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London Calling Live

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The Pogues is a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock and folk, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. The band reached international prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. MacGowan left the band in 1991 due to drinking problems but the band continued first with Joe Strummer and then with Spider Stacy on vocals before breaking up in 1996.[1] The band reformed in 2001, and has been playing regularly ever since

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Song: London Calling (Live).
Artist: The Pogues and Joe Strummer
Event: St. Patrick's Day Live (1988)
Tempo: Allegro.
Time: 4/4
Tabbed: rikigo
URL's: http://www.pogues.com/,https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IL9hDmoxkiA
Tuning: Standard.

Chords:
E A D G B e
Em* === 070709090807
C* === 081010090808
G === XX0505040303
Em === 000202000000
C === 030302000100
D === XXXX00020302

Intro:

| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |

Verse 1:
Em* C7*
London calling to the faraway towns,
G
Now that war is declared and battle come down.
Em* C7*
London calling to the underworld,
G
Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls.
Em C7
London calling, now don't look at us,
G
All that phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust.
Em C7
London calling, see we ain't got no swing,
G
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing.

Chorus 1:
Em G
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Em G
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
C G
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Em D
London is drowning-and I live by the river.

Verse 2:
Em* C7*
London calling to the imitation zone,
G
Forget it, brother, an' go it alone.
Em* C7*
London calling upon the zombies of death,
G
Quit holding out and draw another breath.
Em* C7*
London calling and I don't wanna shout,
G
But when we were talking I saw you nodding out,
Em* C7*
London calling, see we ain't got no highs,
G
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes.

Chorus 2:
Em G
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Em G
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
C G
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Em D
London is drowning-and I live by the river.

Instrumental (with Lead Piano Accordion):
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* | (Wah, ah, ah-aha-hah!)

Chorus 3:
Em G
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Em G
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
C G
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Em D
London is drowning-and I live by the river.

Bridge:
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* |
| Em* | C* | (Sing it now)

Verse 3:
Em* C7*
London calling, yeah, I was there, too,
G
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
Em* C7*
London calling at the top of the dial,
Em C
After all this, won't you give me a smile?

Coda:
Em* C7*
London calling...
Em* C7*
London calling...
Em
'Ne-ver fe-lt s-o mu-ch a-l-i-v-e. (Fade)

P.A. (Over)
"Jo-e Strum-mer"

Shane McGowan:
"Let's hear it for Joe! ...Eh"

[End]