# I Fought the Law – The Clash: piano chords

I Fought the Law by The Clash uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G D Em7 C7 G D Em7 C
- Chorus 1: G D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G
- Verse 2: D Em7 C7 G D Em7 C
- Chorus 2: G D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G
- Bridge 1: C D G C D G C D G C D
- Chorus 3: G D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G
- Verse 3: D Em7 C G D Em7 C
- Chorus 4: G D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G
- Chorus 5: D Em7 C7 D G D Em7 C7 Em7 D C7 D G

## Questions

### Which chords does I Fought the Law by The Clash use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is I Fought the Law by The Clash in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is I Fought the Law to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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