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The Clash

Version
studio
published by
iri
Tone
A-
A+
Slide
A -> La
Video
Chords
	 
[Intro]
[E - E]x5
[Verse]
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, you ain’t happy less you got one
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, ain’t gonna shoot the place up just for fun
[Chorus]
D A
Maybe he wants to die for the money
D A
Maybe he wants to kill for his country
D A E E E E
Whatever he wants, he’s gonna get it
[Verse]
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, you better strip it down for a custom run
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, waiting in the airport 'till kingdom come
[Chorus]
D A
And we can watch you make it on the nine o'clock news
D A
Standing there in Palestine lighting the fuse
D A E E E E
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it
[Verse]
A C#m D A
Tommy gun…
A C#m D A
Tommy gun…
D A D A D A E E E E
Ooooh, oooh, ooooh, oooh, ooooh, oooh
[Verse]
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, you'll be dead when your war is won
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, but did you have to gun down everyone?
[Chorus]
D A
I can see it's kill or be killed
D A
A nation of destiny has got to be fulfilled
D A E E E E
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it
[Verse]
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, you can be a hero in an age of none
A C#m D A
Tommy gun, I'm cutting out your picture from page one
[Chorus]
D A
I'm gonna get a jacket just like yours
D A
And give my false support to your cause
D A E E E E
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it
[Bridge]
[B - E - A - B]x2
[Bridge]
B E A B
Ok, so let’s agree about the price
B E A B
And make it one jet airliner for ten prisoners
B E A B
Boats and tanks and planes, it's your game
B E A B
Kings and queens and generals learn your name
B E A B
I see all the innocents, the human sacrifice
B E A B
And if death comes so cheap then the same goes for life
[Outro]
B - B