Band: The Clash
Song: Guns on the Roof
Album: Give 'Em Enough Rope
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com
*= mute chord
Intro: Riff 1
e--------------|
B--------------|
G--9--7-----9--| x8
D--9--7--7--9--|
A--7--5--7--7--|
E--------5-----|
e,e,e,e
Guns, guns... (x4)
Verse 1:
e D A e
They torture all the women and children
e D A e
Then they've put the men to the gun
e D A e
'Cuz across the human frontier,
e D A e
Freedom's always on the run
Chorus 1:
e,e,e,e
Guns guns- A-shaking in terror
e,e,e,e
Guns guns- Killing in error
e,e,e,e
Guns guns- Guilty hands
e,e,e,e
Guns guns- Shatter the lands
Verse 2:
e,e,e,e
A system built by the sweat of the many
e,e,e,e
Creates assassins to kill off the few
e D A e
Take any place and call it a court house
e D A e
This is a place where no judge can stand
Verse 3:
e,e,e,e
Sue the lawyers and burn all the papers
e,e,e,e
Unlock the key of the legal papers
e D A e
A jury of a billion faces
e D A e
Shouted out condemned out of hand
Chorus 2:
e D A e
Guns guns- And nobody's kidding
e D A e
Guns guns- Or foolin' around
e D A e
Guns guns- The violence is singing
e D A e
Guns guns- A silence the sound
e*,D*,C#*,B* (x4)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/clash/guns_on_the_roof_tab.html ]
Bridge: (lead guitar plays e downstrokes, twice as fast after line 2)
e* D* C#* B* e* D* C#* B*
An' I Iike to be in Africa, a-beatin' on the final drum
e* D* C#* B* e* D* C#* B*
An' I like to be in U.S.S.R., makin' sure these things will come
e* D* C#* B* e* D* C#* B*
An' I like to be in U.S.A., pretending that the wars are done
e* D* C#* B* e* D* C#* B*
An' I like to be in Europa, Saying goodbye to everyone
Solo: x2?
e--7-10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10p7h10--|--7h10-11b12------15-12v--|
B-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
e--7h10p7-5-----3--------------3-----------3------------------------|
B-----------------5v-----5-3-5---5v----3-5-----8-8-8--8/7-5-7-8v----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------0-10---9-10--9-10-9-7-9/10v---/12---16b17--15--17p15--------|
B--8/7------------------------------------------------------17-17--|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----17p15-16b17--15--15-17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17p15h17--|
B--15-------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e--15b16-14-13b14-12-11b12-10v----|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
Outro: a bunch of times starting at second bar of solo
e D A e
Guns, guns- There's guns on the roof
e D A e
Guns, guns- They're made to shoot
That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
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