London Calling
The Clash 

Em C (x4)
      Em                             F2
      London calling to the faraway towns
             G2
      Now war is declared - and battle come down
      London calling to the underworld
      Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls

      London calling, now don't look to us
      Phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust
      London calling, see we ain't got no swing
      Except for the ring of that truncheon thing

                        Em                               G
                  The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
                  Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
                  Engines stop running, but I have no fear
                            Em                                      D2
                  Cause London is drowning and I live by the river

      London calling to the imitation zone
      Forget it, brother, you can go at it alone
      London calling to the zombies of death
      Quit holding out - and draw another breath

      London calling - and I don't wanna shout
      But while we were talking I saw you running out
      London calling, see we ain't got no high
      Except for that one with the yellowy eyes

                  The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
                  Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
                  A nuclear error, but I have no fear
                  Cause London is drowning and I, I live by the river
                                    *Interlude*    (verse)

                  The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in
                  Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
                  Engines stop running, but I have no fear
                  Cause London is drowning and I live by the river
                                    *Interlude*    Em C (x4)

                                Em                           C
      (Now get this) - London calling, yes, I was there, too
      And you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
      London calling at the top of the dial
      And after all this, won't you give me a smile?

                                 Em C
      London Calling
        Em                           (no chord)
      I never felt so much alive, alive, alive...
      


  Copyright 1980
  London Calling





   Chords:
          Em  C  F2  G2  G  D2
      e |-7---8--8---10--3--5--
      B |-8---8--8---10--3--5--
      G |-9---9--10--12--4--7--
      D |-9---10-10--12--5--7--
      A |-7---10-8---10--5--5--
      E |-----8----------3-----







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