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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Clash
The Clash
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer
Composer
Paul Simonon
Paul Simonon
Composer
Mick Jones
Mick Jones
Composer
Topper Headon
Topper Headon
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Sandy Pearlman
Sandy Pearlman
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I swear by almighty God
To tell the whole truth
And nothing but the truth
[Verse 2]
Guns, guns, guns, guns
Guns, guns, guns, guns
[Verse 3]
They torture all the women and children
They they've put the men to the gun
'Cause across the human frontier
Freedom's always on the run
Guns, guns, shakin' in terror
Guns, guns, killin' in error
Guns, guns, guilty hands
Guns, guns, shatter the lands
[Verse 4]
A system built by the sweat of the many
Creates assassins to kill off the few
Take any place and call it a court house
This is a place where no judge can stand
Sue the lawyers and burn all the papers
Unlock the keys of the legal rapers
A jury of a billion faces
Shouted out, condemned out of hand
Guns, guns, and nobody's kidding
Guns, guns, or foolin' around
Guns, guns, the violence is singin'
Guns, guns, will silence the sound
[Verse 5]
And I like to be in Africa
A-beatin' on the final drum
And I like to be in the USSR
Making sure these things will come
I like to be in the USA
Pretendin' that the wars are done
And I like to be un Europa
Sayin' goodbye to everyone
[Verse 6]
Guns, guns, there's guns on the roof
Guns, guns, made to shoot
Guns, guns, there's guns on the roof
Guns, guns, made to shoot
Guns, guns, there's guns on the roof
Guns, guns, made to shoot
Guns, guns, there's guns on the roof
Guns, guns, made to shoot
Guns, guns, there's guns on the roof
Guns, guns, made to shoot
Written by: Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon
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