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Midnight Log

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From their fourth studio album "Sandinista!" (1980).
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Verse 1:
GWorking for the devil
You'll Emhave to pay his tax
GThat means going to see him
EmDown among the racks
GYou don't believe in him
EmBut he can wait for you
You Ado his work so Gfine
EmHe'll remember you
BHe'll reDmember Eyou
G(hEmit GG Emonce and then strum Em)
Verse 2:
GWorried for my friend
As he Emshows me round the flat
GWhere I don't wanna find him
EmHis lips an' eyelids black
GHe don't believe my speech
That lines Emcan and should be drawn
Like Aif he had a Gshotgun
EmThe barrels would be sawn
BThe barrels Dwould be Esawn
G Em G Em
Verse 3:
GSwallowed by the river
EmSwollen by the rains
GThat leakin' ol' computer
Of Emfingerprints and names
GSwimming in the river
That Emfloods the neighborhood
AI would call to Gyou
EmBut it would do no good
BBut it would Ddo no Egood
G Em G Em
Verse 4:
GVoting for the law
That's the Emgeneral occupation
GFirst the public safety
Then Emsecond comes the nation
GYou won't believe me now
But there's Embeen some illumination
The Awisest cops have Grealized
They Emfucked the operation
B D E
G Em G Em
Verse 5:
GCooking up the books
A Emrespected occupation
GThe anchor and foundation of all Emmulti-corporations
GThey don't believe in crime
EmThey don't know that it exists
But to Aunderstand what's Gright and wrong
The Emlawyers work in shifts
The Blawyers Dwork in Eshifts...
G Em G Em
Verse 6:
G'N speaking of the devil
He Emain't been seen for years
G'Cept every 20 mins
He Emzooms between me ears
GI don't believe in books
But I Emread them all the time
For Aciphers to the Griddles
An' Emreasons to the rhymes 
BReasons Dto the Erhymes
G Em G Em
 G   Em   G   Em...

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Midnight Log

by The Clash

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From their fourth studio album "Sandinista!" (1980).

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Verse 1:

Working for the devil

You'll have to pay his tax

That means going to see him

Down among the racks

You don't believe in him

But he can wait for you

A G

You do his work so fine

He'll remember you

B D E

He'll remember you

G Em G Em

(hit G once and then strum Em)

Verse 2:

Worried for my friend

As he shows me round the flat

Where I don't wanna find him

His lips an' eyelids black

He don't believe my speech

That lines can and should be drawn

A G

Like if he had a shotgun

The barrels would be sawn

B D E

The barrels would be sawn

G Em G Em

Verse 3:

Swallowed by the river

Swollen by the rains

That leakin' ol' computer

Of fingerprints and names

Swimming in the river

That floods the neighborhood

A G

I would call to you

But it would do no good

B D E

But it would do no good

G Em G Em

Verse 4:

Voting for the law

That's the general occupation

First the public safety

Then second comes the nation

You won't believe me now

But there's been some illumination

A G

The wisest cops have realized

They fucked the operation

B D E

G Em G Em

Verse 5:

Cooking up the books

A respected occupation

G Em

The anchor and foundation of all multi-corporations

They don't believe in crime

They don't know that it exists

A G

But to understand what's right and wrong

The lawyers work in shifts

B D E

The lawyers work in shifts...

G Em G Em

Verse 6:

'N speaking of the devil

He ain't been seen for years

'Cept every 20 mins

He zooms between me ears

I don't believe in books

But I read them all the time

A G

For ciphers to the riddles

An' reasons to the rhymes

B D E

Reasons to the rhymes

G Em G Em

...

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