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London Calling by The Pogues & Joe Strummer


           London Calling 



Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard.
  
Intro:
 
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
 
 
Verse 1:
Em*                    C7*
London calling to the faraway towns,
                             G
Now that war is declared and battle come down.
Em*                   C7*
London calling to the underworld,
                                  G
Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls.
Em                  C7
London calling, now don't look at us,
                                G
All that phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust.
Em                     C7
London calling, see we ain't got no swing,
                           G
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing. 
 
 
Chorus 1:
Em                     G
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Em                       G
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
C                    G
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Em                     D
London is drowning-and I live by the river.
 
 
Verse 2:
Em*                    C7*
London calling to the imitation zone,
                        G
Forget it, brother, an' go it alone.
Em*                     C7*
London calling upon the zombies of death,
                     G
Quit holding out and draw another breath.
Em*                  C7*
London calling and I don't wanna shout,
                               G
But when we were talking I saw you nodding out,
Em*                     C7*
London calling, see we ain't got no highs,
                         G
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes.
 
 
Chorus 2:
Em                     G
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Em                       G
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
C                    G
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Em                     D
London is drowning-and I live by the river.
 
 
Instrumental (with Lead Piano Accordion):
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* | (Wah, ah, ah-aha-hah!)
 
 
Chorus 3:
Em                     G
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Em                       G
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
C                    G
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Em                     D
London is drowning-and I live by the river.
 
 
Bridge:
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* | (Sing it now)
 
 
Verse 3:
Em*                   C7*
London calling, yeah, I was there, too,
                                   G
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
Em*                    C7*
London calling at the top of the dial, 
Em                    C
After all this, won't you give me a smile? 
 
 
Coda:
Em*             C7*
London calling...
Em*             C7*
London calling...
Em
'Ne-ver fe-lt s-o mu-ch a-l-i-v-e. (Fade)
 
P.A. (Over)
"Jo-e Strum-mer"
 
Shane McGowan:
"Let's hear it for Joe! ...Eh"
 
 



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