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[Intro]
A
[Verse]
She Ahad all the tattoos and the piF#mercings 
DHates everything says everyAbody's wroEng 
She drAessed like she slept with Guns n´ RF#moses 
But I Dbusted her singing all the Aboyband Esongs 
[Chorus]
She had F#mto go Dsimply becaEuse 
and I let her  F#mgo    D  
like she never wEas 
cause I didn't F#mknow D  
and I don't care what she dEoes 
she had to F#mgo cause she dDidn't know who 
Joe Strummer was 
A(x5)     A(X5)
   Hey!          Hey!
[Verse]
AAt night when we stood in line for hoF#murs 
Dwaiting to see my favorite puAnk rock bEand
I Aplayed with the passion and the pF#mower 
but Dshe's only there for all the fAashion treEnds
with her cBmlueleAss friEends  (SINGLE NOTES D-C-B)
[Chorus]
She had F#mto go Dsimply becaEuse 
and I let her  F#mgo    D  
like she never wEas 
cause I didn't F#mknow D  
and I don't care what she dEoes 
she had to F#mgo cause she dDidn't know who 
Joe Strummer was 
[Bridge]
A
A D
D F#m
F#m D
D D
[Bridge]
She stDarted talkin' bout me and my life but Ewife 
but wBmhy would I wanna bDe with someone who doGesnt know the Clash
Bmsaved Amy liEfe 
A (x5)     A(X5)
   Hey!          Hey!
A (x5)     A(X5)
   Hey!          Hey!
[Solo]
OCTAVES RUN
[Verse]
It's nAot that she didn't rock my caF#msbah 
it's Dnot that I couldn't burn her LAondoF#mn dowEn
Its Ajust that she kept on disapF#mpearing
wheneDver the Sandinistas caAme F#mto toEwn
and bBmurned Ait dEown 
[Chorus]
She had F#mto go Dsimply becaEuse 
and I let her  F#mgo    D  
like she never wEas 
cause I didn't F#mknow D  
and I don't care what she dEoes 
she had to F#mgo cause she dDidn't know who 
[Solo]
A
A D
D F#m
F#m D
D A
A D
D F#m
F#m D
[Outro]
AShe  DDont   F#mknow   E(She had to to go)
AShe  DDont   F#mknow   E(She had to to go)
AShe  DDont   F#mknow   E(She had to to go)
AShe  DDont   F#mknow   E(She had to to go)

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Joe Strummer

by Cowboy Mouth

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F#m

[Intro]

[Verse]

A F#m

She had all the tattoos and the piercings

D A E

Hates everything says everybody's wrong

A F#m

She dressed like she slept with Guns n´ Roses

D A E

But I busted her singing all the boyband songs

[Chorus]

F#m D E

She had to go simply because

F#m D

and I let her go

like she never was

F#m D

cause I didn't know

and I don't care what she does

F#m D

she had to go cause she didn't know who

Joe Strummer was

A A

(x5) (X5)

Hey! Hey!

[Verse]

A F#m

At night when we stood in line for hours

D A E

waiting to see my favorite punk rock band

A F#m

I played with the passion and the power

D A E

but she's only there for all the fashion trends

Bm A E

with her clueless friends (SINGLE NOTES D-C-B)

[Chorus]

F#m D E

She had to go simply because

F#m D

and I let her go

like she never was

F#m D

cause I didn't know

and I don't care what she does

F#m D

she had to go cause she didn't know who

Joe Strummer was

[Bridge]

A D

D F#m

F#m D

D D

[Bridge]

D E

She started talkin' bout me and my life but wife

Bm D G

but why would I wanna be with someone who doesnt know the Clash

Bm A E

saved my life

A (x5) A(X5)

Hey! Hey!

A (x5) A(X5)

Hey! Hey!

[Solo]

OCTAVES RUN

[Verse]

A F#m

It's not that she didn't rock my casbah

D A F#m E

it's not that I couldn't burn her London down

A F#m

Its just that she kept on disappearing

D A F#m E

whenever the Sandinistas came to town

Bm A E

and burned it down

[Chorus]

F#m D E

She had to go simply because

F#m D

and I let her go

like she never was

F#m D

cause I didn't know

and I don't care what she does

F#m D

she had to go cause she didn't know who

[Solo]

A D

D F#m

F#m D

D A

A D

D F#m

F#m D

[Outro]

A D F#m E

She Dont know (She had to to go)

A D F#m E

She Dont know (She had to to go)

A D F#m E

She Dont know (She had to to go)

A D F#m E

She Dont know (She had to to go)

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