English Civil War

Song

Band: The Clash

Song: English Civil War

Album: Give 'Em Enough Rope

Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com

*= mute chord

Intro: x2

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A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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Main Riff:

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G-------2-2-2--2---2-2--|
D--2----2-4-2--2h4-2-4--|
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Verse 1:

Main Riff G G

When Johnny comes marching home again, Harah! Tralah!

Main Riff Em Em

He's coming by bus or underground, Harah! Tralah!

C G F C

A woman's eye will shed a tear to see his face so beaten in fear

A G F E A

An' it was just around the corner in the English Civil War

Fill:

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B----------|
G--4b5r-2--|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|

Verse 2:

A G G

It was still at the stage of clubs and fists, Harah! Tralah!

A Em Em

When that well-known face got beaten to bits, Harah! Tralah!

C G

Your face was blue in the light of the screen

F C

As we watched the speech of an animal scream

A G F E A

The new party army was marching right over our heads

Fill

Alright!

Solo 1:

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G--7b-----7b-----7b-----7b---7b---7-7b--5------5-7b8----b8---7-|
D------------------------------------------5-7-----------------|
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This solo is by no means exact, but it shows the general idea (it was hard to do cuz

is so much improv)

Bridge

Lead 1:

e---5--5------5--5------x-x-x-3~-------3--|
B---5--5------5--5------x-x-x-3~-------3--|
G--------5/6-------5/6--------0~---3/4----|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

Lead 2:

e--5--5------5--5--------------------------|
B--5--5------5--5--------------------------|
G-------5/6-------5/6----------------------|
D----------------------2-2-2-2~--2-2-2-2~--|
A----------------------2-2-2-2~--2-2-2-2~--|
E----------------------0-0-0-0~--0-0-0-0~--|

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Lead 1 x1

There you are, ha ha, I told you so, Harah! Tralah!

Lead 2 x1

Says everybody that we know, Harah! Tralah!

C G

But who hid a radio under the stairs,

F C

An' who got caught out on their unawares?

A G F E A

When that new party army came marching right up the stairs

Verse 3:

A G G

When Johnny comes marching home again, Harah! Tralah!

A Em Em

Nobody understands it can happen again, Harah! Tralah!

C G

The sun is shining an' the kids are shouting loud,

F C

But you gotta know it's shining through a crack in the cloud,

A G F E A

And the shadows keep falling when Johnny comes marching home...

Solo 2: (I can't figure this out off-hand, but if someone wants me to try hard, or wants

figure it out themselves, email me)

That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:

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