Clampdown chords by
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Key: A majorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Eb Eb 
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Gm/D Gm/D 
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Cm7 Cm7 
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 
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The kingdom is ransacked
Gm/D Gm/D 
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The jewels all    taken back
Cm7 Cm7 
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Bb Bb 
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And the chopper   descends
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They're hidden in the back
With a message written
Gm/D Gm/D 
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on     a half-baked potato
Cm7 Cm7 
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Bb Bb 
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The spool goes 'round
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Sayin' I'm back here in this place
Gm/D Gm/D 
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And I could cry
Cm7 Cm7 
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 
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And there's smoke you could click on
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Bb Bb 
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Eb Eb 
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What are we gonna do  now?

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

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

Bridge 1
Bb/D Bb/D 
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voices in your head   are calling
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Stop wasting your time,
there's nothing coming
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Bb/D Bb/D 
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Only a fool would think
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someone could save you
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Bb/D Bb/D 
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The men at the factory are old    and cunning
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You don't owe nothing, boy, get runnin'
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Bb/D Bb/D 
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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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Ab Ab 
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Eb Eb 
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But you grow up  and you calm down
Ab Ab 
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Eb Eb 
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And you're working for the clampdown
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Db Db 
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Eb Eb 
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You start wearing blue and brown
Ab Ab 
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Eb Eb 
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And you're working for the clampdown
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Db Db 
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So you got someone to boss around
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Eb Eb 
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It makes you feel big now
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Db Db 
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You drift until you brutalize
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Eb Eb 
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Make your first kill now

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

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

ChordsEb Gm/D Cm7 Bb Ab...

Chords

Eb
Gm/D
Cm7
Bb
Ab
Db
Bb/D
Db/C
Cm
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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Gm/D: x-x-0-3-3-3
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Bb/D: x-5-3-3-6-x
Db/C: x-3-6-6-6-x
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 6

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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