{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1719181,"song":"English Civil War","artist":"The Clash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1719181-english-civil-war-chords-by-the-clash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1719181?type=chord","rating":4.89861,"votes":41,"content":"The Clash's version of a traditional arrangement, this is the same pattern repeated 6 times, the solo is\r\na verse with no words, and the last verse looks odd but is the same as the others.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, tralah[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's coming by bus or underground, hurrah, tralah[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA woman's eye will shed a tear to see his face so beaten in fear[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd it was just around the corner in the English Civil War[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt was still at the stage of clubs and fists, hurrah, tralah[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen that well known face got beaten to bits, hurrah, tralah[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYour face was blue in the light of the screen as we watched the speech of an animal scream[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe new party army was marching right over our heads[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey are, ha, I told you so, tralah, hurrah[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSays everybody that we know, hurrah, tralah[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut who hid a radio under the stairs, and who got caught out unawares[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNew party army came marching right up the stairs[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah, tralah[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNobody understands it can happen again, hurrah, tralah[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]F[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe sun is shining and the kids are shouting loud but you gotta know it's shining through a crack in the cloud[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe shadows keep on falling when Johnny comes marching home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAlright, Johnny[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOh yeah, Johnny[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll the girls go oh-oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGet his coffin ready     Johnny's comin' home[/tab]","plain_text":"The Clash's version of a traditional arrangement, this is the same pattern repeated 6 times, the solo is\na verse with no words, and the last verse looks odd but is the same as the others.\n\n\n[Intro]\nA\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nA G   A Em   C G F C   A G F E A\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]","chords":["A","G","Em","C","F","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}