Capital Radio chords by The Clash

Chords with lyrics

The Clash “Capital Radio”
On lots of Clash Releases
Transcribed by Ben Hollis
The riff is also used on
Stiff Little Fingers
“You Can’t Say Crap on the Radio”
(Guess how they change the words)

Some versions of the song do not
Have the “Intro” section and skip
Straight to the verse


Intro
1 2 3 4	1 2 3 4	1 2 3 4	1 2 3 4
E5E5 C#5C#5	A5A5 B5B5	E5E5 C#5C#5	A5A5 B5B5
E5E5	E5

Verse
E5E5 B5B5	E5E5 A5A5	E5E5 B5B5	E5E5 A5A5
E5E5 B5B5	E5E5 A5A5	A5	B5B5

Verse

Break
E5E5 B5B5	E5E5 A5A5	E5E5 B5B5	E5E5 A5A5
E5E5 F#5F#5	A5A5	A5
A5A5 B5B5	E5E5

Verse
Break

E5E5

Chorus
E5E5 C#5C#5	A5A5 B5B5	E5E5 C#5C#5	A5A5 B5B5 (x lots)

E5E5 = x 7 9 9 9 x
A5A5 = 5 7 7 x x x
C#5C#5 = 9 11 11 x x x
B5B5 = 7 9 9 x x x
F#5F#5 = x 9 11 11 11 x