WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | The Pogues - London Calling Ukulele | Ver. 1
(Live)
Event: St. Patrick's Day Live (1988)
Tempo: Allegro.
Time: 4/4
Tuning: Standard.
Chords:
E A D G B e
Am* === 070709090807
F* === 081010090808
C === XX0505040303
Am === 000202000000
F === 030302000100
G === XXXX00020302
Intro:
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* |
Verse 1:
Am* F7*
London calling to the faraway towns,
C
Now that war is declared and battle come down.
Am* F7*
London calling to the underworld,
C
Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls.
Am F7
London calling, now don't look at us,
C
All that phoney Beatlemania has bitten the dust.
Am F7
London calling, see we ain't got no swing,
C
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing.
Chorus 1:
Am C
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Am C
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
F C
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Am G
London is drowning-and I live by the river.
Verse 2:
Am* F7*
London calling to the imitation zone,
C
Forget it, brother, an' go it alone.
Am* F7*
London calling upon the zombies of death,
C
Quit holding out and draw another breath.
Am* F7*
London calling and I don't wanna shout,
C
But when we were talking I saw you nodding out,
Am* F7*
London calling, see we ain't got no highs,
C
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes.
Chorus 2:
Am C
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Am C
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
F C
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Am G
London is drowning-and I live by the river.
Instrumental (with Lead Piano Accordion):
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* | (Wah, ah, ah-aha-hah!)
Chorus 3:
Am C
The ice age is coming, the sun is zooming in,
Am C
Engines stop running and the wheat is growing thin.
F C
A nuclear error, but I have no fear,
Am G
London is drowning-and I live by the river.
Bridge:
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* |
| Am* | F* | (Sing it now)
Verse 3:
Am* F7*
London calling, yeah, I was there, too,
C
An' you know what they said? Well, some of it was true!
Am* F7*
London calling at the top of the dial,
Am F
After all this, won't you give me a smile?
Coda:
Am* F7*
London calling...
Am* F7*
London calling...
Am
'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]