The Clash - London Calling

[intro] x6
Em  F

[verse 1]
Em                    F
London calling to the faraway towns
    Em                   G
Now war is declared, and battle come down
Em                    F
London calling to the underworld
Em                            G
Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls
Em                  F
London calling, now don't look to us
Em                     G
Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
Em                     F
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
Em                         G
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing

[chorus 1]
Em                        G
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Em                     G
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Em                       G
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
Em
'Cause London is drowning,
    D
and I live by the river

[verse 2]
Em                    F
London calling to the imitation zone
Em                          G
Forget it, brother, you can go it alone
Em                    F
London calling to the zombies of death
Em                    G
Quit holding out, and draw another breath
Em                    F
London calling, and I don't wanna shout
    Em
But while we were talking,
  G
I saw you nodding out
Em                     F
London calling, see we ain't got no high
Em                           G
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

[chorus 2]
Em                         G
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Em                        G
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
Em                   G
a nuclear error, but I have no fear
Em
'Cause London is drowning,
    D
and I live by the river

[interlude] x4
Em  F  Em  G

[chorus 2]
Em                         G
The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
Em                        G
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
Em                   G
a nuclear error, but I have no fear
Em
'Cause London is drowning,
    D
and I live by the river

[instrumental] x4
Em  F

Now get this

[verse 3]
Em                   F
London calling, yes, I was there, too
Em
An' you know what they said?
G
Well, some of it was true!
Em                    F
London calling at the top of the dial
Em              G
After all this, won't you give me a smile?
Em                   F
London calling
Em  F

[outro]
Em
I never felt so much alike alike alike alike
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