Gangsterville Chords by Joe Strummer

Tempo:
146.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

F

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joe Strummer - Gangsterville chords
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[Eb] Let's rock [G] again.
[Am]
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] [F] [A]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [G]
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[G] [C] [Em] [Am]
[F] [C] [G] The truth is, I'm a gangsta, baby, Lord.
Where everything people are ready to go under [D] is a lie.
[G] Hey, gangsta, baby, Lord.
The truth is, the truth is always thinking [D]
about [G] real people, especially when it's on [Am] me.
[G] Final [C] decision made by the world, [G] [A] implemented [G] by the sinners,
[F] [A] Sitting [C] in the comfy [G] house [C] in the woods,
And y [A]'all fucked [F] on the bed,
I'm a proud [G] member of the 15th Congress.
[Am] Playing with you, [G] expensive [C] preparation.
[G] I [Am] love all of our [C] movies, [F] every one of [Am] them.
The realest, finest, [G] world [C] in the world.
I'd [Am] like to buy the [F] movies, my [C] fans would make me [G] a hero.
In the Cancerville, search for a rose.
A double three, [D] two, and two order.
[G]
People are giving a black lady something to [D] say.
[G] God bless the little [Am] boy.
On the other [G] [Am] hand, in late June,
it's the [F] town's [A] glory too.
[C] Been selling [G] Indian [Am] reservations.
Y'all ain't looking [F] for some jazz,
[G] and a little bit of action.
[A]
[C] Hell, I [G] like the St.
[C] Catharines.
[Am]
I got a good vibe, [F] yeah.
[Am]
Y [C]'all just knew I [G] needed some money.
[C] My friends, they're gonna throw [Am] some money [F] from the [C] top of [G] their
I love to sing.
Cancerville.
Bring your money to the show.
No other arty weapons on [D] the teddy.
[G]
Cancerville.
Electro-shields on the five-acre park on [D] Madder and the street.
[G] It's a jubilee weekend.
[A] [C]
[G] I'm sorry.
[C] [Am]
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] I'm sorry.
[F]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] [A] [F] [C]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [G]
My [A] [G]
friends, we are [C] the worst kind.
[Am] Gotta swing to the popular, to the paparazzi.
I ain't [C] a pharaoh, [G] I'll say.
[C]
[Am] Just wanna hold [F] my [C] camera by [G] the door.
[Am] Send attention, I'm [G] the horizon.
[C]
Keep it simple to me.
Write the [F] opening to [Am] ease.
[C] Keep your [G] hopes in the two [C]-girls-on-the-bound.
[Am] Now believe in [F] something, or [C] you'll feel the sting [G] of your own.
I know Cancerville.
For the good snacks, sprinkling on [D] the cat scratch.
[G] Cancerville.
Shut up on the power, put it on the [D] gasoline.
[G]
Stop writing things on the screen.
[A]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To learn Joe Strummer - Gangsterville chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, C, Am, G, C, G, Am and F. Begin your practice at a relaxed 73 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 147. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Major.

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[Eb] Let's rock [G] again.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] The truth is, I'm a gangsta, baby, Lord.
_ _ _ Where everything people are ready to go under [D] is a lie.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Hey, gangsta, baby, Lord.
_ _ The truth is, the truth is always thinking [D]
about _ _ _ [G] real people, especially when it's on [Am] me.
[G] _ Final [C] decision made by the world, [G] [A] implemented [G] by the sinners,
[F] _ [A] _ _ _ Sitting [C] in the comfy [G] house [C] in the woods,
And y [A]'all fucked [F] on the bed,
I'm a proud [G] member of the 15th Congress. _
[Am] _ Playing with you, [G] expensive [C] preparation.
[G] I [Am] love all of our [C] movies, [F] every one of [Am] them.
_ The realest, finest, [G] world [C] in the world.
I'd [Am] like to buy the [F] movies, my [C] fans would make me [G] a hero.
In the _ Cancerville, _ _ _ _ search for a rose.
A double three, [D] two, and two order. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ People are giving a black lady something to [D] say. _
_ [G] _ _ _ God bless the little _ [Am] boy.
On the other [G] [Am] hand, in late June,
_ _ it's the [F] town's [A] glory too.
_ [C] Been selling [G] Indian [Am] reservations.
_ Y'all ain't looking [F] for some jazz,
[G] and a little bit of action.
[A] _
[C] Hell, I [G] like the St.
[C] Catharines.
_ [Am]
I got a good vibe, [F] yeah.
[Am] _ _
Y [C]'all just knew I [G] needed some money.
[C] My friends, they're gonna throw [Am] some money [F] from the [C] top of [G] their_
I love to sing.
_ Cancerville. _ _
_ _ Bring your money to the show. _
No other arty weapons on [D] the teddy.
_ _ [G] _
_ Cancerville. _ _ _ _ _
Electro-shields on the five-acre park on [D] Madder and the street.
_ _ [G] _ It's a jubilee _ weekend.
[A] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] I'm sorry.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] I'm _ _ sorry.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ My [A] _ _ _ [G] _
friends, we are [C] the worst kind.
[Am] Gotta swing to the popular, to the paparazzi.
I ain't [C] a pharaoh, [G] I'll say.
_ [C] _ _ _
[Am] Just wanna hold [F] my [C] camera by [G] the door.
[Am] Send attention, I'm [G] the horizon.
[C] _
Keep it simple to me.
Write the [F] opening to [Am] ease.
_ _ [C] Keep your [G] hopes in the two [C]-girls-on-the-bound.
[Am] Now believe in [F] something, or [C] you'll feel the sting [G] of your own.
I know _ _ Cancerville.
_ _ _ For the good snacks, sprinkling on [D] the cat scratch.
[G] _ _ Cancerville. _ _ _
_ Shut up on the power, put it on the [D] gasoline.
_ _ _ [G] _
Stop writing things on the screen.
[A] _ _

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