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1/19

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 19Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Embellished a bit from the existing tabs.
For the E AE sequence in the first line (and after),
the AE bit happens on the last two downward strums.
Insert this litte detail where * appears in the chord line below,
replacing the upward strum part of the strumming pattern.
e|-----4-5-4-0----------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
And this one where ** appears.
e|-----4-5-4-0----------|
B|--------------2-------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
And ***
e|-----4-5-5-5-4--------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
****
e|-----12-11-9-7-7------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
[Tapping Rhythm]
1 2 3 - | 1& 2 3 -
[Verse 1]
EI see a millioAn   Ewalk the Bcity mile
EThe tickertape kings  A   Eand the Bjuveniles
AWill anybody tell me   which Eway to go
                              A      F#m     A*
Will anybody come back   on the C.B. radio
[Verse 2]
EI'm counting the stars  A   Eand the Btelegraph poles
                      E   A      E                B*
And each one represents   the hopes of a soul
                               A           E**
You'd think that God   wouldn't be so hard
                            A                F#m                  A***
When you see all the little children running, running in the backyard
[Verse 3]
EOn a Mississippi gourd  A   Ewith a BSub-Sahran song
                  E   A          E                      B**
Somebody is wailing   in the financial district sun
ACan anybody feel the distance tEo the Nile
AI wanna live and I F#mwanna dance aAwhile
[Verse 4]
EGonna make like Eddie  A   Eon my roBckabilly train
EGonna beat out the blues  A   Eon my baBll and chain
AOh, you can't pull a hold-up with a EBe-Bop gun
AThere's people living now
who aint F#mgot no heart and ain't nAever had none
[Verse 5]
EDown on the border  A   Ethey crawl Ball the way
                      E   A         E                  B****
To get a clip of living   with a clean-all spray
ACan anybody feel the distance tEo the Nile
AI wanna live and I F#mwanna dance aAwhile
[Bridge]
  E   A    E   B**
E  A E  B
AYou can't pull a hold-up with a EBe-Bop gun
AThere's people living now
who aint F#mgot no heart and ain't nAever had none
[Verse 6]
EI hear a payphone ringing  A   Eout on Bmurder mile
EThe sucker who picks up  A   Egets his Bnumber dialled
AAnd all the sparkling waters that Eever flowed
ACould never wash down this town so F#mclean that it gAlowed
[Verse 7]
EAnd I need to see  A   Ein an Bx-ray style
EI need some rock art  A   Ethat don't Bcome in a vial
ACan anybody feel the distance tEo the Nile
AI wanna live and I F#mwanna dance aAwhile
[Coda]
E  A E  B
E  A E  B
A E
A F#m A
E

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X-Ray Style

by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros

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F#m

Embellished a bit from the existing tabs.

For the E AE sequence in the first line (and after),

the AE bit happens on the last two downward strums.

Insert this litte detail where * appears in the chord line below,

replacing the upward strum part of the strumming pattern.

e|-----4-5-4-0----------|

B|----------------------|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

And this one where ** appears.

e|-----4-5-4-0----------|

B|--------------2-------|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

And ***

e|-----4-5-5-5-4--------|

B|----------------------|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

****

e|-----12-11-9-7-7------|

B|----------------------|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

[Tapping Rhythm]

1 2 3 - | 1& 2 3 -

[Verse 1]

E A E B

I see a million walk the city mile

E A E B

The tickertape kings and the juveniles

A E

Will anybody tell me which way to go

A F#m A

Will anybody come back on the C.B. radio

[Verse 2]

E A E B

I'm counting the stars and the telegraph poles

E A E B

And each one represents the hopes of a soul

A E

You'd think that God wouldn't be so hard

A F#m A

***

When you see all the little children running, running in the backyard

[Verse 3]

E A E B

On a Mississippi gourd with a Sub-Sahran song

E A E B

Somebody is wailing in the financial district sun

A E

Can anybody feel the distance to the Nile

A F#m A

I wanna live and I wanna dance awhile

[Verse 4]

E A E B

Gonna make like Eddie on my rockabilly train

E A E B

Gonna beat out the blues on my ball and chain

A E

Oh, you can't pull a hold-up with a Be-Bop gun

There's people living now

F#m A

who aint got no heart and ain't never had none

[Verse 5]

E A E B

Down on the border they crawl all the way

E A E B

****

To get a clip of living with a clean-all spray

A E

Can anybody feel the distance to the Nile

A F#m A

I wanna live and I wanna dance awhile

[Bridge]

E A E B

A E

You can't pull a hold-up with a Be-Bop gun

There's people living now

F#m A

who aint got no heart and ain't never had none

[Verse 6]

E A E B

I hear a payphone ringing out on murder mile

E A E B

The sucker who picks up gets his number dialled

A E

And all the sparkling waters that ever flowed

A F#m A

Could never wash down this town so clean that it glowed

[Verse 7]

E A E B

And I need to see in an x-ray style

E A E B

I need some rock art that don't come in a vial

A E

Can anybody feel the distance to the Nile

A F#m A

I wanna live and I wanna dance awhile

[Coda]

E A E B

A E

A F#m A

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