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Tommy Gun by Clash
Tommy Gun
~= ring out chord
*= mute note
Intro:
(Drum Roll) x2 (Roll) x2 (Roll) x1
e--------------------------|-----------|--------|
B--------------------------|-----------|--------|
G-----------------9-9~-----|-----9-9~--|-----9--|
D-----------------9-9~-----|-----9-9~--|-----9--|
A-----------------7-7~-----|-----7-7~--|-----7--|
E--------------------------|-----------|--------|
Verse 1:
A C# D A
Tommy gun, you ain't happy less you got one
A C# D A
Tommy gun, ain't gonna shoot the place up just for fun
Lead for Choruses:
e-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------5/9~--|
D--9b------9b10r-7--10b------9b10r------9b------9b10r-------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1:
D A
Maybe he wants to die for the money,
D A
Maybe he wants to kill for his country,
D A e~ e~
Whatever he wants, he's gonna get it!
Verse 2 Lead: x4
e--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12--9-9--|
B---------------------------------------| (the fist and third times play
G---------------------------------------| 12's instead of the 9's)
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
A* C#* D* A*
Tommy gun, you better strip it down for a custom run,
A* C#* D* A*
Tommy gun, waiting in the airport 'till kingdom come
Chorus 2:
D A
An' we can watch you make it on the nine o'clock news,
D A
Standing there in Palestine lighting the fuse,
D A e~ e~
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it!
Solo: x6
e--------------------------------------9-------------|----------|----------|
B----------------------------------------10----------|--12v-----|----------|
G--12b14----6---7--9-----------6-7-9---------9/11-9--|----------|--5/-9-9--|
D---------------------7----7-9-----------------------|----------|----------|
A----------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|
E----------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|
(slow, drastic
vibration)
Verse 3: (use Verse 2 Lead)
A* C#* D* A*
Tommy gun, you'll be dead when your war is won,
A* C#* D* A*
Tommy gun, but did you have to gun down everyone?
Chorus 3:
D A
I can see it's kill or be killed
D A
A nation of destiny has got to be fulfilled
D A e~ e~
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it!
Verse 4:
A C# D A
Tommy gun, you can be a hero in an age of none,
A C# D A
Tommy gun, I'm cutting out your picture from page one
Chorus 4:
D A
I'm gonna get a jacket just like yours,
D A
An' give my false support to your cause
D A e~ e~
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it!
Break: x2
e--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7---7--4-4--|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge Lead: (hard to hear) x3
e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------2------------------------------------|
D--4--2-1-------------2-1----4--2-1--------------------|
A---------4--2-2----4---------------4--2-2---4--2-4-2--|
E------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
B E A B
Okay, so let's agree about the price
B E A B
An' make it one jet airliner for ten prisoners
B E A B
Boats an' tanks and planes, it's your game
B E A B
Kings an' queens an' generals learn your name
B E A B
I see all the innocents, the human sacrifice
B E A B~
And if death comes so cheap, then the same goes for life
End with:
e-------|
B-------|
G--4-4--|
D--4-4--|
A--2-2--|
E-------|
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version 2
Intro:
(Drum roll) (Drum roll) (Drum roll)
e||--------------------------------------------------------------||
B||--------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--9-9~----------9-9~----------9-9~----------9-9~----------9*--||
D||--9-9~----------9-9~----------9-9~----------9-9~----------9*--||
A||--7-7~----------7-7~----------7-7~----------7-7~----------7*--||
E||--------------------------------------------------------------||
Verse 1: (Listen to the song for timing.)
Guitar 1:
^ ^ ^
e||--------------------------------||
B||--------------------------------||
G||---------6-6----6-7-7----7------||
D||--7----7-6-6----6-7-7----7-7-7--||
A||--7----7-4-4----4-5-5----5-7-7--||
E||--5----5-------------------5-5--||
^ ^ ^ ^
e||------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------------||
G||--9----------6-6----6-7-7----7------||
D||--9-7-7----7-6-6----6-7-7----7-7-7--||
A||--7-7-7----7-4-4----4-5-5----5-7-7--||
E||----5-5----5-------------------5-5--||
Guitar 2:
e||-----------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------||
G||-------------6-6--6-6-6-7-7--7-7-7-------------|| x2
D||--7-7--7-7-7-6-6--6-6-6-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--||
A||--7-7--7-7-7-4-4--4-4-4-5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7--||
E||--5-5--5-5-5-----------------------5-5--5-5-5--||
Guitar 3: (Comes in on the second bar of the verse.)
e||--------12---------||
B||-------------------||
G||--9/13----13--14~--||
D||-------------------||
A||-------------------||
E||-------------------||
Chorus 1:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (Drum roll)
e||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--7-7--7-7-7------------7-7--7-7-7------------7-7--7-7-7------9-9~----------9-9~--||
D||--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--9-9~----------9-9~--||
A||--5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7-5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7-5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7~----------7-7~--||
E||-------------5-5--5-5-5------------5-5--5-5-5------------5-5----------------------||
Guitar 2: (Listen for timing.)
e||-------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------||
G||-------------------------------------------------9-9~--||
D||--9b10~--10r9--7----9b11~---11r9----9----10--9---------||
A||-------------------------------------------------------||
E||-------------------------------------------------------||
Verse 2:
Guitar 1: (Timing is off here listen to the song to get it right.)
e||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||-----------------6*---------------7*------------9-----------------6*-------------7*-------------9-----||
D||--7-7*-----------6*---------------7*------------9-7*--------------6*-------------7*-------------9-7*--||
A||--7-7*-----------4*---------------5*------------7-7*--------------4*-------------5*-------------7-7*--||
E||--5-5*--------------------------------------------5*----------------------------------------------5*--||
Guitar 2:
(-----------------------------PM-------------------------------------||
e||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|| x2
D||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------||
A||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------||
E||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------||
Guitar 3: (Listen to song for timing.)
e||--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--9-9--||
B||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--------------------------------------------------------------------------|| x2
D||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
A||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Chorus 2:
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (Drum roll)
e||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||----------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--7-7--7-7-7------------7-7--7-7-7------------7-7--7-7-7------9-9~----------9-9~--||
D||--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--9-9~----------9-9~--||
A||--5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7-5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7-5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7~----------7-7~--||
E||-------------5-5--5-5-5------------5-5--5-5-5------------5-5----------------------||
Guitar 2:
e||-------------------------------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------------------------------||
G||-------------------------------------------------9-9~--||
D||--9b10~--10r9--7----9b11~---11r9----9----10--9---------||
A||-------------------------------------------------------||
E||-------------------------------------------------------||
Guitar 3: (This part is actually carried on from the verse. Listen to the song for the timing.
e||--12~----12-9-------12-9-------12-9----------||
B||-------------10~--------10~--------10~-------||
G||-----------------------------------------9~--||
D||---------------------------------------------||
A||---------------------------------------------||
E||---------------------------------------------||
Solo:
Guitar 1:
^ ^ ^
e||--------------------------------||
B||--------------------------------||
G||---------6-6----6-7-7----7------|| x2
D||--7----7-6-6----6-7-7----7-7-7--||
A||--7----7-4-4----4-5-5----5-7-7--||
E||--5----5-------------------5-5--||
Guitar 2:
e||--------------------------------9-----------||
B||---------------------------------11---------||
G||--12b14~----6-7-9---------6-7-9----9/11-9~--||
D||-----------------7~----7-9------------------||
A||--------------------------------------------||
E||--------------------------------------------||
Guitar 1: (Let the first D ring out slightly before muting.)
e||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------------------------------------------||
G||--7-*-7-7---------7-*-7-7---------7-*-7-7------------9-9----------9-9--||
D||--7-*-7-7-7-*-7-7-7-*-7-7-7-*-7-7-7-*-7-7-7-*-7-7----9-9----------9-9--||
A||--5-*-5-5-7-*-7-7-5-*-5-5-7-*-7-7-5-*-5-5-7-*-7-7----7-7----------7-7--||
E||----------5-*-5-5---------5-*-5-5---------5-*-5-5----------------------||
Guitar 2: (Listen for timing.)
e||------------------------------|----------------------||
B||--14----------14--------------|----------------------||
G||---16b18~18~18--16b18~18---x3-|--9-9~----------9-9~--||
D||------------------------------|--9-9~----------9-9~--||
A||------------------------------|--7-7~----------7-7~--||
E||------------------------------|----------------------||
(Ok, so that this tab isn't incredibly long, I'm going to tell you which parts to repeat
the rest of the song.)
Repeat:
Verse 2
Chorus 2
Verse 1
Chorus 2
Interlude 1: (Technically two if you count the solo as an interlude.)
Guitar 1:
e||------------------------||
B||------------------------||
G||--------9~--------------|| x2
D||--9~----9~----7~----9~--||
A||--9~----7~----7~----9~--||
E||--7~----------5~----7~--||
Guitar 2: (Listen for timing.)
^ ^ ^
e||-------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------||
G||---------9~-9-9----------------|| x2
D||--9~-9-9-9~-9-9-7~-7-7-9~-9-9--||
A||--9~-9-9-7~-7-7-7~-7-7-9~-9-9--||
E||--7~-7-7--------5~-5-5-7~-7-7--||
Guitar 3:
e||--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--4-4--||
B||----------------------------------------------------------||
G||----------------------------------------------------------|| x2
D||----------------------------------------------------------||
A||----------------------------------------------------------||
E||----------------------------------------------------------||
Guitar 1:
e||------------------------||
B||------------------------||
G||--------9~--------------|| x3
D||--9~----9~----7~----9~--||
A||--9~----7~----7~----9~--||
E||--7~----------5~----7~--||
Guitar 2: (Listen for timing.)
^ ^ ^
e||-------------------------------||
B||-------------------------------||
G||---------9~-9-9----------------|| x3
D||--9~-9-9-9~-9-9-7~-7-7-9~-9-9--||
A||--9~-9-9-7~-7-7-7~-7-7-9~-9-9--||
E||--7~-7-7--------5~-5-5-7~-7-7--||
Guitar 3:
e||---------------------------------------------------||
B||---------------------------------------------------||
G||---------------2-----------------------------------|| x3
D||--4--2-1----------2-1----4--2-1--------------------||
A||--------4--2-2---4--------------4--2-2---4--2-4-2--||
E||---------------------------------------------------||
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version 3
Intro
1st guitar (Joe)
E-0-0~-|
B-0-0~-|
G-1-1~-|
D-2-2~-|
A-2-2~-|
E-0-0~-|
2nd guitar (Mick)
E------|
B------|
G-9-9~-|
D-9-9~-|
A-7-7~-|
E------|
Verse 1
1st guitar (joe)
E-----------------------------------------------------| x2
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-77777777-1010101010101010-1212121212121212-77777777-|
A-77777777-1010101010101010-1212121212121212-77777777-|
E-55555555- 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9-1010101010101010-55555555-|
then
E---------------------------| x3
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D-1212121212121212-77777777-|
A-1212121212121212-77777777-|
E-1010101010101010-55555555-|
then
E-0-0~-|
B-0-0~-|
G-1-1~-|
D-2-2~-|
A-2-2~-|
E-0-0~-|
2nd guitar (Mick)
E----------------------|
B-----------5/9~-10~---|
G----------------------|
D-2/6~-7~--------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
then
E------|
B------|
G-9-9~-|
D-9-9~-|
A-7-7~-|
E------|
Verse 2
1st guitar (Joe)
palm muted
E-----------------------------------------------------| x2
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-77777777-1010101010101010-1212121212121212-77777777-|
A-77777777-1010101010101010-1212121212121212-77777777-|
E-55555555- 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9-1010101010101010-55555555-|
then, now distorted
E---------------------------| x3
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D-1212121212121212-77777777-|
A-1212121212121212-77777777-|
E-1010101010101010-55555555-|
then
E-0-0~-|
B-0-0~-|
G-1-1~-|
D-2-2~-|
A-2-2~-|
E-0-0~-|
2nd guitar (Mick)
E-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
then
E-12-9-------12-9---------|
B------10~-------10~--/5~-|
G-------------------------|
D-------------------------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|
then
E------|
B------|
G-9-9~-|
D-9-9~-|
A-7-7~-|
E------|
Verse 3
1st guitar (Joe)
same as verse 1
2nd guitar (Mick)
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------17-14-------------|
G-14~-/6~~~-/7~-/9~-/2~---6-4-6/18----14~-9p11h9~-|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
B----------------19------------|
G-17~~~~-17~~-18- --18~-17~~~~-|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
E------|
B------|
G-9-9~-|
D-9-9~-|
A-7-7~-|
E------|
Verse 4
same as verse 2
Verse 5
1st guitar (Joe)
same as verse 1
2nd guitar (Mick)
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------5~-/9~-10~------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-2~-/6~-7~----------------9~-11-11/7/11~-11-11/7/5~-11-11/-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E------|
B------|
G-9-9~-|
D-9-9~-|
A-7-7~-|
E------|
Verse 6
1st guitar (Joe)
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D-99999999-1414141414141414-77777777-99999999-|
A-99999999-1414141414141414-77777777-99999999-|
E-77777777-1212121212121212-55555555-77777777-|
2nd guitar (Mick)
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9-|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro (both guitars)
E-----|
B-----|
G-4-4-|
D-4-4-|
A-2-2-|
E-----|
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version 4
E
(Drum roll) (four times)
A C#m D A E
TOMMY GUN – HE AIN'T HAPPY LESS HE GOT ONE
A C#m D
TOMMY GUN – HE AIN’T GONNA SHOOT THE PLACE UP
A
JUST FOR FUN
D A
MAYBE HE WANTS TO DIE – FOR THE MONEY
D A
MAYBE HE WANTS TO KILL – FOR HIS COUNTRY
D A E
WHATEVER HE WANTS, HE’S GONNA GET IT!
TOMMY GUN – YOU BETTER STRIP IT DOWN FOR A
CUSTOM RUN
TOMMY GUN – WAITING IN THE AIRPORT 'TILL KINGDOM
COME
AN’ WE CAN WATCH YOU MAKE IT ON THE NINE
O’CLOCK NEWS
STANDING THERE IN PALESTINE LIGHTING THE FUSE
WHATEVER YOU WANT, YOU’RE GONNA GET IT
TOMMY GUN – YOU’LL BE DEAD WHEN YOUR WAR IS WON
TOMMY GUN – BUT DID YOU HAVE TO GUN DOWN
EVERYONE?
I CAN SEE IT’S KILL OR BE KILLED
A NATION OF DESTINY HAS GOT TO BE FULFILLED
WHATEVER YOU WANT, YOU'RE GONNA GET IT!
TOMMY GUN – YOU CAN BE A HERO IN AN AGE OF NONE
TOMMY GUN – I'M CUTTING OUT YOUR PICTURE FROM
PAGE ONE
I'M GONNA GET A JACKET JUST LIKE YOURS
AN’ GIVE MY FALSE SUPPORT TO YOUR CAUSE
WHATEVER YOU WANT, YOU’RE GONNA GET IT!
B E A B (twice)
B E A B E A B
OK SO LET'S AGREE ABOUT THE PRICE
B E A/F# B
BOATS AN' TANKS AND PLANES, IT’S YOUR GAME
E A/F# B
KINGS AN’ QUEENS AN’ GENERALS LEARN YOUR NAME
E A/F# B
I SEE ALL THE INNOCENTS, THE HUMAN SACRIFICE
E A/F#
AND IF DEATH COMES SO CHEAP, THEN THE SAME GOES
B B
FOR LIFE!
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version 5
E E (x5) (single hit last time)
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, you ain’t happy less you got one
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, ain’t gonna shoot the place up just for fun
D A
Maybe he wants to die for the money
D A
Maybe he wants to kill for his country
D A E E E E
Whatever he wants, he’s gonna get it
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, you better strip it down for a custom run
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, waiting in the airport 'till kingdom come
D A
And we can watch you make it on the nine o'clock news
D A
Standing there in Palestine lighting the fuse
D A E E E E
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it
A C#m D A
Tommy gun…
A C#m D A
Tommy gun
D A D A D A E E E E
Ooooh, oooh, ooooh, oooh, ooooh, oooh
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, you'll be dead when your war is won
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, but did you have to gun down everyone?
D A
I can see it's kill or be killed
D A
A nation of destiny has got to be fulfilled
D A E E E E
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, you can be a hero in an age of none
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, I'm cutting out your picture from page one
D A
I'm gonna get a jacket just like yours
D A
And give my false support to your cause
D A E E E E
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it
B E A B (x2)
B E A B
Ok, so let’s agree about the price
B E A B
And make it one jet airliner for ten prisoners
B E A B
Boats and tanks and planes, it's your game
B E A B
Kings and queens and generals learn your name
B E A B
I see all the innocents, the human sacrifice
B E A B
And if death comes so cheap then the same goes for life
B B
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