Jail Guitar Doors chords by The Clash

Chords with lyrics

The Clash – “Jail Guitar Doors”
B-side of “Clash City Rockers” single
Also on “The Clash on Broadway” Box Set
And “The Clash” (US Version) (I think)
I think Primal Scream may have covered it
Transcribed by Ben Hollis

Intro
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4	1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4	1 2 3 4
E5E5	A5A5 E5E5	E5	A5A5 E5E5
E5	A5A5 E5E5	E5	A5A5	A5

Verse
E5E5	B5B5	A5A5	A5
E5E5	Ab5Ab5	B5B5	E5E5

Chorus
E5E5	A5A5 E5E5	E5	A5A5 E5E5
E5	A5A5 E5E5	E5	A5A5	A5

Verse
Chorus
Instrumental Chorus
Verse
Chorus

Break
E5E5	A5A5	E5E5	A5A5	(x4)
Do the shuffle thing (you get the idea):

 E5E5     A5A5

D-------------2-4-2-4-2-4
A-2-4-2-4-2-4—0-0-0-0-0-0
E-0-0-0-0-0-0

Chorus (16 bars to fade)

E5E5 =x7999x
A5A5 =577xxx
B5B5 =799xxx
Ab5=466xxx

The lead parts are not terribly complicated
(don’t you just love it when people say

Just do:
B---10-9---
G----------9
And some wild bending in E MajorE major

Alternative chord formations could be:
E5E5 = x x 9 9 9 x
A5A5 = x x 11 9 10 x
Ab5Ab5 =x x 10 8 9 x