Song: Jimmie Jazz
Band: The Clash
Album: London Calling (1979)
Written by The Clash
Chords:
E--0----0----2-----2---
B--2----0----2-----3---
G--2----1----2-----2---
D--2----2----4-----0---
A--0----2----4---------
E------------2---------
A E F#m D
The chord progression throughout the whole song is this:
(all these chords are strummed 3x) A F#m A D A E
(these are each strummed once) A D A E
A F#m
The police walked in for Jimmy Jazz
A D
I said, he ain't here, but he sure went past
A E A D A E
Oh, you're looking for Jimmy Jazz
A F#m
Sattamassagana for Jimmy Dread
A D
Cut off his ears and chop off his head
A E A D A E
Police cam looking for Jimmy Jazz
A F#m
So if you're gonna take a message 'cross the town
A D
Maybe put it down somewhere over the other side
A E A D A E
See it gets to Jimmy Jazz
A F#m
Don't you bother me, not anymore
A D
I can't take this tale, oh, no more
A E A D A E
It's all around, Jimmy Jazz
A F#m A D
J-a-zee zee J-a-zed zed
A E A D A E
J-a-zed zed Jimmy Jazz
A
And then it sucks, he said, suck that
A F#m A
So go look all around, you can try your luck, brother
D
And see what you found
A E A D A
But I guarantee you it ain't your day your day, it ain't
E
your day.
A
Chop Chop!
Solo:
E----------------------------------------------5s0--------
B-----------------2---2-------2-2-2-2h0---5b-5-----3-1----
G------2///14-2-2---2-------2-----------2---------------2-
D-2s4-------------------2s4-------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------0-2-5-9-12-9-12-9s7-9-7-5----
B-1-3-5-3-1----------------1b2-----------------------------
G----------------2-2-----2---------------------------------
D------------2s4-----2s4-----------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
The Clash:
