The Clash – Somebody Got Murdered (Guitar Tab)

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (Peter Palmer) Album: Sandinista Lyrics c/o uwp Chords: It sounds like there are two guitars and they mix up the fingering from lower to higher. Here are the two positions where they alternate.

  E     C#m    A    F#m    B
-4-0-----4----5-0----5-2---2-------------------------|
-5-0-----5----5-2----7-2---4-------------------------|
-4-1-----6----6-2----6-2---4-------------------------|
-6-2-----6----7-2------4---4-------------------------|
---2-----4----7-0------4---2-------------------------|
---0----------5--------2-----------------------------|

Intro: The song starts with a muffled barred E keeping beat with the snare. Then, the other guitar comes in with:

repeat
--7---5---4-----------5--4-----7--5--4------|
--5-----------5-------5-----5-----------5---|
--4-------------------4---------------------|
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        Then they get into heavy chords as follows:
        (played in the higher position sounds best)

E C#m A E F#m A Verses: E A E Someone lights a cigarette A E F#m While riding in a car E A E Some ol' guy takes a swig A E F#m And passes back the jar B A E But where they were last night A E F#m No-one can remember C#m A Somebody got murdered B E Goodbye, for keeps, forever E C#m A Somebody got murdered E F#m A Somebody's dead forever And you're minding your own business Carrying spare change You wouldn't cosh a barber You're hungry all the same I been very tempted To grab it from the till I been very hungry But not enough to kill Somebody got murdered His name cannot be found A small stain on the pavement They'll scrub it off the ground As the daily crown disperse No-one says that much Somebody got murdered And it' left me with a touch Somebody got murdered Somebody's dead forever /* Now play the intro riff above these words: */ Sounds like murder! Those shouts! Are they drunk down below? It's late, and my watch stopped Some time ago Sounds like murder! Those screams! Are they drunk down below? %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Pete Palmer [email protected] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Go, little record go! - Pixies