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The Clash
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Key: B minor•
Intro 1

F#m
F#m
2

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Bm
Bm
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Bm
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Verse 1
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F#m
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When they kick at your front door
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How you gonna come?
G
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Bm
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With your hands on your head
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Bm
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Or on the trigger of your gun
F#m
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When the law break in
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F#m
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How you gonna go?
G
G

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Bm
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Shot down on the pavement
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Bm
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Or waiting in death row
Chorus 1
F#m
F#m
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You can crush us, you can bruise us
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F#m
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But you'll have to answer to
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G

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Oh- oh, the guns of Brixton
Verse 2
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The money feels good
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And your life you like it well
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G

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But surely your time will come
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As in heaven, as in hell
Interlude 1
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F#m
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Bm
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G
G

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G
G

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Bm
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F#m
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F#m
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Bm
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G
G

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Bm
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G

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Bm
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Verse 3
F#m
F#m
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You see he feels like Ivan
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Bm
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Born under the Brixton sun
G
G

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His game is called survivin'
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G

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Bm
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At the end of The Harder They Come
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You know it means no mercy
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They caught him with a gun
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No need for the Black Maria
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Goodbye to the Brixton sun
Chorus 2
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You can crush us, you can bruise us
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Bm
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But you'll have to answer to
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G

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Bm
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G

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Bm
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Oh- oh, the guns of Brixton
Interlude 2
F#m
F#m
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F#m
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Bm
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G
G

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G

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Bm
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Verse 4
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When they kick at your front door
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How you gonna come?
G
G

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With your hands on your head
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Or on the trigger of your gun
Interlude 3
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F#m
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F#m
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Bm
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G
G

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Chorus 3
F#m
F#m
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You can crush us, you can bruise us
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And even shoot us
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But oh- oh, the guns of Brixton
Verse 5
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F#m
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Shot down on the pavement
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Waiting in death row
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G

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His game was survivin'
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As in heaven, as in hell
Chorus 4
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You can crush us, you can bruise us
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But you'll have to answer to
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Oh- oh, the guns of Brixton
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G

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Oh- oh, the guns of Brixton
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Oh- oh, the guns of Brixton
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Oh- oh, the guns of Brixton
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • F#m

    2

  • Bm

    2

  • G

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of The Guns Of Brixton by The Clash is B minor.

The primary chords used in The Guns Of Brixton are F#m, Bm, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, Bm, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of The Guns Of Brixton is approximately 97 beats per minute.

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