The Clash - London Calling

        
Intro
        (staccato strumming, all downstrokes)
        Em Em Em Em F F F F  x6

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


        
Chorus
        Em                        G
        The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
        Em                     G
        Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
        Em                       G
        Engines stop running, but I have no fear
        Em                             D (let ring)
        'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river


        
Verse
        Em                    F
        London calling to the imitation zone
        Em                          G
        Forget it, brother, you can go it alone
        Em                    F
        London calling to the zombies of death
        Em                    G
        Quit holding out, and draw another breath
        Em                    F
        London calling, and I don't wanna shout
            Em                       G
        But while we were talking, I saw you nodding out
        Em                     F
        London calling, see we ain't got no high
        Em                           G
        Except for that one with the yellowy eyes


        
Chorus
        Em                         G
        The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
        Em                        G
        Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
        Em                   G
        A nuclear error, but I have no fear
        Em                             D (let ring)
        'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river


        
Interlude
        Em F Em G  x4


        
Chorus
        Em                         G
        The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
        Em                        G
        Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
        Em                   G
        A nuclear error, but I have no fear
        Em                             D (let ring)
        'Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river


        
Instrumental
        Em Em Em Em F F F F  x4

        Now get this


        
Verse
        Em                   F
        London calling, yes, I was there, too
        Em                           G
        An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
        Em                    F
        London calling at the top of the dial
        Em              G
        After all this, won't you give me a smile?
        Em                   F
        London calling
        Em                   F

        
Outro
        Em
        I never felt so much alike [fading] alike alike alike
    

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