Intro 1
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D A E
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Police walked in for
Verse 1
Jimmy Jazz
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I said, "he ain't here, but
he sure went past
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Oh, you're looking for Jimmy Jazz"
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Satta Massagana for Jimmy Dread
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Cut off his ears and chop off his head
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Police come looking for Jimmy Jazz
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So if you're
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gonna take a message
'cross this town
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Maybe put it down somewhere
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over the other side
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See it gets to Jimmy Jazz, Jazz,
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say
Interlude 1
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Now
Verse 4
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tell the tale
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Po lice come in they said
"Now, where's Jimmy Jazz?"
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I said, "hmm, he was here but, uh,
he said, he went out
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Who is it they're lookin' for?"
A D A
Jimmy Jazz, Jazz, Jazz,
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Jazz eh
Verse 5
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Satta Massagana for Jimmy Dread
F#m D
Cut off his ears and they'll
chop off his head
A E
Oh, you're lookin' for
A D A E A
Jimmy Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz
Verse 6
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What a relief
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I feel like a soldier
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Look like a thief
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It's for the Jazz
Verse 7
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Po lice come lookin' for the
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Jimmy Jazz
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He came in and he went out
'Cause now they'll get him
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hanged for that
A D
Jimmy Jazz, Jimmy Jazz
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In fact
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Don't you bother me, not anymore
F#m D
I can't take this tale, oh, no more
A E
It's all around
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Jimmy Jazz, Jazz
Verse 9
A E
Z, Z, Z, Z
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J-A-Z-Z, Z, Z, Z
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J-A-Z-Z, J-A-Z-Z
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J-A-Z, Jimmy Jazz
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And then it sucks
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He said, "suck that"
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Verse 10
E A D
So go look all around,
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you can try your luck, brother
And see what you found
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But I guarantee you that
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it ain't your day
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Your day, it ain't your day
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Chop, chop
Police walked in for Jimmy Jazz
I said, "He ain't here, but he sure went past"
Oh, you're looking for
Jimmy Jazz, and they said
Sattamassagana for Jimmy dread
Cut off his ears and chop off his head
Police come looking for
Jimmy Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz
So, if you're gonna take a message 'cross the town
Maybe put it down somewhere, over the other side
See it gets to
Jimmy Jazz, Jazz, see
So, tell it all, police come in, they said
"Now, where's Jimmy Jazz?"
I said, "Hmm, he was here but, uh, he said, he went out"
Who is it they're lookin' for?
Jimmy Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, eh
Sattamassagana for Jimmy dread
Cut off his ears and they'll chop off his head
Oh, you're lookin' for
Jimmy Jazz, Jazz, Jazz, Jazz
What a relief
I feel like a soldier
But I look like a thief
It's for the Jazz
Police come lookin' for the Jimmy Jazz
He came in and he may go
'Cause now theyll get him hanged for that
Jimmy Jazz, Jimmy Jazz
Infact, don't you bother me, not anymore
I can't take this tale, oh, no more
It's all around
Jimmy Jazz, Jazz
Z-Z, Z-Z, J-A-Zed-Zed, Z-Z-Z
J-A-Zed-Zed, J-A-Zed-Zed, J-A-Zed, Jimmy Jazz
And then it sucks
He said, "Suck that"
So go look all around, you can try your luck, brother
And see what you found
But I guarantee you that it ain't your day
Your day, it ain't your day
Chop-Chop
From the album
London Calling
The Clash · 1979 · Track 0