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The Clash - Police And Thieves
Tabbed by James Grant

The classic cover of the Junior Murvin song, on The Clash's debut album.
This is my first tab, so any advice or pointers would be appreciated.
I'm unsure about some of the chords, though the solo is correct.

Intro

(x mute)

|----| x1	          |-3--5--2--| x2            |-3--5--10----6x--6x--6x--6x--8x---8x---8x---8x--
|----|	 	 |-4--6--3--|		|-4--6--11----7x--7x--7x--7x--9x---9x---9x---9x--|
|----|	 	 |-5--7--4--|		|-5--7--12----7x--7x--7x--7x--8x---8x---8x---8x--|
|-5--| 		 |-5--7--4--|		|-5--7--12----5x--5x--5x--5x--10x--10x--10x--10x-|
|-5--|		 |-3--5--2--|		|-3--5--10----5x--5x--5x--5x--8x---8x---8x---8x--|
|-3--|		 |----------|		|------------------------------------------------|


|-6x--6x--6x--6x--8~~--|  
|-7x--7x--7x--7x--9~~--|  (~ jumpy strum 8 times on the last chord to fade out)
|-7x--7x--7x--7x--8~~--|
|-5x--5x--5x--5x--10~--|
|-5x--5x--5x--5x--8~~--|
|----------------------|


Verse

|-3--3--5x--5--8--6x-|	x4	|-5x--5x--5x--5x--6x--6x--6x--6x-|	x4
|-3--3--6x--5--9--7x-|		|-6x--6x--6x--6x--7x--7x--7x--7x-|
|-3--3--7x--5--9--7x-|		|-7x--7x--7x--7x--7x--7x--7x--7x-|
|-5--5--7x--7--8--5x-|		|-7x--7x--7x--7x--5x--5x--5x--5x-|
|-5--5--5x--7--8--5x-|		|-5x--5x--5x--5x--5x--5x--5x--5x-|
|-3--3--5x--5--8--5x-|		|-5x--5x--5x--5x--5x--5x--5x--5x-|

  Police and thieves		 From genesis to revelation


Chorus

|-5--5--5--5-|   x3	|-3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5-|   x1
|-6--6--5--5-|		|-4--4--4--4---6--6--6--6-|
|-7--7--5--5-|		|-5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7-|
|-7--7--7--7-|		|-5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7-|
|-5--5--7--7-|		|-3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5-|
|-5--5--5--5-|		|-3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5-|

 And all the	                         Hear what I


Verse
*Same as pervious time*


Chorus
*Same as previous time*


Solo

Verse Chords and Rhythm underneath

(s slide)			                slide back and forth    
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----11-11-9-7---7-8---------11-11-9-7---------------11-11-9-7-----12-12-11-|
|--7-----------9-----9-9---7-----------9-8-9-8s9---7-------------7----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-7-9-11--11s9--7-9-11-14-11----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
				Police, Police, Police and thieves


Verse chords and rhythm continue


Base and Vocals


Build up of guitars

	          *loud violent strumming here
|-5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
|-6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|


Verse chords and rhythm to end.

Thanks and have fun
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