I Fought The Law Chords
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
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I Fought The Law - The Clash
[Intro]
D D G A
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|(12)/14---14-14-(12)/14---14-14-(12)/14---14-14-(12)/14---14-14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D D A G F#m D
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|(12)/14---14-14-(12)/14---14-14-14--12--11-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------12----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
That repeats twice, then:
[Verse 1]
D G D
Breakin' rocks in the hot sun
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D G D
I needed money 'cause I had none
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
[Chorus]
G
I left my baby and it feels so bad
D
I guess my race is run
G
She's the best girl that I ever had
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A G F#m D
I fought the law and the
[Solo]
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------15---17b---|
G|-------------------11----11/12----14---16--------------|
D|----------12/14----------------------------------------|
A|-12/14-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Counter melody
e|-5----3----2----0---------0----2----3----|
B|---------------------3-------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------| x2, then?
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
The main part repeats three and a half times, then back to the intro riff (x1).
Also, there is a second guitar that's running a counter melody, first part
here, if anyone can figure out the rest, please post.
[Riff]
D D A D
D D A G F#m D
[Verse 2]
D N.C.
Robbin' people with a sixgun
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D G D
I lost my girl and I lost my fun
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
[Chorus]
G
I left my baby and it feels so bad
D
I guess my race is run
G
She's the best girl that I ever had
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A G F#m D
I fought the law and the
[Riff]
D D G A
D D A G F#m D
D D G A
D D A G F#m D
[Outro]
D N.C.
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
I fought the law and the law won
(Bass)
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A D
I fought the law and the law won
D A G F#m D (guitar)
I fought the law and the
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Dude sick tab I love it!!! Thank you I've bee looking for this tab everywhere. Kudos
+5
it's DGD for the first "i fought the law and the law won"
then it's DGA for the second time he says it.
besides, that it's pretty accurate chord-wise.
+3
Solid tab of an amazing song. Man what a band The Clash were...
Strummer plays the D as a barred E shape on the 10th fret, with the G directly below (as a barred A shape).
Strummer plays the turnaround (A / G / F# / D) in open chord positions. I play this by stabbing the open D shape, then stabbing and holding an open A chord while running down the bass root notes of G and F# on the 6th string, then finish with an open D chord to complete the turnaround. Sounds great on both acoustic and electric.
What a song.
+2
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