Tuning: E A D G B E

Nitcomb - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros ** in the 20 years since this song dropped no one has set down the chords. ** If you listen to the recording, you'll figue out the finger picking pattern ** just do the work. Pretty simple song, but it can get tricky getting the vocal phrasing just so. ** But you'll figure it out. You're cool enough to look for this tab, you'lre cool enough to play it.

^GGonna take a nitcomb ^D ^GTo get rid of me ^D ^CCause I just realized ^D ^CThat it was meant to be ^D

^GAnd I'm singing to all the torn betting slips ^D ^GFlying around my feet ^D ^CI'm talking to all the chewing gum ^D ^CThat's stuck everywhere on the street ^D

^EmAnd they're ringing the bells All over the city ^COn a Saturday night ^D ^EmNobody knows why But they^Bm know its gonna be alright ^B

[Repeat Chorus]

^GAnd I'm standing at the sale ^D ^GOf the shoes of bankrupt men ^D ^CI just had to buy a pair ^D ^CTo show I can live again ^D

^EmAnd they're ringing the bells All over the city ^COn a Saturday night ^EmNobody knows why ^BmBut they know its gonna be alright ^B

INSTRUMENTAL

C (2 bars) G (2 bars) C (2 bars) B (1 bar) B7 (1 bar)

^GGonna take a nitcomb ^D ^GTo get rid of me ^D ^CCause I just realized ^D ^CThat it was meant to be ^D

^CAnd they're banging On the sheets of metal and sheets of gold ^GAnd these were the finest shoes That were ever sold ^CIt's raining on roofs And raining on drums ^GLove buys a six-pack And gives it to the bums ^CAnd they're ringing the bells All over the city ^GOn a Saturday night ^CNobody knows why ^GBut they know it’s gonna be alright

(C G) repeat to end.

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Nitcomb