The Clash – Overpowered By Funk (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
D#5 x688xx
A5 57xxxx
E5* 02xx3x (always strum once)[Intro]
E5
[Verse 1]
E5 If you ain't reggae for it? E5 Funk out! F5 No-one knocking at your door? E5 Funk out! E5 Overpowered by funk? E5 Funk out! D#5 A5 Combatative, repetitive C#5 E5 Don't life just funk you out? D#5 A5 Asanine, stupifying C#5 N.C. E5 Can the clone line dry you out?
[Verse 2]
E5 Part of the swarming mass? E5 Funk out! E5 Slugged by the new increase? E5 Funk out! F5 Scared of the human bomb? E5 Funk out! E5 Overpowered by funk? E5 Funk out! D#5 A5 Buy dog food, rogue elephants C#5 E5 Tarzan on a ticker tape - oooh! D#5 A5 Breakfast, serials? C#5 N.C. E5 You know you can't escape
[Verse 3]
E5 Overpowered by funk E5 Don't you love our Western ways? E5 Car crashed by funk E5 Don't you love our Western ways? D#5 A5 Benny Goodman, trial by jury C#5 E5 A phone box full of books E5 Is my name in there? D#5 A5 Dustcarts and sunrise C#5 E5 No one gets off the hooks
[Interlude]
E5
[Chorus]
E5
Car crashed![Interlude]
E5 E5* E5 E5* E5 E5* E5 E5*
[Bridge]
E5 E5* E Food for the hun-gry millions? E5 E5* E5 E5* E5 E5* Funk out! E5 E5* E Home for the floating people? E5 Funk out!
[Interlude]
E5 E5* E5 E5* E5 E5* E5 E5* E5 E5*
[Chorus]
E5 E5* E5 Overdrunk on - power
[Interlude]
E5
[Outro]
E5 E5* E5 E5* E5 E5* This is a message from Futura E5 E5* Don't prophesize the future E5 E5* I liven up the culture E5 E5* Because I'm deadly as a vulture E5 E5* I paint on civilization E5 I have this realization E5* E5 It's environmentally wack E5 So presenting my attack E5 And I'll brighten up your shack E5 I'm down by law E5 That's a fact E5 Just give me a wall E5 Any building, dull or tall E5 I spray clandestine night subway E5 I cover red purple on top of grey E5 An' hey, no slashing 'cause it ain't the way E5 The T.A. blew 40 mil they say E5 We thew down by night E5 An' they scrubbed it off by day (power!) E5 E5* OK tourists E5 E5* Picture frame E5 E5* E5 Tickets here for the graffiti train!
N.C.
Funk power
E5 Over-and-out E5 Fu-fu-fu E5 Fu-fu fu-fu-fu (you don't) E5 E5* E5 E5* Fu-fu fu-fu E5* E5* E5* E5* E5* E5* N.C. Fu-fu fu-fu E5* E5* E5* E5* E5 Funk power! E5* E5* Ah! E5* E5 Funk power!