The Clash – Clampdown (Guitar)

Amaj7 l: A  Amaj7  A/F#  A/E :l
the added F# and E are played on the low E string with a muted A string

D                  E  A
what are we gonna do now?

  A            D               G             A                     D    A
taking off his turban they say is this man a Jew   working for the clampdown

           D              G                 A
they put a poster saying "We earn more than you"  we"re working for the

D    A
[tab]        D                 G                      D  A
we will teach our twisted speech  to the young believers

        D                   G                   D  A
we will train our blue eyed men   to be young believers

          A            D              G          A
The judge said five to ten but I said double it again I'm not working for

    D    A    (A-G-A)
the clampdown

A       D          G      A                            D    A
No man born with a living soul  can be working for the clampdown

D                         G                                     D    A
Kick over the wall 'cause governments gonna fall  How can we refuse it?

D                      G                                         D   A
Let fury have to hour, anger can be power if you know it you can use it

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

E               E/G#               A
only a fool can think someone can save you

    E                     E/G#                 A
the men in the factry are old and cunning  you don't own nothing  boy get

                 E                  E/G#              A       <<<  E
runnin'  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

A         D       G        A                         D    A
You start wearing Blue and Brown and working for the clampdown

D                     G                          D   A
So you got someone to boss around  make you feel big now

D                   G                              D    A
You drift until you brutilize you  made your first kill now

A        D        G        A                       D    A
In these days of evil presidentes  working for the clampdown

A                 D         G              A                    D    A
But lately one or two has fully paid thier due  working for the clampdown

l:                G               D    A    :l
l: Ha longy long  Working for the Clampdown :l

F# (bar)             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

G               D    A
Working for the Clampdown