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Spanish Bombs – The Clash
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The Clash
Spanish Bombs (1979)
(Joe Strummer/Mick Jones)
From: "London Calling"
I usually play this song alone accompanying myself on an acoustic. In order
to include the lead guitar I use a capo 2nd fret as that's much easier to
play (see Intro tab 1). For those who do not like using capos, I added a
second tab below. If you don't want feature the guitar melody at all, just
leave it and play the regular chords throughout.
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capo: 2nd fret
play: G
key: A
For the original chords use UG's transpose button and transpose
this chord sheet +2 to A.
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Version 1 (with capo 2nd fret)
[Intro]
G Emadd9 G/B Am Cm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|3---------------|2-------3-------|0---------------|3---------------|
B|0---------------|0-------0-------|1---------------|4---------------|
G|0---------------|0-------0-------|2---------------|5---------------|
D|0---------------|2-------0-------|2---------------|5---------------|
A|----------------|2-------2-------|0---------------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|0---------------|----------------|----------------|
Version 2 (without capo)
[Intro]
A F#madd9 A/C# Bm Dm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|5---------------|4-------5-------|2---------------|1---------------|
B|2---------------|2-------2-------|3---------------|3---------------|
G|2---------------|2-------2-------|4---------------|2---------------|
D|2---------------|2-------2-------|4---------------|0---------------|
A|0---------------|4-------4-------|2---------------|----------------|
E|----------------|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
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SPECIAL CHORDS
with capo without capo
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
Em(add9) 0-2-2-0-0-2 F#m(add9) 2-4-2-2-2-4
G/B x-2-0-0-0-3 A/C# x-4-2-2-2-5
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capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
(see above)
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
[Verse 1]
G Em Bm
Spanish songs in Andalucía
Am Cm
The shooting sites in the days of '39
G Em Bm
Oh, please, leave the vendana open
Am Cm
Federico Lorca is dead and gone
G Em Bm
Bullet holes in the cemetery walls
Am Cm
The black cars of the Guardia Civil
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs on the Costa Rica
Am Cm
I'm flying in on a DC 10 tonight
[Chorus]
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
Em Bm F
Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón.
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
Em Bm F
Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón.
[Verse 2]
(with riff = play like intro)
G Emadd9 G/B
Spanish weeks in my disco casino
Am Cm
The freedom fighters died upon the hill
G Emadd9 G/B
They sang the red flag, they wore the black one
Am Cm
But after they died it was Mockingbird Hill
G Emadd9 G/B
Back home the buses went up in flashes
Am Cm
The Irish tomb was drenched in blood
G Emadd9 G/B
Spanish bombs shatter the hotels
Am Cm
My señorita's rose was nipped in the bud
[Chorus]
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
Em Bm F
Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón.
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
Em Bm F
Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón.
[Interlude]
(Intro)
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
[Verse 3]
G Em Bm
The hillsides ring with "Free the people"
Am Cm
Or can I hear the echo from the days of '39?
G Em Bm
With trenches full of poets, the ragged army
Am Cm
Fixin' bayonets to fight the other line
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs rock the province
Am Cm
I'm hearing music from another time
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs on the Costa Brava
Am Cm
I'm flying in on a DC 10 tonight
[Chorus]
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
Em Bm F
Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón.
G Em Bm
Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito
Em Bm F
Yo te quiero, oh mi corazón.
[Outro]
(Chorus)
| G | Em Bm | Em Bm | F |
oh mi corazon
| G | Em Bm | Em Bm | F |
oh mi corazon
[Outro]
(Chorus)
G Em Bm
Spanish songs in Andalucia
Em Bm F
Mandolina, oh mi corazon
G Em Bm
Spanish songs in Granada
| Em Bm | F |
oh mi corazon
[Outro]
(Intro)
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
oh mi corazon
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
oh mi corazon
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm |
oh mi corazon
| G | Emadd9 G/B | Am | Cm | G
