London Calling

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Intro:
   Em F Em F
   Em F Em F
   Em F Em
   F

Verse 1:
Em                    F                 G                   G
London calling to the faraway tows, now war is declared and battle come down
Em                    F                G                        G
London calling to the underworld, come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls
Em                  F                 G                      G
London calling, now don't look to us, phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
Em                     F                     G                         G
London calling, see we ain't got no swing, except for the ring of that truncheon thing

Chorus:
    Em7                    G
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Em7                    G
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Em7                      G
Engines stop running but I have no fear
     Em7                    D
'Cos London is drowing and I live by the river

Verse 2:
Em                    F              G                           G
London calling to the imitation zone, forget it brother, you can go it alone
Em                    F                 G                     G
London calling to the zombies of death, quit holding out, and draw another beath
Em                   F                        G                        G
London calling and I don't want to shout, but while we were talking, I saw you noddin' out
Em                     F                    G                          G
London calling, see we ain't go no highs, except for that one with the yellowy eyes

Chorus:
    Em7                    G
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Em7                       G
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
  Em7                G
a nuclear error, but I have no fear
     Em7                     D                   Em
'Cos London is drowing and I, I live by the river

Interlude:
F G                           Em
  Oh, Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F            G
 Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Solo:
   Em F G G
   Em F G

Chorus:
G    Em7                    G
 The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Em7                       G
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
  Em7                G
a nuclear error, but I have no fear
     Em7                     D
'Cos London is drowing and I, I live by the river

Interlude:
Em F              Em
    Oh, oh, oh, oh
F
 Oh, oh, oh
Em F Em    F
       Now get this

Verse 3:
Em                   F                        Em                        F
London calling, yeah I was there too, and you know what they said? Well some of it was true
Em                F                        Em                        F
London calling at the top of the dial, and after all this, won't you give me a smile?

Outro:
Em
London calling
F Em F  Em
      I never felt so much a' like...
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Biography

The Clash were a punk rock band from London, England, United Kingdom, active from 1976 to 1985. One of the most successful and iconic bands from the first wave of punk in the 70s, they incorporated rock and roll, reggae, rockabilly, and eventually many other music styles into their repertoire. They were legendary for their uncommonly intense stage performances.

From their earliest days as a band, The Clash stood apart from their peers with their musicianship as well as their lyrics

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