Capital Radio chords by The Clash

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
E5  C#5	A5  B5	E5  C#5	A5  B5
E5	E5

Verse
E5  B5	E5  A5	E5  B5	E5  A5
E5  B5	E5  A5	A5	B5

Verse

Break
E5  B5	E5  A5	E5  B5	E5  A5
E5  F#5	A5	A5
A5  B5	E5

Verse
Break

E5

Chorus
E5  C#5	A5  B5	E5  C#5	A5  B5 (x lots)

E5 = x 7 9 9 9 x
A5 = 5 7 7 x x x
C#5 = 9 11 11 x x x
B5 = 7 9 9 x x x
F#5 = x 9 11 11 11 x

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