The Clash – Groovy Times (Guitar Tab)

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[Intro] E /G#m /A /B E /G#m /A /B E /G#m /A /B E /G#m /A /B D A High Street shops are boarded up, Bm G and the terrace it is fenced in. D A See-through shields are walled across Bm G the way that you came in. D A But there's no need to get excited, Bm G As the lorries bring the bacon in, D A 'Cause the housewives are all singin', Bm G A Bm "Groovy times are here a-gain." [as above] D A They discovered on Black Saturday, Bm G That mobs don't march, they run (they run) D A So you you can excuse the nervous triggerman, Bm G for this once jumping the gun. D A They were picking up the dead, Bm G Out of the broken glass, D A Yes, it's number one, hit radio says Bm G "Groovy times are here at last." E G#m A B Groo-oo---vy times, E G#m A B Groo-oo---vy times, E G#m A B Groo-oo---vy times. [chords under solo as chorus - 3X E/G#M/A/B, 1X B/A/G#m/E] B /A /G#m /E
Play this on acoustic. There's a bit enclosed within stars (**-7--9--7--**) that I'm not
too sure about.
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------7---7-5------|
G----------------------------------6-7-9-7-6-7----------7-----|
D---7--7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--9---------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

E---------------4----5--------------------7-5-----|
B-----------------------------7-7-----------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Joes starts singing again but play this bit underneath:
E----------7---------------------------------------------------|
B---7-10----10-p-7-7------------7--10--10--7-------------------|
G------------------------9--7--9----------------**-7--9--7--**-|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------5-/-10------5-/-10----10-/-2----|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

E----5-/-10------5-/-10-----10-/-2-------------5-/-12-----|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

E--------------------7------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----|
B----7-8-7----7----------10--------------------------------|
G-----------9----9--7--------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
[as verse 1] D A The intake is on the uptake, Bm G the acceleration's pretty grim. D A I can remember his first appearance, Bm G now look what's happened to him. D A They put him in a dog suit, Bm G like nineteen sixy four. D A King of early evening ITV, Bm G "Groovy times forever more." [as chorus] E G#m A B Groo-oo-vy times, E G#m A B Groo-oo-vy times, E G#m A B Groo-oo-vy times.