I Fought The Law Tab

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