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From uunet!wupost!darwin.sura.net!cs.ucf.edu!schnitzi Tue Sep  1 22:55:07 PDT 1992 
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From: schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark Schnitzius) 
Subject: I Fought the Law:  The CLASH version 
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I Fought the Law 
The Clash version 
(as best as I can figure it out) 

Intro: 

Chords:       D             D              G              A 
Tab:    ---------------------------------------------------------- 
        ---------------------------------------------------------- 
        -(12)/14-14-14-(12)/14-14-14--(12)/14-14-14--(12)/14-14-14 
        ---------------------------------------------------------- 
        ---------------------------------------------------------- 
        ---------------------------------------------------------- 

Chords:       D             D         A   G   F#m  D 
Tab:    ---------------------------------------------------------- 
        ---------------------------------------------------------- 
        -(12)/14-14-14-(12)/14-14-14--14--12--11------------------ 
        -------------------------------------------12------------- 
        ---------------------------------------------------------- 
        ---------------------------------------------------------- 
                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^ 
                                      triplets 

That repeats twice, then: 

D        D           G    D 
Breakin' rocks in the hot sun 

D            D           G   D 
I fought the law and the law won (twice) 

D        D           G      D 
I needed money 'cause I had none 

D            D           G   D 
I fought the law and the law won (twice) 

  G  
I left my baby and it feels so bad 

D 
Guess my race is run 

G 
She the best that I ever had 

D                        G   D 
I fought the law and the law won 

D                       A G F#m D 
I fought the law and the 


Solo: 

--------------------------------14- 
------------------------12--15----- 
----------11--11/12--14------------ 
----12/14-------------------------- 
-14-------------------------------- 
----------------------------------- 

This repeats four times, then back to the intro riff.  If this 
doesn't sound right let me know.  Also, there is a second guitar 
that sounds like its running a counter melody, so if anyone can 
figure that out, please post.