Clampdown — The Clash
Chords and lyrics for Clampdown by The Clash (key of D).
Verse 1
[intro:] in open chords
Amaj7 l: A Amaj7 A/F# A/E :l
the added F# and E are played on the low E string with a muted A string
[D]what are we gonna [E]do [A]now?
[A]taking off his [D]turban they say [G]is this man a [A]Jew working for the
[D][A]clampdown
they put a [D]poster saying [G]"We earn more than [A]you" we"re working for the
[D][A]clampdown
we will [D]teach our twisted [G]speech to the young [D][A]believers
we will [D]train our blue eyed [G]men to be young [D][A]believers
The judge [A]said five to [D]ten but I said [G]double it [A]again I'm not working for
D A (A-G-A)
the clampdown
[A]No man [D]born with a [G]living [A]soul can be working for the [D][A]clampdown
[D]Kick over the wall 'cause [G]governments gonna fall How can we [D]refuse [A]it?
[D]Let fury have to hour, [G]anger can be power if you know it you can [D]use [A]it
[A] [G#] [F#] [E] the [E]voices in your [E/G#]head are calling stop [A]wasting your time ,
theres nothing coming
[E]only a fool can [E/G#]think someone can [A]save you
the [E]men in the factry are [E/G#]old and cunning you [A]don't own nothing boy get
runnin' its the [E]best years of your [E/G#]life they want to [A]steal[E]
But [A]you grow [D]up and [G]you clam [A]down, Working for the [D][A]clampdown
[A]You start [D]wearing [G]Blue and [A]Brown and working for the [D][A]clampdown
[D]So you got someone to [G]boss around make you feel [D]big [A]now
[D]You drift until you [G]brutilize you made your first [D]kill [A]now
[A]In these [D]days of [G]evil [A]presidentes working for the [D][A]clampdown
[A]But lately one or [D]two has [G]fully paid thier [A]due working for the [D][A]clampdown
l: G D A :l
l: Ha longy long Working for the Clampdown :l
F# (bar) D A ( slide to B then to G)
Yeah working hard in Hairrisburg
F# D A ( A slide to D)
yeah working hard in Petersburg
[G]Working for the [D][A]Clampdown
various a sundry words that fade out all with the background of
l: F# D A:l
l: G D A:l
Its up to you to finish the song with a little more "Piss" then is on the
album Tra-la
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