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:
e (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)       eThey (022000@1)torture all the women and children
e (022000@1)          D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)        eThen (022000@1)they've put the men to the gun
e (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)   e'Cuz (022000@1)across the human frontier,
e (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)    eFreedom's (022000@1)always on the run

Chorus 1:
e,e,e,e
       Guns guns- A-shaking in terror
e,e,e,e
       Guns guns- Killing in error
e,e,e,e
       Guns guns- Guilty hands
e,e,e,e
       Guns guns- Shatter the lands

Verse 2:
e,e,e,e
       A system built by the sweat of the many
e,e,e,e
       Creates assassins to kill off the few
e (022000@1)      D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)       eTake (022000@1)any place and call it a court house
e (022000@1)       D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)          eThis (022000@1)is a place where no judge can stand

Verse 3:
e,e,e,e
       Sue the lawyers and burn all the papers
e,e,e,e
       Unlock the key of the legal papers
e (022000@1)    D (xx0232@1)  A (x02220@1)     eA (022000@1)jury of a billion faces
e (022000@1)     D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)           eShouted (022000@1)out condemned out of hand

Chorus 2:
e (022000@1)  D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)      eGuns (022000@1)guns- And nobody's kidding
e (022000@1)  D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)      eGuns (022000@1)guns- Or foolin' around
e (022000@1)  D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)         eGuns (022000@1)guns- The violence is singing
e (022000@1)  D (xx0232@1)     A (x02220@1)         eGuns (022000@1)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 (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)         eGuns, (022000@1)guns- There's guns on the roof
e (022000@1)   D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)     eGuns, (022000@1)guns- They're made to shoot

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