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- From: schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark Schnitzius)
- Subject: I Fought the Law: The CLASH version
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- Organization: University of Central Florida
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- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 01:56:12 GMT
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- I Fought the Law
- The Clash version
- (as best as I can figure it out)
-
- Intro:
-
- Chords: D D G A
- Tab: ----------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- -(12)/14-14-14-(12)/14-14-14--(12)/14-14-14--(12)/14-14-14
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------
-
- Chords: D D A G F#m D
- Tab: ----------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- -(12)/14-14-14-(12)/14-14-14--14--12--11------------------
- -------------------------------------------12-------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------
- ^^^^^^^^^^^
- triplets
-
- That repeats twice, then:
-
- D D G D
- Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
-
- D D G D
- I fought the law and the law won (twice)
-
- D D G D
- I needed money 'cause I had none
-
- D D G D
- I fought the law and the law won (twice)
-
- G
- I left my baby and it feels so bad
-
- D
- Guess my race is run
-
- G
- She the best that I ever had
-
- D G D
- I fought the law and the law won
-
- D A G F#m D
- I fought the law and the
-
-
- Solo:
-
- --------------------------------14-
- ------------------------12--15-----
- ----------11--11/12--14------------
- ----12/14--------------------------
- -14--------------------------------
- -----------------------------------
-
- This repeats four times, then back to the intro riff. If this
- doesn't sound right let me know. Also, there is a second guitar
- that sounds like its running a counter melody, so if anyone can
- figure that out, please post.
-
- I am also willing to post some other Clash songs by request to
- anyone willing to make similar posts themselves. I have a Clash
- songbook with the following songs (just the chords):
-
- Off of album The Clash:
- o I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.
- o White Man in Hammersmith Palais
- o Career Opportunities
-
- Off of album Give 'Em Enough Rope:
- o Guns on the Roof
- o Safe European Home
-
- Off of album London Calling:
- o Hateful
- o I'm Not Down
- o London Calling
- o Lover's Rock
- o Spanish Bombs
- o Train in Vain
-
- Off of album Sandinista!:
- o Charlie Don't Surf
- o Corner Soul
- o Hitsville U.K.
- o Ivan Meets G.I.Joe
- o Kingston Advice
- o The Magnificent Seven
- o One More Time
- o Rebel Waltz
- o Somebody Got Murdered
- o Something About England
- o Up In Heaven (Not Only Here)
- o Version City
- o Washington Bullets
-
- Off of Combat Rock:
- o Straight to Hell
- o Should I Stay or Should I Go
- o Rock the Casbah
-
- ...although I won't be particularly eager to post those last two
- songs. Make me an offer, though. I'm still looking for many
- of the earlier Clash songs, as well as anything by the Jam, Stiff
- Little Fingers, Aztec Camera, ......
-
- Mark Schnitzius
- schnitzi@eola.cs.ucf.edu
- University of Central Florida
-
-
-