The Clash – Guns On The Roof (Guitar Tab)
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Band: The Clash
Song: Guns on the Roof
Album: Give 'Em Enough Rope
Tabber: [email protected]
* = mute chord
Intro: Riff 1 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--9--7-----9--| x8 D|--9--7--7--9--| A|--7--5--7--7--| E|--------5-----|
e,e,e,e
Guns, guns... (x4)
Verse 1:
e D A e
They torture all the women and children
e D A e
Then they've put the men to the gun
e D A e
'Cuz across the human frontier,
e D A e
Freedom's always on the run
Chorus 1:
e,e,e,e
Guns guns- A-shaking in terror
e,e,e,e
Guns guns- Killing in error
e,e,e,e
Guns guns- Guilty hands
e,e,e,e
Guns guns- Shatter the lands
Verse 2:
e,e,e,e
A system built by the sweat of the many
e,e,e,e
Creates assassins to kill off the few
e D A e
Take any place and call it a court house
e D A e
This is a place where no judge can stand
Verse 3:
e,e,e,e
Sue the lawyers and burn all the papers
e,e,e,e
Unlock the keys of the legal rapers
e D A e
A jury of a billion faces
e D A e
Shouted out condemned out of hand
Chorus 2:
e D A e
Guns guns- And nobody's kidding
e D A e
Guns guns- Or foolin' around
e D A e
Guns guns- The violence is singing
e D A e
Guns guns- A silence the sound
e*,D*,C#*,B* (x4)
Bridge: (lead guitar plays e downstrokes, twice as fast after line 2)
e* D* C#* B* e* D* C#* B*
An' I Iike to be in Africa, a-beatin' on the final drum
e* D* C#* B* e* D* C#* B*
An' I like to be in U.S.S.R., makin' sure these things will come
e* D* C#* B* e* D* C#* B*
An' I like to be in U.S.A., pretending that the wars are done
e* D* C#* B* e* D* C#* B*
An' I like to be in Europa, Saying goodbye to everyone
Solo: x2? e|--7-10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10--|--7h10-11b12------15-12v--| B|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------| e|--7h10p7-5-----3--------------3-----------3------------------------| B|-----------------5v-----5-3-5---5v----3-5-----8-8-8--8/7-5-7-8v----| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------0-10---9-10--9-10-9-7-9/10v---/12---16b17--15--17p15--------| B|--8/7------------------------------------------------------17-17--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----17p15-16b17--15--15-17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17--| B|--15-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--15b16-14-13b14-12-11b12-10v----| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
Outro: a bunch of times starting at second bar of solo
e D A e
Guns, guns- There's guns on the roof
e D A e
Guns, guns- They're made to shoot
That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
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