Band: The Clash
Song: London's Burning
Album: The Clash
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com
()= bass only note
Intro:
G
London's Burning! (x2)
Riff 1: x4e-----------------10--|B--8-8--6-6--5-5--10--|G--7-7--5-5--5-5------|D---------------------|A---------------------|E---------------------|
Verse Lead:e-----|------|B-----|------|G-----|--6b--|D--5--|------|A-----|------|E-----|------|
Verse 1:
G (F) (C)
All across the town, all across the night
G (F) (C)
Everybody's driving with full headlights
G (F) (C)
Black or white turn it on, face the new religion
G NC
Everybody's sitting 'round watching television!
Chorus:
G F C D
London's burning with boredom now!
G F C D
London's burning, dial 99999!
G F C D
London's burning with boredom now!
G F C D
London's burning, dial 99999!
Verse 2:
G (F) (C)
I'm up and down the Westway, in an' out the lights
G (F) (C)
What a great traffic system - it's so bright
G (F) (C)
I can't think of a better way to spend the night
G NC
Then speeding around underneath the yellow lights
Chorus x1
Verse 3 Lead: x3e-------|----------------------|B-------|----------------------|G--3b4--|--12--11--9--7--5/-7--|D-------|--12--11--9--7--5/-7--|A-------|--10--9---7--5--3/-5--|E-------|----------------------|
Verse 3:
G (F) (C)
Now I'm in the subway, and I'm looking for the flat
G (F) (C)
This one leads to this block, this one leads to that
G (F) (C)
The wind howls through the empty blocks looking for a home
G
I run through the empty stone because I'm all alone
Chorus x1
Solo:e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------10b-10b-----------------10b-10b-8-10b--10br-11b--|G--7b-7b-7b-7b--7b--7b------------7b--7-7-5-7b-----------------------------|D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|B--13b--13b-13b--13b--13b---14b-14b-14b-14b--14br-12-------8b----------|G----------------------------------------------------13--------5b--7b--|D----------------------------------------------------------------------|A----------------------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------|B--10b------------------|G-------8b--6b--4b--7~--|D-------------------7~--|A-------------------5~--|E-----------------------| "London's Burning"
End on G
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