Clampdown chords by The Clash (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(A major) (C sharp minor/G#) (F sharp minor7) (E major)
The (A major) kingdom is ransacked
The jewels (C sharp minor/G#) all taken back
And the chop (F sharp minor7) per descends (E major)
They're hidden in the (A major) back
With a message written
(C sharp minor/G#) on a half-baked potato
The (F sharp minor7) spool goes 'round (E major)
Sayin' I'm back (A major) here in this place
And I could (C sharp minor/G#) cry
And there's smoke you could (F sharp minor7) click on (E major) (A major)
(D major) What are we gonna (E major) do (A major) now?
Verse 1
Taking (A major) off his (D major) turban,
they said, (G major) "is this man a (A major) jew?"
'Cause they're working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
They put up a (D major) poster saying:
(G major) "We earn more than (A major) you
We're working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down"
We will (D major) teach our twisted (G major) speech
To the young be (D major) liev (A major) ers
We will (D major) train our blue-eyed (G major) men
To be young be (D major) liev (A major) ers
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Verse 2
The judge (A major) said, five to (D major) ten,
but I say (G major) double that again (A major)
I'm not working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
No man born (D major) with a (G major) living soul (A major)
Can be working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
Kick (D major) over the wall (G major) 'cause government's to fall
How can you re (D major) fuse (A major) it?
Let (D major) fury have the hour, (G major) anger can be power
Do you know that you can (D major) use (A major) it?
(E major) The
Bridge 1
voices in your head (E/G#) are calling
Stop (A major) wasting your time,
there's nothing coming
(E major) Only a fool would (E/G#) think
someone could save (A major) you
The (E major) men at the factory are old (E/G#) and cunning
You (A major) don't owe nothing, boy, get runnin'
It's the (E major) best years of your life (E/G#)
they want to steal (A major)
Verse 3
But (A major) you grow (D major) up and (G major) you calm down (A major)
And you're working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
You start (D major) wearing (G major) blue and brown (A major)
And you're working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
So you (D major) got someone to (G major) boss around
It makes you feel (D major) big (A major) now
You (D major) drift until you (G major) brutalize
Make your first (D major) kill (A major) now
Verse 4
(A major) In these (D major) days of evil (G major) presi (A major) dentes
Working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
But lately one or (D major) two has fully (G major) paid their (A major) due
For working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
Ha! Get along! Get along!
(G major) (Working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down)
Ha! Get along! Get along!
(G major) (Working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down)
Yeah, I'm (G/F#) working
Outro 1
hard in (D major) Harris (A major) burg
(G/F#) Working hard in (D major) Peters (A major) burg
(G major) Working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
(G major) Working for the (D major) clamp (A major) down
Ha! Get along! Get along!
(G/F#) Beggin' to be (D major) melted (A major) down
(G/F#) (D major) (A major) (Get along! Get along!)
(G major) Work, (D major) (A major) (G major) work (D major) (A major)
(F sharp minor) The (and I'll give away (D major) no (A major) secret)
(F sharp minor) Work, (D major) (A major) (G major) work (D major) (A major)
More (G major) work, (D major) (A major) more (F sharp minor) work (D major) (A major)
(F sharp minor) Work, (D major) (A major) (G major) work (D major) (A major)
(G major) Work (D major) (A major)
[Repeat and fade]
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