Guns Of Brixton — Jimmy Cliff
Chords and lyrics for Guns Of Brixton by Jimmy Cliff (key of D#).
Intro
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] [Eb] [Gm]
Verse 1
When they[Dm] kick out your front[Gm] door
[Dm]How you gonna[Gm] come?
With your[Eb] hands on your[Gm] head
Or on the[Eb] trigger of your[Gm] gun
[Dm]When the law breaks[Gm] in
[Dm]How you gonna[Gm] go?
[Eb]Shot down on the[Gm] pavement
Or[Eb] waiting on death[Gm] row
Chorus
You can[Dm] crush us, you can[Gm] bruise us
But you'll[Dm] have to answer[Gm] to
[Eb][Gm]Ooooooh, guns of [Eb]Brixton[Gm]
Verse 2
The[Dm] money seems[Gm] good
And your[Dm] life you like it[Gm] well
But[Eb] surely your time will[Gm] come
As in[Eb] heaven or as in[Gm] hell
Instrumental
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] [Eb] [Gm]
Verse 3
You[Dm] know he feels like[Gm] Ivan
Born[Dm] under the Brixton[Gm] sun
His[Eb] game is called [Gm]survivin'
At the[Eb] end of the harder they[Gm] come
You[Dm] know it means no[Gm] mercy
They[Dm] caught him with a[Gm] gun
No[Eb] need for the Black [Gm]Maria
[Eb]Goodbye to the Brixton[Gm] sun
Chorus
You can[Dm] crush us, you can[Gm] bruise us
But you'll[Dm] have to answer[Gm] to
[Eb][Gm]Ooooooh, guns of [Eb]Brixton[Gm]
Instrumental
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] [Eb] [Gm]
Verse 4
When they[Dm] kick out your front[Gm] door
[Dm]How you gonna[Gm] come?
With your[Eb] hands on your[Gm] head
Or on the[Eb] trigger of your[Gm] gun
[Dm]When the law breaks[Gm] in
[Dm]How you gonna[Gm] go?
[Eb]Shot down on the[Gm] pavement
Or[Eb] waiting on death[Gm] row
Chorus
You can[Dm] crush us, you can[Gm] bruise us
But you'll[Dm] have to answer[Gm] to
[Eb][Gm]Ooooooh, guns of [Eb]Brixton[Gm]
Chorus
You can[Dm] shot us, you can[Gm] bruise us
You can even[Dm] shoot us
[Gm]But you'll have to answer to
[Eb][Gm]Ooooooh, guns of [Eb]Brixton[Gm]
Outro
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [Gm]
[Eb] [Gm] [Eb] [Gm]
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