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Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash - Guitar Chords

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            Song: Should I stay or should I go
Artist: The Clash
Composers: Mick Jones and Joe Strummer 
Album: Combat rock
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar-) 15th Aug 2013

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[Intro Riff - First 4 bars]
     D      G           D
e |--2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|--2------X-X-X---|
B |--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3------X-X-X---|
G |--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--2------X-X-X---|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0--------------|
A |---------2-2-2-2--|-----------------|
E |---------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|

     D      G           D
e |--2-2-2--3-3-3-3--|--2--------5-h8--|
B |--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|--3--------------|
G |--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--2--------------|
D |--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|--0--------------|
A |---------2-2-2-2--|-----------------|
E |---------3-3-3-3--|-----------------|

D = xx0232             F  = 133211
G = 320033 or 355433   A7 = x02020

X = Mute strings   h = Hammer-on note
^ = Emphasise the beat   N.C. = No chords

If using distortion,
you could play the above as power chords instead:
D5 = x577xx   F5 = 133xxx
G5 = 355xxx   A5 = 577xxx

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[Intro]
       D         G           D
||: /__/  /__/  /__/  /__/ | /  /  /  / :|| [x4]
       ^  ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^    ^

[Verse 1]
N.C.                                D  G  D
Darling, you've got to let me know,
N.C.                                D  G  D
Should I stay or should I go,
N.C.                                G  F  G
If you say that you are mine,
N.C.                                D  G  D
I'll be here 'til the end of time,
N.C.                                A7
So you've got to let me know...
N.C.                                D  G  D
...Should I stay or should I go?

[Verse 2]
N.C.                               D  G  D
It's always tease, tease, tease,
N.C.                               D  G  D
You're happy when I'm on my knees,
N.C.                                    G  F  G
One day it's fine, and next it's black,
N.C.                               D  G  D
So if you want me off your back,
N.C.                               A7
Well, come on, and let me know...
N.C.                               D  G  D
...Should I stay or should I go?

[Verse 3]
N.C.                       D         G  D
Should I stay, or should I go now?
                           D         G  D
Should I stay, or should I go now?
                      G        F  G
If I go there will be trouble,
                           D        G  D
And, if I stay, it will be double,
                        A7
So, come on, and let me know...

[Interlude]
     D          G          D
| /__/  /__/  /__/  /__/ | /  /  /  / |
     ^  ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^    ^

[Verse 4]
N.C.
This indecision's buggin' me,
D               G              D
   (Esta inde - cisión me mo - lesta)
N.C.
If you don't want me, set me free!
D            G                D
   (Si no me quieres, líbra - me!)
N.C.
Exactly whom I'm supposed to be?
 G      F          G
(Digame   ...quein tengo ser!)
N.C.
Don't you know which clothes even fit me?
  D            G              D
(¿No sabes que ropas me que - da?)
N.C.
Come on, and let me know...
A7
    (Me tienes que decir...)
N.C.
Should I cool it, or should I blow?
D            G             D
   (¿Me debo ir o quedar - me?)

[Break]
      D       G            D    SPLIT!
| /__/  /__/  /__/  /__/ | /  /  /  / |
     ^  ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^    ^
     D        G            D
| /__/  /__/  /__/  /__/ | /  /  /  / |
     ^  ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^    ^
 G               F         G
    (¿Yo me en - frio o lo soplo?)

     D        G            D
| /__/  /__/  /__/  /__/ | /  /  /  / |
     ^  ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^    ^
     A7
| /__/  /__/  /__/  /__/ | /  /  /  / |
     ^  ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^    ^
     D        G            D
| /__/  /__/  /__/  /__/ | /  /  /  / |
     ^  ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^    ^

[Verse 5]
N.C.                       D
Should I stay, or should I go now?
             G         D
(¿Yo me en - frio o lo soplo?)
                           D
Should I stay, or should I go now?
             G         D
(¿Yo me en - frio o lo soplo?)
                      G
If I go there will be trouble,
       F                    G
(Si me voy va a haber pel - igro!)
                         D
And if I stay it will be double,
       G             D
(Si me quedo sera el doble!)
                    A7
So you gotta let me know...
A7
    (Me tienes que decir...)
A7                                D
    Should I cool it, or should I blow?
             G         D
(¿Yo me en - frio o lo soplo?)

[Verse 6]
D
   Should I stay, or should I go now?
             G         D
(¿Yo me en - frio o lo soplo?)
                      G
If I go there will be trouble,
       F                    G
(Si me voy va a haber pel - igro!)
                         D
And if I stay it will be double,
       G             D
(Si me quedo sera el doble!)
                    A7
So you gotta let me know...
A7
    (Me tienes que decir...)
D        G                 D
Should I stay, or should I go?
  ^    ^   ^    ^    ^   ^  ^ 
        

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