Chords for The Killing Machine - Zimbabwe-Rhodesia '76 - '79
Tempo:
133.4 bpm
Chords used:
Em
G
F
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You will be told that [F] if you are gullible enough to let [Em] the other party take you for a ride, that's your hard luck.
Let us be honest with ourselves.
[C] In this [Em] world we live in today, there are no rules to the game.
[Em]
As we know from recent [C] history in other parts of the world, [Em]
sometimes even your own [C] best friends walk [Em] out on you.
London Calling to [F] the faraway [Em] towns, now war is declared [G] and battle calm down.
[Em] London Calling [F] to the [Em] underworld, come out of the cupboard, [G] you boys and girls.
[Em] London Calling, [F] now don't look at us, phony Beatlemania [G] has bitten the dust.
[Em] London Calling, [F] see we ain't got no swing, except for the ring [G] of the Trenchard King.
[E] The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [E] meltdown expected, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] Asia's stuck on him, [G] but I have no fear, [E] cos London is [D] clowning.
I
[Bm] live by the river, [Em] I'm falling [F] to the imitation sword, [G] forget it brother, you can go in alone.
[Em] London Calling [F] to the zombies of death, [Em] quit holding out [G] and draw another breath.
[E] [Em] London Calling, [F] I don't want to [Em] shout, but while we were talking, [G] I saw you nodding [Em] out.
London Calling, [F] see we ain't got no hide, except for that worm [G] with the yellowy [E] eyes.
The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [Em] Asia's stuck on him, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] a nuclear error, [G] but I have no fear, [E] cos London is [C#] clowning.
I live by the river.
[Em] [F]
[Em]
[F] [G]
[Em] [F] [Em]
[G]
[Em] [F] [Em]
[Gm]
[Em] The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [Em] Asia's stuck on him, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] a nuclear error, [G] but I have no fear, [Em] cos London is clowning.
[Bm] I live by the river.
[Em]
[C]
Look at this!
[E] London Calling, [C] yes I was there too, [Em] and you know what they said, [C] but some of it was true.
[Em] London Calling at the top of the dial, and after all this, [C] won't you give me a [Em] smile?
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em] I never felt so much
Let us be honest with ourselves.
[C] In this [Em] world we live in today, there are no rules to the game.
[Em]
As we know from recent [C] history in other parts of the world, [Em]
sometimes even your own [C] best friends walk [Em] out on you.
London Calling to [F] the faraway [Em] towns, now war is declared [G] and battle calm down.
[Em] London Calling [F] to the [Em] underworld, come out of the cupboard, [G] you boys and girls.
[Em] London Calling, [F] now don't look at us, phony Beatlemania [G] has bitten the dust.
[Em] London Calling, [F] see we ain't got no swing, except for the ring [G] of the Trenchard King.
[E] The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [E] meltdown expected, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] Asia's stuck on him, [G] but I have no fear, [E] cos London is [D] clowning.
I
[Bm] live by the river, [Em] I'm falling [F] to the imitation sword, [G] forget it brother, you can go in alone.
[Em] London Calling [F] to the zombies of death, [Em] quit holding out [G] and draw another breath.
[E] [Em] London Calling, [F] I don't want to [Em] shout, but while we were talking, [G] I saw you nodding [Em] out.
London Calling, [F] see we ain't got no hide, except for that worm [G] with the yellowy [E] eyes.
The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [Em] Asia's stuck on him, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] a nuclear error, [G] but I have no fear, [E] cos London is [C#] clowning.
I live by the river.
[Em] [F]
[Em]
[F] [G]
[Em] [F] [Em]
[G]
[Em] [F] [Em]
[Gm]
[Em] The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [Em] Asia's stuck on him, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] a nuclear error, [G] but I have no fear, [Em] cos London is clowning.
[Bm] I live by the river.
[Em]
[C]
Look at this!
[E] London Calling, [C] yes I was there too, [Em] and you know what they said, [C] but some of it was true.
[Em] London Calling at the top of the dial, and after all this, [C] won't you give me a [Em] smile?
[C] [Em]
[C] [Em] I never felt so much
Key:
Em
G
F
E
C
Em
G
F
You will be told that [F] if you are gullible enough to let [Em] the other party take you for a ride, that's your hard luck. _
Let us be honest with ourselves.
[C] _ In this [Em] world we live in today, there are no rules to the game.
_ [Em] _
As we know from recent [C] history in other parts of the world, [Em]
sometimes even your own [C] best friends walk [Em] out on you.
London Calling to [F] the faraway [Em] towns, now war is declared [G] and battle calm down.
[Em] London Calling [F] to the [Em] underworld, come out of the cupboard, [G] you boys and girls.
[Em] London Calling, [F] now don't look at us, phony Beatlemania [G] has bitten the dust.
[Em] London Calling, [F] see we ain't got no swing, except for the ring [G] of the Trenchard King.
[E] The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [E] _ meltdown expected, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] _ Asia's stuck on him, [G] but I have no fear, [E] cos London is [D] clowning.
I _
[Bm] live by the river, [Em] I'm falling [F] to the imitation sword, [G] forget it brother, you can go in alone.
[Em] London Calling [F] to the zombies of death, [Em] quit holding out [G] and draw another breath.
[E] _ [Em] London Calling, [F] I don't want to [Em] shout, but while we were talking, [G] I saw you nodding [Em] out.
London Calling, [F] see we ain't got no hide, except for that worm [G] with the yellowy [E] eyes.
The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [Em] _ Asia's stuck on him, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] a nuclear error, [G] but I have no fear, [E] cos London is [C#] clowning.
I _ _ live by the river.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Em] The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [Em] Asia's stuck on him, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] a nuclear error, [G] but I have no fear, [Em] cos London is clowning.
[Bm] I _ live by the river.
[Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Look at this!
_ [E] London Calling, [C] yes I was there too, [Em] and you know what they said, [C] but some of it was true.
[Em] London Calling at the top of the dial, and after all this, [C] won't you give me a [Em] smile? _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] I never felt so much
Let us be honest with ourselves.
[C] _ In this [Em] world we live in today, there are no rules to the game.
_ [Em] _
As we know from recent [C] history in other parts of the world, [Em]
sometimes even your own [C] best friends walk [Em] out on you.
London Calling to [F] the faraway [Em] towns, now war is declared [G] and battle calm down.
[Em] London Calling [F] to the [Em] underworld, come out of the cupboard, [G] you boys and girls.
[Em] London Calling, [F] now don't look at us, phony Beatlemania [G] has bitten the dust.
[Em] London Calling, [F] see we ain't got no swing, except for the ring [G] of the Trenchard King.
[E] The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [E] _ meltdown expected, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] _ Asia's stuck on him, [G] but I have no fear, [E] cos London is [D] clowning.
I _
[Bm] live by the river, [Em] I'm falling [F] to the imitation sword, [G] forget it brother, you can go in alone.
[Em] London Calling [F] to the zombies of death, [Em] quit holding out [G] and draw another breath.
[E] _ [Em] London Calling, [F] I don't want to [Em] shout, but while we were talking, [G] I saw you nodding [Em] out.
London Calling, [F] see we ain't got no hide, except for that worm [G] with the yellowy [E] eyes.
The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [Em] _ Asia's stuck on him, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] a nuclear error, [G] but I have no fear, [E] cos London is [C#] clowning.
I _ _ live by the river.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Em] The ice is forming, [G] the sun's zooming in, [Em] Asia's stuck on him, [G] the wheat is cooking,
[E] a nuclear error, [G] but I have no fear, [Em] cos London is clowning.
[Bm] I _ live by the river.
[Em] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Look at this!
_ [E] London Calling, [C] yes I was there too, [Em] and you know what they said, [C] but some of it was true.
[Em] London Calling at the top of the dial, and after all this, [C] won't you give me a [Em] smile? _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] I never felt so much