The Clash – Wrong Em Boyo (Guitar Intro)

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[Intro]
C               Cmaj7          F              Fm
Stagger Lee met Billy and they go down to gambling

C
Stagger Lee throwed seven

G                          C
Billy said that he throwed eight

   C               Cmaj7              F            Fm
So Billy said, hey Stagger! I'm gonna make my big attack

    C                      G             C
I'm gonna have to leave my knife in your back"
(C'mon, let's start all over again) [Instrumental Intro] G C G D G [Verse]
G
Why do you try to cheat?
And trample people under your feet
                           C
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
To cheat the tryin' man
                           G
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
To cheat the tryin' man
               D
But you better stop

                    G
It is the wrong 'em boyo
[Verse]
G
You lie, steal, cheat and deceit
In such a small, small game
                           C
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
To cheat the tryin' man
                           G
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
To cheat the tryin' man
           D
You better stop

                    G
It is the wrong 'em boyo
[Instrumental Verse] G C G D G [Verse]
G
Billy Boy has been shot
And Stagger Lee's come out on top
                           C
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
To cheat the tryin' man
                           G
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
To cheat Stagger man
             D
You'd better stop (you better stop)

                         G
Hey, it is the wrong 'em boyo hey
[Verse]
G
So you must start all over again
All over again
                           C
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
Play it, Billy, play
                           G
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
Well play it, Billy, play
             D
An' you will find

                    G
It is the right 'em boyo
[Verse]
G
But if you must lie and deceit
And trample people under your feet
                           C
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
To cheat the tryin' man
                           G
(Don't ya' know it is wrong?)
To cheat a tryin' man
           D
You better stop

                    G
It is the wrong 'em boyo
[Outro]
G
It is the wrong 'em boyo
It is the wrong 'em boyo
                   C
It is the wrong 'em

                    G
It is the wrong 'em boyo

                    D     G
It is the wrong 'em boyo