Great track taken from the clashes last and largely unpopular album 'cut the crap' It is pretty much the same all the way through and once you get the rhythm right its easy. I have left it in standard tuning, you could transpose it, use a capo or retune your guitar but I think it works best in power chords so there really is no need. That said I've just tried it in open chords and it sounds okay so if you like open chords you could tune down to Eb, (giving you A E and B) Lyrics are hard to understand in places but I think I have them about right Please comment/rate KEYBOARD INTRO: Ab Eb Bb Ab Eb Fm Eb Bb VERSE 1:

^Ab I hear a ^Ebgang fight on a ^Abhuman factory ^Ebfar^Bbm ^Ab Are they howling ^Ebout or ^Abdoing somebody ^Ebhar^Bbm ^Ab On a catwalk ^Ebjungle some^Abbody grabbed my ^Ebarm^Bb ^Ab Her voice spoke so ^Ebcold it matched the ^Abweapon in her ^Ebpal^Bbm

CHORUS 1:

^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, this knife of ^EbSheffield ^Bbsteel ^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, and this is ^Ebhow we ^Bbfeel

BREAK: Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb X2 VERSE 2:

^Ab Time on his ^Ebhands, the ^Abfreezing row of ^Ebstone^Bbs ^Ab He won't go for the ^Ebcarrot, they ^Abbeat him by the ^Ebpol^Bbe ^Ab Some sunny ^Ebday, con^Abfronted by his ^Ebsou^Bbl ^Ab He's out at ^Ebsea, so ^Abfar he can't go ^Ebhom^Bbe

CHORUS 2:

^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, that I'm sup^Ebposed to ^Bbdie for ^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, we're never gonna ^Ebcry no ^Bbmore

VERSE 3:

^Ab Black shadow of the ^EbVincent ^Abfalls on a Triumph ^Eblin^Bbe ^Ab I got my ^Ebmotorcycle jacket but I'm ^Abwalking all the ^Ebtim^Bbe ^Ab A South Atlantic ^Ebwind blows ^Abice from a dying ^Ebcree^Bbd ^Ab I see no ^Ebglory, ^Abwhen will we be ^Ebfre^Bbe

CHORUS 3:

^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, we can chain you ^Ebto the ^Bbrail ^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, we can kill you ^Ebin a ^Bbjail

BREAK: No Chords, then Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb VERSE 4:

^Ab Big British ^Ebboots go kick Ben^Abgali in the ^Ebhea^Bbd ^Ab Police sit ^Ebwatchin', a ^Abnewspapers been ^Ebrea^Bbd ^Ab Who dares to ^Ebprotest, ^Abafter the attacker ^Ebfle^Bbd ^Ab Out came the ^Ebbatons and the ^AbBritish warn their ^Ebsel^Bbves

CHORUS 4:

^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, land of ^Ebillegal ^Bbdances ^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, land of one ^Ebthousand ^Bbstances

CHORUS 1 (repeat):

^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, this knife of ^EbSheffield ^Bbsteel ^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab, and this is ^Ebhow we ^Bbfeel ^Ab This is ^EbEngland^Ab ^Eb ^Bb Ab Eb Ab Eb Bb (repeat chords to fade) This is England

The Clash - This is england