The Clash – The Right Profile (Guitar)

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As recorded by The Clash (From the 1979 Album LONDON CALLING) [Intro] E B A A5/E E B A A5/E [Verse 1]
E B  A A5/E
  Say,

            E
Where did I see this guy?

B        A  A5/E E
In Red River?

B                 A  A5/E E
Or a Place in the Sun?

B         A     A5/E E
Maybe The Misfits?

E
Or From Here to Eternity?
[Chorus]
    B                  E      E/F#
And everybody say, "Is he all right?"

    B               E         E/F#
And everybody say, "What's he like?"

    B                  E            E/F#
And everybody say, "He sure look funny"

B
 That's Montgomery Clift, honey!
[Verse 2]
E                    B          A    A5/E
New York, (New York) New York, 42nd Street

E        B          A             A5/E
Hustlers rustle and pimp pimp the beat

E     B        A             A5/E
Monty Clift is recognized at dawn

E
He ain't got no shoes and his clothes are torn
[Chorus]
    B    F#            E      E/F#
And everybody say, "Is he all right?"

    B    F#         E         E/F#
And everybody say, "What's he like?"

    B    F#                         E/F#
And everybody say, "He sure look funny"

B
 That's Montgomery Clift, honey!
[Verse 3]
E                      
I see a car smashed at night

Eadd9
Cut the applause and dim the light

Eadd9
Monty's face is broken on a wheel

Eadd9
Is he alive? Can he still feel?
[Chorus]
    B    F#            E      E/F#
And everybody say, "Is he all right?"

    B    F#         E         E/F#
And everybody say, "What's he like?"

    B    F#                         E/F#
And everybody say, "He sure look funny"

B
 That's Montgomery Clift, honey!
[Guitar Solo] E B A A/E E B A A/E E B A A/E E [Bridge]
E
Shoot his right profile
[Chorus]
    B                  E      E/F#
And everybody say, "Is he all right?"

    B               E         E/F#
And everybody say, "What's he like?"

    B                  E            E/F#
And everybody say, "He sure look funny"

B
 That's Montgomery Clift, honey!
[Verse 4]
E      
  Nembutal

E
Numbs it all

E
But I prefer

      B
Alcohol
[Sax Solo] B E E/F# B E E/F# B E E/F# B E A A/E E A A/E E A A/E E [Chorus]
    B    F#                E  E/F#
And everybody say, "What's he like?"

    B    F#            E      E/F#
And everybody say, "Is he all right?"

B    F#                        E/F#
Everybody say, "He sure look funny"

B
 That's Montgomery Clift, honey!
[Verse 5]
E                              A         A5/E
He said, "Go out and get me my old movie stills

E                  A              A5/E
Go out and get me another roll of pills

E                           A             A5/E    E
Everything's shakin', but I ain't got the chills"
[Chorus]
    B    F#                E  E/F#
And everybody say, "What's he like?"

    B    F#            E      E/F#
And everybody say, "Is he all right?"

B                            E/F#
Everybody say, "He sure look funny"

B
"I was trapped!" Montgomery Clift, honey!
[Outro] E B A A/E E B A A/E E B A A/E E B E E/F# B E E/F# B E E/F# B