"I FOUGHT THE LAW" by THE CLASH
Tabbed by Elliot Chow

Tuning: standard

These are the chords I'm using in this song. One of them I just made up, so I'll call it "Z".

     D  G  A  Z  Em
e|---2--3--0--x--0-
 |---3--0--2--x--0-
 |---2--0--2--2--0-
 |---0--0--2--0--2-
 |---x--2--0--0--2-
E|---x--3--x--x--0-


INTRO (do this 2x): 
|--(3)/5-5-5-5--(3)/5-5-5-5--(3)/5-5-5-5--5-3-2---
|-----------------------------------------------3-
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|-------------------------------------------------
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CHORUS:

D                    G   D    
Breakin rocks in the hot sun


D                        G   D    D                        A   Z
I fought the law and the law won  I fought the law and the law won


D                      G   D    
I needed money cause I had none


D                        G   D    D                        A   Z
I fought the law and the law won  I fought the law and the law won


G                                   D
I left my baby and it feels so bad  I guess my race is run

G
Shes the best girl that I ever had


D                        G   D    D
I fought the law and the law won  I fought the law and the..


END OF CHORUS FOR BETTER PLAYERS:
A G Em D

END OF CHORUS FOR BEGINNERS:
e|----------
 |--2-0-----
 |------4-0-
 |----------
 |----------
E|----------


SOLO VERSION FOR BETTER PLAYERS (repeat 3x)
e|----------------------------------------------10-14-
 |----------------------------------------10-12-------
 |---------------------9/12-12--12/14-14--------------
 |--9/12-12--12/14 14---------------------------------
 |----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------


END OF BETTER VERSION SOLO (1x)
e|----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2---
 |-------------------------------------------------------------3-
 |---------------------9/12-12--12/14-14-------------------------
 |--9/12-12--12/14 14--------------------------------------------
 |---------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------


SOLO VERSION FOR BEGINNERS (repeat 3x)
e|------------------10-14--
 |------------10-12--------
 |-------9-12--------------
 |--9-12-------------------
 |-------------------------
E|-------------------------


END OF BEGINNER SOLO (1x)
e|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2---
 |----------------------------------3-
 |-------9-12-------------------------
 |--9-12------------------------------
 |------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------


D                     G   D 
Robbin' people with a six-gun

D                        G   D    D                        A   Z
I fought the law and the law won  E fought the law and the law won

D                  G         D    
I lost my girl and I lost my fun

D                        G   D    D                        A   Z
I fought the law and the law won  E fought the law and the law won

G                                   D
I left my baby and it feels so bad  I guess my race is run

G
She's the best girl that I ever had

D                        G   D    D                        
I fought the law and the law won  E fought the law and the.. 

              (x2)
e|-----------|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-3-2---
 |--2-0------|----------------------------------3-
 |------4-0--|------------------------------------
 |-----------|------------------------------------
 |-----------|------------------------------------
E|-----------|------------------------------------

(drums only)
I fought the law and the law won [x7]

I fought the law and the..

e|-----------
 |--2-0------
 |------4-0--
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