Clampdown chords by
The Clash (Official Version)
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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Ab Ab 
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Cm/G Cm/G 
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Fm7 Fm7 
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Eb Eb 
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Ab Ab 
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The kingdom is ransacked
Cm/G Cm/G 
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The jewels all    taken back
Fm7 Fm7 
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Eb Eb 
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And the chopper   descends
Ab Ab 
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They're hidden in the back
With a message written
Cm/G Cm/G 
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on     a half-baked potato
Fm7 Fm7 
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Eb Eb 
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The spool goes 'round
Ab Ab 
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Sayin' I'm back here in this place
Cm/G Cm/G 
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And I could cry
Fm7 Fm7 
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Eb Eb 
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Ab Ab 
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And there's smoke you could click on
Db Db 
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Eb Eb 
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Ab Ab 
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What are we gonna do  now?

Verse 1
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Db Db 
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Taking off his turban,
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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they said, "is this man a jew?"
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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'Cause they're working for the clampdown
Db Db 
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They put up a poster saying:
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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"We earn more than you
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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We're working for the clampdown"
Db Db 
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Gb Gb 
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We will teach our twisted speech
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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To the young believers
Db Db 
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Gb Gb 
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We will train our blue-eyed men
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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To be young believers

Verse 2
Ab Ab 
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Db Db 
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The judge said, five to ten,
Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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but I say double that again
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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I'm not working for the clampdown
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Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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No man born with a living soul
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Can be working for the clampdown
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Gb Gb 
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Kick over the wall 'cause government's to fall
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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How can you refuse it?
Db Db 
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Gb Gb 
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Let fury have the hour, anger can be power
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Do you know that you can use it?
Eb Eb 
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The

Bridge 1
Eb/G Eb/G 
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voices in your head   are calling
Ab Ab 
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Stop wasting your time,
there's nothing coming
Eb Eb 
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Eb/G Eb/G 
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Only a fool would think
Ab Ab 
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someone could save you
Eb Eb 
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Eb/G Eb/G 
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The men at the factory are old    and cunning
Ab Ab 
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You don't owe nothing, boy, get runnin'
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Eb/G Eb/G 
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It's the best years of your life
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they want to steal

Verse 3
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Db Db 
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Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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But you grow up  and you calm down
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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And you're working for the clampdown
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Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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You start wearing blue and brown
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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And you're working for the clampdown
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Gb Gb 
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So you got someone to boss around
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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It makes you feel big now
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Gb Gb 
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You drift until you brutalize
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Ab Ab 
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Make your first kill now

Verse 4
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Db Db 
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Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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In  these days of evil presidentes
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Working for the clampdown
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Gb Gb 
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Ab Ab 
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But lately one or two has fully paid their due
Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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For working for the clampdown
Ha! Get along! Get along!
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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(Working for the clampdown)
Ha! Get along! Get along!
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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(Working for the clampdown)
Gb/F Gb/F 
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Yeah, I'm working

Outro 1
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Ab Ab 
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hard in Harrisburg
Gb/F Gb/F 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Working hard in Petersburg
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Working for the clampdown
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Working for the clampdown
Ha! Get along! Get along!
Gb/F Gb/F 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Beggin' to be melted down
Gb/F Gb/F 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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(Get along! Get along!)
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Work, work
Fm Fm 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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The (and I'll give away no  secret)
Fm Fm 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Work, work
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Fm Fm 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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More work, more work
Fm Fm 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Work, work
Gb Gb 
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Db Db 
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Ab Ab 
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Work
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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsAb Cm/G Fm7 Eb Db...

Chords

Ab
Cm/G
Fm7
Eb
Db
Gb
Eb/G
Gb/F
Fm
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Cm/G: 3-x-5-5-4-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Gb/F: x-x-3-3-2-2
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1

Capo: No capo

Transpose: -1

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Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Clampdown by The Clash, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Clash's performance.

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