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Intro
AA AA AA AA
AA AAAAADA
Verse 1 and 2(differen't lyrics)A
A
A
A
D
D
G
G
G
G
G
A
Taking off his Tur-ban, they said is this man a Jew?A
A
A
A
A
A
D
A
Cos They' re working For the Clampdown.A
A
A
A
D
D
G
G
G
G
A
They put up a sighn that says we earn more than you!A
A
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A
When we' re working for the clampdown
D
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G
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G
We will teach our twisted speechG
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G X
D
A
To the young believers
D
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We will train our blue-eyed menG
G
G X
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To be young believers
Verse 3
Verse 4A
A
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G
A
You grow up and you calm down,A
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You're working for the clampdownA
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You start wearing blue and brown,A
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You' re working for the clampdownD
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G
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So you got someone to boss aroundG
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D
A
It makes you feel big nowD
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G
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You drift untill you brutalizeG
G
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You made your first kill nowA
D
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In These days of evil PredidentsA
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Working for the ClampdownA
D
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But lately one or two has fully paid their dueA
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For working for the clampdown
but ha Gitalong GitalongA
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Working for the clampdown
(repeats untill end)
But Ha Gitalong GitalongA
A
A
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D
A
Working for the clampdown
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About this song: Clampdown
"Clampdown" is a single and a song by The Clash from their album London Calling. The song began as an instrumental track called "Working and Waiting". It is sometimes called "Working for the Clampdown" which is the main lyric of the song, and also the title provided on the album's lyric sheet. Its lyrics comment on people who forsake the idealism of youth and urges young people to fight the status quo. Writing and recording "Clampdown" was written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones.