Should I Stay Or Should I Go
The Clash (1981)


Intro and Verses:
    D     G         D
| - U D U D U D U | D - - - - - - - |
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1   2   3   4

Riff (like UOGB):
|------------------------|---
|-------------3--3-------|---
|----2--2--2--------0--1-|-2-
|------------------------|---
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &   1

      Chorus: (Double Time Feel)
4/4 | d - D u d u D u   d - D u d u D u |
      1 e & a 2 e & a   3 e & a 4 e & a

Intro
| [D] [G] | [D↓] ... |
| [D] [G] | [D↓] ... |
| [D] [G] | [D↓] ... |
| [D] [G] | [D↓]

Darling you got to let me | know [D] [G] | [D↓]
Should I stay or should I | go [D] [G] | [D↓]
If you say that you are | mine [G] [F] | [G↓]
I'll be here 'til the end of | time | [D] [G] | [D↓]
So you got to let me | know [A] ... | [A↓]
Should I stay or should I | go [D] [G] | [D↓]

It's always tease tease | tease [D] [G] | [D↓]
You're happy when I'm on my | knees [D] [G] | [D↓]
One day is fine and next it's | black [G] [F] | [G↓]
So if you want me off your | back [D] [G] | [D↓]
Well come on and let me | [A] know | [A↓]
should I stay or should I | go [D] [G] | [D↓]

Chorus
Should I stay or should I | [D] go now [G] |
| [D] Should I stay or should I | [D] go now [G] |
| [D] If I go there will be | [G] trouble [F] |
| [G] And if I stay it will be | [D] double [G] |
| [D] So come on and let me | [A] know   | [A↓]
| [D] [G] | [D↓]

This indecision's bugging | me [D] [G] | [D↓]
If you don't want me set me | free [D] [G] | [D↓]
Exactly whom I'm supposed to | be [G] [F] | [G↓]
Don't you know which clothes even | fit me [D] [G] | [D↓]
Come on and let me | [A] know | [A↓]
Should I cool it or should I | blow [D] [G] | [D↓] ... |

| [D] [G] | [D↓] ... |
| [D] [G] | [D↓] ... |
| [G] [F] | [G↓] ... |
| [D] [G] | [D↓] ... |
| [A]     | [A↓] ... |
| [D] [G] | [D↓]

Chorus
Should I stay or should I | [D] go now [G] |
| [D] Should I stay or should I | [D] go now [G] |
| [D] If I go there will be | [G] trouble [F] |
| [G] and if I stay it will be | [D] double [G] |
| [D] So you gotta let me | [A] know   |
| [A] Should I cool it or should I | [D] blow  [G] |

| [D] Should I stay or should I | [D] go now [G] |
| [D] If I go there will be | [G] trouble [F] |
| [G] and if I stay it will be | [D] double [G] |
| [D] So you gotta let me | [A] know... | [A↓]
| [D] Should I [G] stay or should I | [D↓] go

#Play with the Clash in this key.

#Capo on 2nd fret to play with the Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain.

#Last Updated 22/03/21 JJ
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