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Safe European Home by Clash
Safe European Home
*= mute chord
~= ring out chord
Intro: Fill
e----------------------|---------|------------|
B----------------------|---------|------------|
G--9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9--|---------|------------| x2
D--9--9-9--9-9--9-9-9--|---------|--7~--7/9~--|
A--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-7--|------7--|--7~--7/9~--|
E----------------------|--7/9----|--5~--5/7~--|
Verse 1:
e Fill A B
Well, I just got back an' I wish I never leave now (Where'd you go?)
e Fill A B
Who dat martian arrival at the airport? Ya!(Where'd you go?)
e Fill A B
How many local dollars for a local anaesthetic? (Where'd you go?)
e Fill A B
The Johnny on the corner was a very sympathetic (Where'd you go?)
Chorus:
F# C#m~ A B
I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery
F# C#m~ A*
An' sitting here in my "Safe European Home"
B* e
I don't wanna go back there again
Verse 2:
e Fill A B
Wasn't I lucky n' wouldn't it be loverly? (Where'd you go?)e
Fill A B
Send us all cards, an' have a laying in on a Sunday (Where'd you go?)
e Fill A B
I was there for two weeks, so how come I never tell (Where'd you go?)
e Fill A B
That Natty Dread drinks at the Sheraton Hotel? (Where'd you go?)
Chorus x1
Interlude:
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------9------9--------------------------------9--|
D--6--6---7--7---9--6---9--7---9---7---9---7---6---7--/9-9--|
A--6--6---7--7---7--6---7--7---9---7---9---7---6---7--/9-7--|
E--4--4---5--5------4------5---7---5---7---5---4---5--/7----|
Verse 3:
e Fill A B
Now they got the sun, an' they got the palm trees (Where'd you go?)
e Fill A B
They got the weed, an' they got the taxis (Where'd you go?)
e Fill A B
Whoa, the harder they come, n' the home of ol' bluebeat (Where'd you go?)
e
Yes I'd stay an' be a tourist,
Fill A B
But I can't take the gunplay (Where'd you go?)
Chorus x1
E,G#m,A,A x2 (reggae rythym)
Outro: (use reggae rythym)
E G#m A
Rudie come from Jamiaca, Rudie can't fail... x4
E G#m A
Rudie, Rudie, Rudie, Rudie, Rudie, Rudie, Rudie can't fail... x12
(Keep doing that rythym till the end of the song)
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version 2
Verse 1:
E C#m E A B
Well, I just got back an' I wish I never leave now (Where'd you go?)
E C#m E A B
Who dat martian arrival at the airport? Ya!(Where'd you go?)
E C#m E A B
How many local dollars for a local anaesthetic? (Where'd you go?)
E C#m E A B
The Johnny on the corner was a very sympathetic (Where'd you go?)
Chorus:
F#m C#m~ A B
I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery
F# C#m~ A*
An' sitting here in my "Safe European Home"
B* E
I don't wanna go back there again
Verse 2:
E C#m E A B
Wasn't I lucky n' wouldn't it be loverly? (Where'd you go?)e
E C#m E A B
Send us all cards, an' have a laying in on a Sunday (Where'd you go?)
E C#m E A B
I was there for two weeks, so how come I never tell (Where'd you go?)
E C#m E A B
That Natty Dread drinks at the Sheraton Hotel? (Where'd you go?)
Chorus:
F#m C#m~ A B
I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery
F# C#m~ A*
An' sitting here in my "Safe European Home"
B* E
I don't wanna go back there again
Interlude:
G#m A C#m F# B A B A G#m A B E
Verse 3:
E C#m E A B
Now they got the sun, an' they got the palm trees (Where'd you go?)
E C#m E A B
They got the weed, an' they got the taxis (Where'd you go?)
E C#m E A B
Whoa, the harder they come, n' the home of ol' bluebeat (Where'd you go?)
E C#m E A B
Yes I'd stay an' be a tourist, But I can't take the gunplay (Where'd you go?)
Chorus:
F#m C#m~ A B
I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery
F# C#m~ A*
An' sitting here in my "Safe European Home"
B* E
I don't wanna go back there again
E,G#m,A,A x2 (reggae rythym)
Outro: (use reggae rythym)
E G#m A
Rudie come from Jamiaca, Rudie can't fail... x4
E G#m A
Rudie, Rudie, Rudie, Rudie, Rudie, Rudie, Rudie can't fail... x12
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version 3
e:-----------------------------------]
B:-----------------------------------]
G:---7---7---7---7---7---7---9---9---]
D:---7---7---9---9---11--11--9---9---]
A:---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---]
E:-----------------------------------]
Repeat from 3rd chorus until the end!
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version 4
E A B
Well I just got back and I wish I never leave now (Where'd ya go?)
E A B
Who dat Martian arrival over at the airport, yeah?
E A B
How many local dollars for a local anesthetic?
E A B
The johnny on the corner was-a very sympathetic
Chorus:
F#m C#
I went to the place where every white face
A B
is an invitation to robbery
F#m C# A
An' sitting here in my safe european home
B E
Don't wanna go back there again
[with above verse progression]
Wasn't I lucky and wouldn't it be loverly?
Send us all cards, have a laying in on Sunday.
I was there for two weeks, so how come I never tell now?
That natty dread drink in the Sheraton Hotel, yeah.
[Chorus again]
1st break: G#m A E F#m B A B A G#m A (B) E
Oh-oh Oh-oh Oooh-Oh
[verse progression again]
They got the sun, they got the palm trees
They got the weed, they got the taxis.
Whoa, the harder they come, the home of ol' Blue Beat.
I'd stay and be a tourist, but I can't take the gun play.
[Chorus again]
[close -- reggae-ish part]
--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
--3---3---0---0---0---0---2---2--|
--1---1---4---4---2---2---2---2--|
--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
--2---2---X---X---0---0---0---0--|
--0---0---4---4------------------|
Oh! Eur- o - pe-an home. [repeat ad lib]
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version 5
Tuning: Standart E A D G B E
Okay, that's a really great classic song by The Clash.
And well, it's very simple so here's the tab for it...
| Intro/Verse | Ska Verse |
E|-------------------------------|--x7x7-x4x4-x5x5x5x5--|
B|-------------------------------|--x8x8-x4x4-x5x5x5x5--|
G|--9-99-99-99-99-9-9------------|--x9x9-x5x5-x6x6x6x6--|
D|--9-99-99-99-99-9-9--7~--7/9~--|--x9x9-x6x6-x7x7x7x7--|
A|--7-77-77-77-77-7-7--7~--7/9~--|--x7x7-x6x6-x7x7x7x7--|
E|---------------------5~--5/7~--|-------x4x4-x5x5x5x5--|
| Chorus |
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------6666666-------------------------6666666-----|
D|--4444444-6666666-7777777-9999999-4444444-6666666-7~--|
A|--4444444-4444444-7777777-9999999-4444444-4444444-7~--|
E|--2222222---------5555555-7777777-2222222---------5~--|
| Interlude |
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9~----9~---------------------------------|
D|--6-6~-7-7~--9~-6~-9~-7~-9~-7~-9~-7~-6~-7~--/9~-------|
A|--6-6~-7-7~--7~-6~-7~-7~-9~-7~-9~-7~-6~-7~--/9~-------|
E|--4-4~-5-5~-----4~----5~-7~-5~-7~-5~-4~-5~--/7~-------|
Order: Intro - Verse - Chorus - Verse - Chorus - Interlude -
Verse - Chorus - Ska-Interlude - Ska-Verse
Note: - At the beginning you play the Main Riff twice for the intro,
and for every verse you play the Main Riff four times.
- After the last chorus (3th) you continues to play the song
with a ska-rhythm (upstroke) and play it along to the end.
- For the ska-interlude you play the ska-verse 2 times, and
for the whole ska-verse you have to play it 17 times.
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