Spanish Bombs — The Clash
Chords and lyrics for Spanish Bombs by The Clash (key of C).
Verse 1
Spanish Bombs – The Clash
From: "London Calling" (1979)
I usually play this song alone accompanying myself on an acoustic. In order
play (see Intro tab 1). If you don't want to feature the guitar melody at
all,
just leave it and play the regular chords throughout.
play: G
For chords in orignal key use UG's transpose button and transpose
this chord sheet +2 to A.
Intro
[G [Emadd9 [G/B [Am [Cm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Intro
[A [F#madd9 [A/C# [Bm [Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3 A/C# x-4-2-2-2-5
Intro
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
(see tab)
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
(see tab)
Verse 1
[G]Spanish songs in [Em][Bm]Andalucía
[Am] The shooting sites in the [Cm]days of '39
[G]Oh, please, leave the [Em]ventana [Bm]open
[Am] Federico Lorca is[Cm] dead and gone
[G]Bullet holes in the [Em]cemetery [Bm]walls
[Am] The black cars of the [Cm]Guardia Civil
[G]Spanish bombs [Em]on the Costa [Bm]Rica
[Am] I'm flying in on a [Cm]DC 10 tonight
Chorus
[G]Spanish bombs, yo te [Em]quiero [Bm]infinito
[Em] Yo te [Bm]acuerda,[F] oh mi corazón.
[G]Spanish bombs, yo te [Em]quiero [Bm]infinito
[Em] Yo te [Bm]acuerda,[F] oh mi corazón.
Verse 2
(with riff = play like intro)
[G]Spanish weeks in my [Emadd9]disco [G/B]casino
[Am] The freedom fighters [Cm]died upon the hill
[G]They sang the red flag,[Emadd9] they wore the [G/B]black one
But [Am]after they died it was [Cm]Mockingbird Hill
[G]Back home the buses [Emadd9]went up in [G/B]flashes
[Am] The Irish tomb was [Cm]drenched in blood
[G]Spanish bombs [Emadd9]shatter the [G/B]hotels
[Am] My señorita's rose was [Cm]nipped in the bud
Chorus
[G]Spanish bombs, yo te [Em]quiero [Bm]infinito
[Em] Yo te [Bm]acuerda,[F] oh mi corazón.
[G]Spanish bombs, yo te [Em]quiero [Bm]infinito
[Em] Yo te [Bm]acuerda,[F] oh mi corazón.
Interlude
(Intro)
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
Verse 3
The [G]hillsides ring with[Em] "Free the [Bm]people"
Or [Am]can I hear the echo from the [Cm]days of '39?
With [G]trenches full of poets,[Em] the ragged [Bm]army
[Am]Fixin' bayonets to [Cm]fight the other line
[G]Spanish bombs[Em] rock the [Bm]province
[Am] I'm hearing music [Cm]from another time
[G]Spanish bombs on the[Em] Costa [Bm]Brava
[Am] I'm flying in on a [Cm]DC 10 tonight
Chorus
[G]Spanish bombs, yo te [Em]quiero [Bm]infinito
[Em] Yo te [Bm]acuerda,[F] oh mi corazón.
[G]Spanish bombs, yo te [Em]quiero [Bm]infinito
[Em] Yo te [Bm]acuerda,[F] oh mi corazón.
Outro
(Chorus)
| G | Em Bm | Em Bm | F |
oh mi corazon
| G | Em Bm | Em Bm | F |
oh mi corazon
Outro
(Chorus)
[G]Spanish songs in [Em][Bm]Andalucia
[Em] [Bm]Mandolina, [F]oh mi corazon
[G]Spanish songs[Em] in [Bm]Granada
| Em Bm | F |
oh mi corazon
Outro
(Intro)
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
oh mi corazon
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
oh mi corazon
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
oh mi corazon
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm | G
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