Band: The Clash
Song: London's Burning
Album: The Clash
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com

()= bass only note

Intro:
G
London's Burning! (x2)

Riff 1: x4
e-----------------10--|
B--8-8--6-6--5-5--10--|
G--7-7--5-5--5-5------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|

Verse Lead:
e-----|------|
B-----|------|
G-----|--6b--|
D--5--|------|
A-----|------|
E-----|------|

Verse 1:
G (F) (C)
All across the town, all across the night
G (F) (C)
Everybody's driving with full headlights
G (F) (C)
Black or white turn it on, face the new religion
G NC
Everybody's sitting 'round watching television!

Chorus:
G F C D
London's burning with boredom now!
G F C D
London's burning, dial 99999!
G F C D
London's burning with boredom now!
G F C D
London's burning, dial 99999!

Verse 2:
G (F) (C)
I'm up and down the Westway, in an' out the lights
G (F) (C)
What a great traffic system - it's so bright
G (F) (C)
I can't think of a better way to spend the night
G NC
Then speeding around underneath the yellow lights

Chorus x1

Verse 3 Lead:
x3
e-------|----------------------|
B-------|----------------------|
G--3b4--|--12--11--9--7--5/-7--|
D-------|--12--11--9--7--5/-7--|
A-------|--10--9---7--5--3/-5--|
E-------|----------------------|

Verse 3:
G (F) (C)
Now I'm in the subway, and I'm looking for the flat
G (F) (C)
This one leads to this block, this one leads to that
G (F) (C)
The wind howls through the empty blocks looking for a home
G
I run through the empty stone because I'm all alone

Chorus x1

Solo:
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------10b-10b-----------------10b-10b-8-10b--10br-11b--|
G--7b-7b-7b-7b--7b--7b------------7b--7-7-5-7b-----------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--13b--13b-13b--13b--13b---14b-14b-14b-14b--14br-12-------8b----------|
G----------------------------------------------------13--------5b--7b--|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------|
B--10b------------------|
G-------8b--6b--4b--7~--|
D-------------------7~--|
A-------------------5~--|
E-----------------------|
"London's Burning"

End on G

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