(Em)Lon don call ing to the (F)far a way towns.
zone.
Now (Em)war is de clared You and (G)bat tle come down.
(Em)Lon don call ing to the (F)un der world.
death.
Come (Em)out of the cup board, you (G)boys an and girls.
breath.
(Em)Lon don call ing.
ing.
Now, I (F)don’t look to us.
But (Em)Pho ny Beat le ma ni a has (G)bit ten the dust.
out.
(Em)Lon don call ing.
See, we (F)ain’t got no swing, ex (Em)cept for the ring of the (G)trun cheon thing.
eyes.
The (Em)ice age is com ing.
The (G)sun’s zoom ing in.
(Em)Melt down ex pect ed.
The (G)wheat is grow ing thin.
(D)A (Em)En gines stop run ning.
But (G)I have no fear, ’cause (Em)Lon don is drown ing and (D)I
live by the riv er.
(Em)Lon don call ing to the (F)im i ta tion zone.
For (Em)get it, broth er.
You can (G)go it a lone.
(Em)Lon don call ing to the (F)zom bies of death.
Come (Em)Quit hold ing out board, and (G)draw an oth er breath.
(Em)Lon don call ing.
ing.
And I (F)don’t want to shout.
But
(Em)while ny we were talk ni ing I (G)saw you nod ding out.
(Em)Lon don call ing.
See, we (F)ain’t got no highs, ex (Em)cept for that one with the (G)yel low y eyes.
The (Em)ice age is com ing.
The (G)sun’s zoom ing in.
(Em)En gines stop run ning.
The (G)wheat is grow ing thin.
(D)A (Em)nu cle ar er ror.
But (G)I have no fear, ’cause (Em)Lon don is drown ing and (D)I
live by the riv er.
(Em)Lon don call ing.
Yes, (F)I was there, too.
And you (Em)know what they said?
Well, (F)some of it was true!
(Em)Lon don call ing at the (F)top of the dial.
And (Em)af ter all this, won’t you (F)give me a smile?
(Em)Lon don call ing.
I (Em)nev er felt so much a like…
This page shows “London Calling” by The Clash in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of E at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.