Guns on the Roof

Song

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:

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They torture all the women and children

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Then they've put the men to the gun

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'Cuz across the human frontier,

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Freedom's always on the run

Chorus 1:

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Guns guns- A-shaking in terror

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Guns guns- Killing in error

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Guns guns- Guilty hands

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Guns guns- Shatter the lands

Verse 2:

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A system built by the sweat of the many

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Creates assassins to kill off the few

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Take any place and call it a court house

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This is a place where no judge can stand

Verse 3:

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Sue the lawyers and burn all the papers

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Unlock the keys of the legal rapers

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A jury of a billion faces

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Shouted out condemned out of hand

Chorus 2:

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Guns guns- And nobody's kidding

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Guns guns- Or foolin' around

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Guns guns- The violence is singing

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Guns guns- A silence the sound

e*,D*,C#*,B* (x4)

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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