammunition
From  Genesis to Revelation
The  next generation will  be hear me
From  Genesis to Revelation
The  next generation will be  hear me
 In Barre Chords)
And  all the crowd come in day  by day
 No one stop  it in anyway
And  all the peacemaker turn  war officer
Hear  what I say
 I just had to put this in!)
E--7---7----5---3---0---3----5----0-----------|
B--------------------------------------5------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
E--7---7---5----3---0--------------------------|
B----------------------3--5-----3-5-3-5-3-5--3-|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
E--7--7----5----3-----8--8---7----5--3--------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
E----5---7-----7----5-------------------------|
B--------------------------8--10--12---15--12-|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
 And that’s basically all you need. It’s all the same bits but with different words sometimes.
 48 HOURS
FRIDAY  OR SATURDAY, WHAT  DOES THAT MEAN
SHORT  SPACE OF TIME NEEDS A HEAVY  SCENE
MONDAY  IS COMING LIKE A JAIL  ON WHEELS
48  HOURS NEEDS 48
 48 HOURS NEEDS 48
 48 HOURS NEEDS 48
THRILLS
 48 THRILLS
 SO TELL ME AN’ I'LL TAKE THE TUBE
 YOU KNOW A GIRL, YEAH WELL SHE’S BOUND TO BE RUDE
 CAN’T GET NOTHING AT THE PLACES I'VE BEEN
 I’VE COMBED THIS TOWN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
 I TRY TO GET AROUND BUT MY LEGS ARE BROKEN
 EVERY TIME I MISS IT 'COS I AIN'T GOT A TICKET
48  HOURS NEEDS 48 THRILLS
 KICKING FOR KICKS
 GARAGELAND
BACK  IN THE GARAGE  WITH MY BULLSHIT DETECTOR
CARBON  MONOXIDE  MAKING SURE  IT'S EFFECTIVE
PEOPLE  RINGING UP MAKING OFFERS  FOR MY LIFE
 BUT I  JUST WANNA STAY  IN THE GARAGE  ALL NIGHT
WE'RE  A GARAGE BAND AH....
 WE COME  FROM GARAGELAND AH...
 MEANWHILE THINGS ARE HOTTING UP IN THE WEST END ALRIGHT
 CONTRACTS IN THE OFFICES, GROUPS IN THE NIGHT
 MY BUMMIN’ SLUMMIN’ FRIENDS HAVE ALL GOT NEW BOOTS
 AN’ SOMEONE JUST ASKED ME IF THE GROUP WOULD WEAR SUITS
 WE’RE A GARAGE BAND AH…
 WE COME FROM GARAGELAND AH…
 I DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT WHAT THE RICH ARE DOING
 I DON'T WANNA GO TO WHERE THE RICH ARE GOING
 THEY THINK THEY’RE SO CLEVER
 THEY THINK THEY’RE SO RIGHT
 BUT THE TRUTH IS ONLY
 KNOWN BY GUTTERSNIPE
THERE’S  TWENTY-TWO SINGERS!
BUT  ONE MICROPHONE
BACK  IN THE GARAGE
THERE'S  FIVE GUITAR PLAYERS!
BUT  ONE GUITAR
BACK  IN THE GARAGE
COMPLAINTS!  COMPLAINTS!
WOT  AN OLD BAG
BACK  IN THE GARAGE
BACK  IN THE GARAGE
 ALL NIGHT
 POWER CHORDS KEY
-2 -9
-2  OR -9
-0 -7
-3
-3
-1
-4
-4
-2
-3
-6 -13
-6  OR -13
-4 -11
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6
-9
-9
-7
-10
-10
-8
-11
-11
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6

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Readable chord sheet for Clash by The Clash

[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH ROCK’N’ROLL WOAAHH
[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH GETTIN' STONED WOAAHH
[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH JANIE JONES
[E]BUT HE DON'T LIKE HIS BORING JOB, NO...

[B]AN' HE KNOWS WHAT HE’S GOT TO DO
SO HE KNOWS HE’S GONNA HAVE FUN WITH [E]YOU

YOU LUCKY LADY!
[A]AN' HE KNOWS WHEN THE EVENING COMES

WHEN HIS JOB IS DONE
HE’LL BE OVER IN HIS CAR FOR [B]YOU

[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH ROCK’N’ROLL WOAAHH
[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH GETTIN' STONED WOAAHH
[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH JANIE JONES
[E]BUT HE DON'T LIKE HIS BORING JOB, NO...

AN' IN THE IN-TRAY LOTS OF WORK
BUT THE BOSS AT THE FIRM ALWAYS THINKS HE SHIRKS
BUT HE’S JUST LIKE EVERYONE,
HE'S GOT A FORD CORTINA
THAT JUST WON’T RUN WITHOUT FUEL
FILL HER UP, JACKO!

[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH ROCK’N’ROLL WOAAHH
[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH GETTIN' STONED WOAAHH
[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH JANIE JONES
[E]BUT HE DON’T LIKE HIS BORING JOB, NO...

AN’ THE INVOICE IT DON’T QUITE FIT,
THERE’S NO PAYOLA IN HIS ALPHABETICAL FILE
THIS TIME HE’S GONNA REALLY TELL THE BOSS
GONNA REALLY LET HIM KNOW EXACTLY HOW HE FEELS
IT'S PRETTY BAD!

[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH ROCK’N’ROLL WOAAHH
[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH GETTIN' STONED WOAAHH
[E]HE'S IN LOVE WITH JANIE JONES
[E]BUT HE DON'T LIKE HIS BORING JOB, NO...

[C#]         WOA[E]H          WOAH[C#]
LET THEM [A]KNOW - LET THEM [B]KNOW WOAH

END ON E

REMOTE CONTROL

[C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C][C]
[C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [F] [F]

[C]Who needs re[B]mote control[F]?
From the Civic Hall[G]
[F]Push a button
[E]Activate
[A]You gotta work an' [D]you're late
[C]It's so gr[B]ey in London [F]town
With a panda car crawling [G]around
[F]Here it comes
[E]Eleven o'clock
[A]Where can we go [D]now?

[F]Can't make a [G]noise
[F]Can't get no [G]gear
[F]Can't make no [G]money
[F]Can't get outta [G]here [A]     [D]

Big business it don't like you
It don't like the things you do
You got no money
So you got no power
They think you're useless
An' so you are - puuuuuuunnnnnk!

They had a meeting in Mayfair
They got you down an'
They wanna keep you there
It makes them worried
Their bank accounts
That's all that matters
And you don't count

Can't make no progress
Can't get ahead
Can't stop the regress
Don't wanna be dead

Look out' those rules and regulations

Who needs the Parliament?
Sitting making laws all day
They're all fat and old
Queuing for the House of Lords

[C]Re[G]press[F]ion - gonna start on Tuesday
[C]Re[G]press[F]ion - gonna be a Dalek
[C]Re[G]press[F]ion - I am a robot
[C]Re[G]press[F]ion - I obey

[C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C][C]
[C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C][C]
[C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [F] [F] [C] [C][C]
[C] [C] [G] [G] [G] [F] [F] [C]

I’M SO BORED WITH THE USA

[B] [B] [E] [E] [E]
[B] [B] [E] [E] [E]
[B] [B] [E] [E] [E]
[B] [B] [E] [E] [E]

[E]Yankee soldier
He wanna shoot some skag
He [A]meet it in Cambodia
But now [E]he can't afford a bag

[E]Yankee dollar talk
To the dictators of the world
In [A]fact it's giving orders
An' they [E]can't afford to miss a word

[C]I'm so bored with the [A]U...S...A...
[C]I'm so bored with the [A]U...S...A...
But what can I [E]do?

Yankee detectives
Are always on the TV
'Cos killers in America
Work seven days a week

Never mind the stars and stripes
Let's print the Watergate Tapes
I'll salute the new wave
And I hope nobody escapes

[C]I'm so bored with the [A]U...S...A...
[C]I'm so bored with the [A]U...S...A...
But what can I [E]do?

[E] [E] [B] [B] [B]
[E] [E] [B] [B] [B]

[C]I'm so bored with the [A]U...S...A...
[C]I'm so bored with the [A]U...S...A...
But what can I [E]do?

[E] [E] [E] [Ab] [Ab] [Ab] X6 (Keep doing this
the lyrics.)

Move up Starsky
For the C.I.A.
Suck on Kojak
For the USA

End on E

WHITE RIOT

[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [A]
[E][E][E][E]

[A]White [D]riot -[A] I wanna [D]riot
[A]White [D]riot - A [D]riot of my [A]own
[A]White [D]riot -[A] I wanna [D]riot
[A]White [D]riot - A [D]riot of my [A]own

Black people gotta lotta problems

But they don't mind throwing a brick

White people go to school

Where they teach you how to be thick

An' [C]everybody's doing just [A]what they're told to
An' [C]nobody wants to [E]go to jail!

All the power's in the hands

Of people rich enough to buy it
(Verse Lead)
While we walk the street

Too chicken to even try it

Do this while Mick is soloing.

[E][E][E]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[D] [A]

[E]Are you taking over?
[E]Or are you taking orders?
[E]Are you going backwards?
[E]Or are you going forward?

HATE AND WAR

[C] [G] [C] [F]

[C]HATE AND WAR [G]– THE [C]ONLY THINGS WE GOT TO[F]DAY

AN' [G]IF I CL[F]OSE MY EYE[C]S
THEY [G]WILL ' NOT [F]GO AWAY[C]
YOU [G]HAVE TO DE[F]AL WITH I[C]T
IT [G]IS THE CURR[F]ENCY[C]

HATE... HATE... [C]HA[C]TE[C]..[C].

[G]THE HATE [F]OF A NATI[C]ON
[G]A MILLION [F]MILES FROM [C]HOME
AN’ GET [G]WAR [F]FROM THE JUNK[C]IES
[G]WHO DON'T LI[F]KE MY FORM[C]

[F]I’ll GONNA STAY IN THE CITY
[C]EVEN WHEN THE HOUSE FALL DOWN[G]
[F]I DON'T DREAM OF A HOLIDAY
[G]WHEN HATE AN’ WAR COME AROUND

[C]HATE AND WAR [G]– THE [C]ONLY THINGS WE GOT TO[F]DAY

I HAVE THE WILL TO SURVIVE
I CHEAT IF I CAN’T WIN
IF SOMEONE LOCKS ME OUT
I KICK MY WAY BACK IN

AN' IF I GET AGGRESSION
I GIVE IT TO THEM TWO TIME BACK
EVERY DAY IT'S JUST THE SAME
WITH HATE AN’ WAR ON MY BACK

[C]HATE AND WAR – I HATE ENGLISHM[G]EN
[C]HATE AND WAR – THEY’RE JUST AS [F]BAD AS WOPS
[C]HATE AND WAR – I HATE ALL THE [G]POLITENESS
[C]HATE AND WAR – I [F]HATE ALL THE COPS

[C]I WANNA WALK DOWN [G]ANY STREET
[C]LOOKING LIKE A CREE[F]P
[C]I DON'T CARE IF [G]I GET BEAT UP
[C]BY ANY KEBAB [F]GREEK[G]   [C]

[C]

WHAT’S MY NAME?

[B] [B] [B] [B]

[B]WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?
[F]I'M NOT WHO I [D]WANT TO BE

I [B]TRIED SPOT CREAM AN’ I TRIED IT ALL
I'M [F#]CRAWLING    UP TH[D]E WALL!

          [E] [F#] [G] [A]    [E] [F#]
[A]WHAT[E]'S[F#] MY[G] N[A]AAA[B]AME.... NAAAAME....NAAAAME....

[B]I TRIED TO JOIN A PING-PONG CLUB
[F]SIGN ON THE DOOR SAID [D]ALL FULL UP!
[B]I GOT NICKED, FIGHTING IN THE ROAD
[F]                 [D]

AN' THE JUDGE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW

          [E] [F#] [G] [A]    [E] [F#]
[A]WHAT[E]'S[F#] MY[G] N[A]AAA[B]AME.... NAAAAME....NAAAAME....

[D]DAD GOT PISSED SO I GOT CLOCKED
[A]COULDN’T HEAR THE TANNOY SO HE LOST THE LOT
[D]OFFERS MUM A BRIBE THROUGH THE LETTER BOX
[E]DRIVES YOU FUCKING MAD

NOW I'M ROUND THE BACK OF YOUR HOUSE AT NIGHT
PEEPING IN THE WINDOW – ARE YOU SLEEPING TIGHT?
I LAUGH AT YOUR LOCKS WITH MY CELLOID STRIP
AN' YOU WON’T KNOW WHO CAME

          [E] [F#] [G] [A]    [E] [F#]
[A]WHAT[E]'S[F#] MY[G] N[A]AAA[B]AME.... NAAAAME....NAAAAME....
          [E] [F#] [G] [A]    [E] [F#]
[A]WHAT[E]'S[F#] MY[G] N[A]AA[C]AA[B]ME.... NAAAAME....NAAAAME....

End on E

DENY

D (Start off with quiet Palm Mute, getting louder, then take off Mute. Listen to the
to see how it goes.)

[D]DENY[C]
YOU’RE SUCH A [B]LIAR
[A]YOU WON'T KNOW THE [E]TRUTH IF IT HITS YOU IN THE [D]EYE
[D]DENY[C]
YOU'RE SUCH A [B]LIAR
[A]YOU'RE SELLING YOUR [E]NO-NO ALL THE [D]TIME

[Bm]AN’ YOU SAID WE WERE [G]GOING OUT
[Bm]TO THE 100 [G]CLUB
[Bm]THEN YOU SAID “IT [G]AIN'T MY SCENE”
BUT [A]THEN YOU TURNED UP ALONE
THEN YOU TURNED UP ALONE

[D]DENY[C]
YOU’RE SUCH A [B]LIAR
[A]YOU WON'T KNOW THE [E]TRUTH IF IT HITS YOU IN THE [D]STREET
[D]DENY[C]
YOU'RE SUCH A [B]LIAR
[A]YOU'RE SELLING YOUR [E]NO-NO ALL THE [D]TIME

THEN YOU SAID YOU'D GIVEN IT UP
GONE AN' KICKED IT IN THE HEAD
YOU SAID YOU AIN’T HAD NONE FOR WEEKS
BUT BABY I SEEN YOUR ARMS
BABY I SEEN YOUR ARMS

[D]DENY[C]
YOU’RE SUCH A [B]LIAR
[A]YOU WON'T KNOW THE [E]TRUTH IF IT HITS YOU IN THE [D]EYE

[D]DENY[C]
YOU'RE SUCH A [B]LIAR
[A]YOU'RE SELLING YOUR [E]NO-NO ALL THE [D]TIME

DO YOU THINK I’M A RAVING IDIOT?
JUST GOT OFF THE BOAT
STEP IN LINE, SIGN THIS FORM - YOU AIN'T GOT A HOPE
BABY AIN'T GOT A HOPE - YOU AIN'T GOT A HOPE

[D]WHAT A LIAR - DENY[C]
WHAT A LIAR YOU'RE SUCH A L[B]IAR

(This keeps going with different words until the finish. Just play along with the song.)

LONDONS BURNING

LONDON’S BURNING! [G]  [G]  [G]  [G]  [G]  LONDONS BURNING![G] [G]   [G]     [G]       [G]

[G] [G] [B] [B] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [B] [B] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [B] [B] [C] [C] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [B] [B] [C] [C] [D] [D]

[G]ALL ACROSS THE TOWN, [F]ALL ACROSS THE NIGHT
[G]EVERYBODY'S DRIVING WITH [F]FULL HEADLIGHTS
[G]BLACK OR WHITE TURN IT ON, [F]FACE THE NEW RELIGION
[G]EVERYBODY’S SITTING ’ROUND WATCHING TELEVISION!

[G]LONDON'S [B]BURNING WITH [C]BOREDOM [D]NOW
[G]LONDON'S [B]BURNING DIAL [C]99999[D]

I’M UP AND DOWN THE WESTWAY, IN AN’ OUT THE LIGHTS
WHAT A GREAT TRAFFIC SYSTEM - IT'S SO BRIGHT
I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO SPEND THE NIGHT
THEN SPEEDING AROUND UNDERNEATH THE YELLOW
        LIGHTS

LONDON'S BURNING WITH BOREDOM NOW
LONDON’S BURNING DIAL 99999

NOW I’M IN THE SUBWAY AND I’M LOOKING FOR THE FLAT
THIS ONE LEADS TO THIS BLOCK, THIS ONE LEADS TO THAT
THE WIND HOWLS THROUGH THE EMPTY BLOCKS LOOKING FOR A HOME
I RUN THROUGH THE EMPTY STONE BECAUSE I'M ALL ALONE

LONDON’S BURNING WITH BOREDOM NOW...
LONDON'S BURNING DIAL 99999

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

[A] [A] [A] [A] [A] X4

THEY O[A]FFERED ME THE OF[D]FICE, OFFERED ME THE [E]SHOP[A]
THEY [A]SAID I'D BETTER TAKE[D] ANYTHING THEY’D G[E]OT  [A]
DO YOU W[D]ANNA MAKE TEA AT THE BBC?
DO YOU WANNA BE, DO YOU REALLY WANNA BE A CO[E]P?

CAR[A]EER OPPORT[E]UNITIES ARE [F#]THE ONES THAT [D]NEVER KNOCK
[A]EVERY JOB THEY O[E]FFER YOU IS TO K[F#m]EEP YOU OUT THE [D]DOCK
   [A]         [E]            [F#m]       [D]     [A]
[E]CARE[A]ER[E] OPPORTUNITIES, THE ONES THAT NEVER KNOCK

I HATE THE ARMY AN' I HATE THE RAF
I DON'T WANNA GO FIGHTING IN THE TROPICAL HEAT"
I HATE THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES
AND I WON’T OPEN LETTER BOMBS FOR YOU

[A] [G] [A]  [C]      [A] [G] [A]
[C]    [A]BUS[G] DRIV[A]ER....AMBUL[C]AN[D]CE[E] MAN....TICKET INSPECTOR

THEY’RE GONNA HAVE TO INTRODUCE CONSCRIPTION;
THEY’RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE AWAY MY PRESCRIPTION
IF THEY WANNA GET SEE MAKING TOYS
IF THEY WANNA GET ME, WELL, I GOT NO CHOICE

C[A]AR[C#]EER[D]S
C[A]AR[C#]EER[D]S
C[A]AR[C#m]EERS[D] AIN’T [E]NEVER GONNA [A]KNOCK

CHEAT

I GET [A]VIOLENT WHEN I’M [D]FUCKED UP
I GET [A]SILENT WHEN I'M [D]DRUGGED UP
WANT EXCITE[A]MENT, DON'T [D]GET NONE, I GO [E]WILD

[A]I DON'T KNOW [D]WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT
[A]IF YOU PLAY THE GAME [D]YOU GET NOTHING OUT OF IT
[A]FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF [D]TRY BEIN' A GOODY GOO[E]DY

[C]YOU BETTER CHEAT CHEAT
[F]NO REASON TO PLAY FAIR
[G]CHEAT CHEAT OR [Am]DON'T GET ANYWHERE
[C]              [D]             [E]        [D] [C#]
[E]CHEA[A]T [E]CHEA[A]T [E]IF YOU CAN'T WIN          (Play only 1st time)

NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING
IT’S BEYOND YOUR CONTROL, AN' FRIDAY NIGHT'S A RUIN
IF YOU WANNA SURVIVE YOU BETTER LEARN HOW TO LIE

[B]DON'T [A]USE [E]THE RULES
[B]THEY’RE NOT FOR [A]YOU, THEY’RE[E] FOR THE FOOLS
[B]AND YOU’RE A [A]FOOL IF YOU [E]DON’T KNOW THAT
[B]SO USE THE [A]RULE [E]YOU STUPID FOOL

[A]  [E]   [B] [A] [E]
[B]  [A]  [E]  [B]  [A] [E]

PROTEX BLUE

[D] [D] [D] [D]

[D]STANDING IN THE BOG OF A WEST END BAR
[D]GUY ON THE RIGHT LEANING OVER TOO FAR
[D]MONEY IN MY POCKET GONNA PUT IT IN THE SLOT
[D]OPEN UP THE PACK SEE WHAT TYPE I GOT

I DIDN’T [C]WANT TO HOLD YOU[G]
I DIDN'T [C]WANT TO USE YOU[G]
[Em]PROTEX, PROTEX [F]BLUE
[Em]ALL I WANNA DO[F]  [G]    [C]

IT’S A FAB PROTECTIVE FOR THAT TYPE OF A GIRL
BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT SHE USES IT WELL
IT’S THE THERAPEUTIC STRUCTURE I CAN USE AT WILL
BUT I DON'T THINK IT FITS MY B.D. DRILL

SITTING IN A CARRIAGE OF A BAKERLOO
EROTICA MY POCKET GOT A PACKET FOR YOU
ADVERT ON THE ESCALATOR ON MY WAY HOME
I DON'T NEED NO SKIN FLICKS, I WANNA BE ALONE

I DIDN'T [C]WANT TO HOLD YOU[G]
I DIDN’T [C]WANT TO USE YOU[G]
[Em]PROTEX, PROTEX [F]BLUE
[Em]ALL I WANNA [F]DO [G]   [C]
[C]DO[G]  [F]OO[G]H [F]OO[G]H [C]JOHNNY, JOHNNY

POLICE AND THIEVES

In power chords)

[G] [G] [G] [G] [A] [A] [A] [A]

In normal chords, not Barre chords.)

[G]Police and thieves in the [Am]streets

Oh yeah!
[G]Scaring the nation with their [Am]guns and ammunition
[G]Police and thieves in the [Am]street

Oh yeah!
[G]Fighting the nation with their [Am]guns and ammunition

[G]From Genesis to [Am]Revelation
[G]The next generation [Am]will be hear me
[G]From Genesis to [Am]Revelation
[G]The next generation will [Am]be hear me

In Barre Chords)

[B]And all the crowd come in [A]day by day[B]
No one [A]stop it in anyway
[B]And all the peacemaker [A]turn war officer
[C]Hear what I sa[D]y

I just had to put this in!)

E--7---7----5---3---0---3----5----0-----------|
B--------------------------------------5------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

E--7---7---5----3---0--------------------------|
B----------------------3--5-----3-5-3-5-3-5--3-|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

E--7--7----5----3-----8--8---7----5--3--------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

E----5---7-----7----5-------------------------|
B--------------------------8--10--12---15--12-|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

And that’s basically all you need. It’s all the same bits but with different words sometimes.

48 HOURS

[E]FRIDAY OR SATURDAY, [F#m]WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
[E]SHORT SPACE OF TIME NEEDS A [F#m]HEAVY SCENE
[C]MONDAY IS COMING LIKE A [D]JAIL ON WHEELS

[G]48 HOURS NEEDS [D]48
48 HOURS NEEDS 48
48 HOURS NEEDS 48
[E]THRILLS
48 THRILLS

SO TELL ME AN’ I'LL TAKE THE TUBE
YOU KNOW A GIRL, YEAH WELL SHE’S BOUND TO BE RUDE
CAN’T GET NOTHING AT THE PLACES I'VE BEEN

I’VE COMBED THIS TOWN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM
I TRY TO GET AROUND BUT MY LEGS ARE BROKEN
EVERY TIME I MISS IT 'COS I AIN'T GOT A TICKET

[G]48 HOURS NEEDS [D]48 [E]THRILLS
KICKING FOR KICKS

GARAGELAND

[A]BACK IN THE [D]GARAGE WITH MY [E]BULLSHIT [A]DETECTOR
[A]CARBON MON[D]OXIDE MAKING [E]SURE IT'S EFFEC[A]TIVE
[D]PEOPLE RINGING UP [C]MAKING [Bm]OFFERS FOR MY [A]LIFE
BUT [D]I JUST WANNA [C]STAY IN THE [Bm]GARAGE ALL [A]NIGHT

[A]WE'RE A GARAGE BAN[E]D   [D]AH...[B].
WE [A]COME FROM GARAGELAND  [D]AH..[Bm].    [A]        [Bm]

MEANWHILE THINGS ARE HOTTING UP IN THE WEST END ALRIGHT
CONTRACTS IN THE OFFICES, GROUPS IN THE NIGHT
MY BUMMIN’ SLUMMIN’ FRIENDS HAVE ALL GOT NEW BOOTS
AN’ SOMEONE JUST ASKED ME IF THE GROUP WOULD WEAR SUITS

WE’RE A GARAGE BAND AH…
WE COME FROM GARAGELAND AH…

I DON'T WANNA HEAR ABOUT WHAT THE RICH ARE DOING
I DON'T WANNA GO TO WHERE THE RICH ARE GOING

THEY THINK THEY’RE SO CLEVER
THEY THINK THEY’RE SO RIGHT
BUT THE TRUTH IS ONLY
KNOWN BY GUTTERSNIPE

[A]THERE’S TWENTY-TWO SINGERS![A]  [B]    [A]      [B]
[A]BUT ONE MICROPHONE[A]  [B]    [A]      [B]
[E]BACK IN THE [D]GARAGE [A]     [A]       [B]         [A]           [B]
[A]THERE'S FIVE GUITAR PLAYERS[A]! [B]   [A]     [B]
[A]BUT ONE GUITAR[A]  [B]    [A]      [B]
[E]BACK IN THE [D]GARAGE[A]    [A]      [B]        [A]          [B]
[A]COMPLAINTS! COMPLAINTS[A]! [B]   [A]     [B]
[A]WOT AN OLD BAG[A]  [B]    [A]      [B]
[E]BACK IN THE [D]GARAGE
[E]BACK IN THE [D]GARAGE[A]
ALL NIGHT

POWER CHORDS KEY

[E]

[D]-2    [G]-9
[A]-2 OR [D]-9
[E]-0    [A]-7

[F]

[D]-3
[A]-3
[E]-1

[F#] [F#]

[D]-4
[A]-4
[E]-2

[G]

[D-5]
[A-5]
[E]-3

[Ab]

[D]-6    [G]-13
[A]-6 OR [D]-13
[E]-4    [A]-11

[A]

[D]-7
[A]-7
[E-5]

[Bb]

[D]-8
[A]-8
[E]-6

[B]

[D]-9
[A]-9
[E]-7

[C]

[D]-10
[A]-10
[E]-8

[C#]

[D]-11
[A]-11
[E]-9

[D]

[G]-7
[D]-7
[A-5]

[Eb]

[G]-8
[D]-8
[A]-6

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