Band: The Clash
Song: English Civil War
Album: Give 'Em Enough Rope
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com

*= mute chord

Intro:                    x2
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E---------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *

Main Riff:
e-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-------2-2-2--2---2-2--|
D--2----2-4-2--2h4-2-4--|
A--0h4------------------|
E-----------------------|

Verse 1:
          Main Riff                      G (320003@1)     GWhen (320003@1)Johnny comes marching home again, Harah! Tralah!
          Main Riff                  Em (022000@1)    EmHe's (022000@1)coming by bus or underground, Harah! Tralah!
  C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)            F (133211@1)             CA (x32010@1)woman's eye will shed a tear to see his face so beaten in fear
           A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)       F (133211@1)    E (022100@1)    AAn' (x02220@1)it was just around the corner in the English Civil War

Fill:
e----------|
B----------|
G--4b5r-2--|
D----------|
A----------|
E----------|

Verse 2:
       A (x02220@1)                                      G (320003@1)     GIt (320003@1)was still at the stage of clubs and fists, Harah! Tralah!
          A (x02220@1)                                   Em (022000@1)    EmWhen (022000@1)that well-known face got beaten to bits, Harah! Tralah!
     C (x32010@1)                  GYour (320003@1)face was blue in the light of the screen
      F (133211@1)                      CAs (x32010@1)we watched the speech of an animal scream
    A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)   F (133211@1)name="chord_022100@1">E      AThe (x02220@1)new party army was marching right over our heads
Fill
Alright!

Solo 1:
e-----5-5----5-5----5-5----5----5------------------------------|
B-----5-5----5-5----5-5----5----5---7b----------------5----5---|
G--7b-----7b-----7b-----7b---7b---7-7b--5------5-7b8----b8---7-|
D------------------------------------------5-7-----------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|

e--5-5-----5----5----5-5----5-5----5-----------------------|
B--5-5-----5----5----5-5----5-5----5-----------------------|
G------7b----7b---7b-----7b-----7b---7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b--|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

e----3-5-7--7-7/5-3-5--3--7--7/5-3-10--12-------------------------------|
B--5--------------------------------------12--13--8--10--10-10-10-8-10--|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

This solo is by no means exact, but it shows the general idea (it was hard to do cuz 
is so much improv)

Bridge
Lead 1:
e---5--5------5--5------x-x-x-3~-------3--|
B---5--5------5--5------x-x-x-3~-------3--|
G--------5/6-------5/6--------0~---3/4----|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

Lead 2:
e--5--5------5--5--------------------------|
B--5--5------5--5--------------------------|
G-------5/6-------5/6----------------------|
D----------------------2-2-2-2~--2-2-2-2~--|
A----------------------2-2-2-2~--2-2-2-2~--|
E----------------------0-0-0-0~--0-0-0-0~--|
                       * * *     * * *
Lead 1 x1
There you are, ha ha, I told you so, Harah! Tralah!
Lead 2 x1
Says everybody that we know, Harah! Tralah!
    C (x32010@1)             GBut (320003@1)who hid a radio under the stairs,
    F (133211@1)                         CAn' (x32010@1)who got caught out on their unawares?
          A (x02220@1) G (320003@1)   F (133211@1)name="chord_022100@1">E       AWhen (x02220@1)that new party army came marching right up the stairs

Verse 3:
     A (x02220@1)                                 G (320003@1)     GWhen (320003@1)Johnny comes marching home again, Harah! Tralah!
  A (x02220@1)                                     Em (022000@1)    EmNobody (022000@1)understands it can happen again, Harah! Tralah!
    C (x32010@1)                    GThe (320003@1)sun is shining an' the kids are shouting loud,
        F (133211@1)                               CBut (x32010@1)you gotta know it's shining through a crack in the cloud,
        A (x02220@1)     G (320003@1)  F (133211@1) E (022100@1)      AAnd (x02220@1)the shadows keep falling when Johnny comes marching home...

Solo 2: (I can't figure this out off-hand, but if someone wants me to try hard, or wants 
figure it out themselves, email me)

That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
                        oddmenout4@yhaoo.com
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