London's Burning chords by
The Clash (Official Version)

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Key: G majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1
G G 
 
London's burning
G G 
 
London's burning
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D

Verse 1
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
All across the town, all across the night
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Everybody's driving with full headlights
G G 
 
F F 
 
Black or white, you turn it on,
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
you face the new religion
G G 
 
Everybody's sitting 'round watching television

Chorus 1
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
London's burning with boredom now
G G 
 
F F 
 
London's burning dial
C C 
 
D D 
 
nine-nine-nine-nine-nine
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
London's burning with boredom now
G G 
 
F F 
 
London's burning dial
C C 
 
D D 
 
nine-nine-nine-nine-nine

Verse 2
G G 
 
F F 
 
I'm up and down the Westway,
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
in and out the lights
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
What a great traffic system, it's so bright
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
I can't think of a better way to spend the night
G G 
 
Than speeding around

Chorus 2
underneath the yellow lights
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
London's burning with boredom now
G G 
 
F F 
 
London's burning dial
C C 
 
D D 
 
nine-nine-nine-nine-nine
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
London's burning with boredom now
G G 
 
F F 
 
London's burning dial
C C 
 
D D 
 
nine-nine-nine-nine-nine

Verse 3
G G 
 
F F 
 
Now I'm in the subway
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
and I'm looking for the flat
G G 
 
F F 
 
This one leads to this block,
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
this one leads to that
G G 
 
The wind howls through
F F 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
the empty blocks looking for a home
G G 
 
I  run through the empty stone

Chorus 3
because I'm all alone
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
London's burning with boredom now
G G 
 
F F 
 
London's burning dial
C C 
 
D D 
 
nine-nine-nine-nine-nine
G G 
 
F F 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
London's burning with boredom now
G G 
 
F F 
 
London's burning dial
C C 
 
D D 
 
nine-nine-nine-nine-nine

Outro 1
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
[singer speaks]
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
E E 
 
G G 
 
London's burning

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG F C D Bb...

Chords

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

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This is the definitive original version of London's Burning 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn London's Burning the way The Clash intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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