"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":
Z
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---|
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CHORUS:
Breakin rocks in the hot sun
Z
I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won
I needed money cause I had none
Z
I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and it feels so bad I guess my race is run
Shes the best girl that I ever had
I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the..
END OF CHORUS FOR BETTER PLAYERS:
END OF CHORUS FOR BEGINNERS:
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|--2-0-----|
|------4-0-|
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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---------------------------------|
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E|----------------------------------------------------|
END OF BETTER VERSION SOLO (1x)
e|----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2---|
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|---------------------9/12-12--12/14-14-------------------------|
|--9/12-12--12/14 14--------------------------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO VERSION FOR BEGINNERS (repeat 3x)
e|------------------10-14--|
|------------10-12--------|
|-------9-12--------------|
|--9-12-------------------|
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E|-------------------------|
END OF BEGINNER SOLO (1x)
e|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-3-2---|
|----------------------------------3-|
|-------9-12-------------------------|
|--9-12------------------------------|
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E|------------------------------------|
Robbin' people with a six-gun
Z
I fought the law and the law won E fought the law and the law won
I lost my girl and I lost my fun
Z
I fought the law and the law won E fought the law and the law won
I left my baby and it feels so bad I guess my race is run
She's the best girl that I ever had
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--|------------------------------------|
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(drums only)
I fought the law and the law won [x7]
I fought the law and the..
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|--2-0------|
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