Cheapskates — The Clash
Bass Tab

Notation guide: 
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|*   *|  = Repeat these bars

Rhythm is dictated by the dashes in a bar.
|5—5—| means play on 1 and 3
|5—55—55——| means play 1, 2 and, 3 and. This indicates an 8th note division of the bar. 
an extra dash will be placed to make room for a double digit fret number or other notation like slides /

Intro: 
Drums 

A:————————|————————|8—888888|7—777777|————5577|
E:———————3|5—555555|————————|————————|8—88————|

A:————————|8—888888|————————|——002233|
E:5—555555|————————|3—333333|33——————|

Verse:
Am
I have been a washer up An' he has been a scrubber up
Am                          G
An' I seen him a picking up Dog ends in the rain
Am
An' he has never read a book Though I told him to take a look
Am                                      G
He lifted his pool hall cue For another game

Fig.1
A:————|———————7|8———|(8)——875|7———|(7)—|————————|——002232|
E:5———|(5)—————|————|————————|————|————|3—333333|33——————|

w/Fig.1
But it ain't no modern miracle That we found the golden rule
What you can't buy you gotta steal An' what you say can't steal you better leave

Fig.2
A:————————|8——8—888|7——7—777|—————57—|————————|8——8—888|————————|——002233|
E:5——5—578|————————|————————|8——88———|5——5—578|————————|3—333333|33——————|

Pre—Chorus: Fig.2—2x
I don't like to hang about In this lonely room
'Cause London is for going out And trying to hear a tune
But people come pouncing up to me And say what are you doing here
You're supposed to be a star Not a cheapskate bleeding queer

Verse: Fig.1
 
Like a load of rats from a sinking ship You slag us down to save your hip
But you don't give me the benefit Of your doubt 'Cause I'll bite it off and spit it out

Fig.3
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A:3—3333——|—————————||3—333332|0—000000|————0033|————2255|
E:————————|————————*||————————|————————|1—11————|3—33————|

Chorus: Fig3
We're cheapskates anything'll do
We're cheapskates what are we supposed to do?



Fig.4
G:————————|——223355|——112244|————————|————————|——223355|————————|————————|
D:————0022|33——————|22——————|——223352|————0022|33——————|————————|————————|
A:0033————|————————|————————|33——————|0033————|————————|——223344|55332200|
E:————————|————————|————————|————————|————————|————————|33——————|————————|

GuitarSolo: Fig.4
An' we can rock Hey hey let's roll
An' we can walk An' do the stroll

Chorus: Fig.3

2ndGuitarSolo: Fig.5 2x  

Fig.5
                   3x
G:————————|——223355—||————————|————————|
D:——223355|33——————*||55332200|————————|
A:33——————|————————*||————————|332200——|
E:————————|—————————||————————|——————33|

Pre—Chorus: Fig.2—2x
Just because we're in a group You think we're stinking rich
'N we all got model girls Shedding every stitch
'N You think the cocaine's flowing Like a river up our noses
'N every sea will part for us Like the red one did for Moses

Verse: Fig.1
Well I hope you make it one day Just like you always said you would some day
And I'll get out my money and make a bet That I'll be seein' you down the launderette

Chorus/End: Fig.3 — Am

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