The Police were an English new wave band strongly influenced by reggae, jazz and punk rock. They were originally formed in 1977 in London by Stewart Copeland (drums), Gordon Sumner, better known as Sting (bass and lead vocals), and Henry Padovani (guitar). Andy Summers later joined the group, and after a very short stint as a quartet, Padovani left the band. The Police became one of the most popular bands in the late 70s/80s.  

Le groupe est formé en 1977 par Stewart Copeland, Henry Padovani et Sting (Gordon Matthew Sumner de son vrai nom), à partir de l'idée de Stewart Copeland qui voulait rejoindre la scène Punk qui explosait à l'époque. Ils sont rejoints rapidement par Andy Summers, formant un court moment un quatuor. Henry Padovani quitte le groupe peu de temps après, les autres membres voulant s'écarter du mouvement punk. Et puis le courant ne passait pas entre Andy Summers et Henry Padovani.  

The Police sind eine der erfolgreichsten alternative rock / punk rock Bands der späten 1970-er und frühen 1980-er Jahre aus United Kingdom.  Nominell und während der ersten Monate ihres Bestehens konnten The Police durchaus als 

The Police surge en Londres en 1977, año de crispación, delincuencia y paro en el Reino Unido, causas del malestar social que hizo a la juventud comenzar a adorar a cuatro chavales que gritaban, despotricaban contra la monarquía y bebían mucha cerveza (y se metían lo que no era cerveza), Los Sex Pistols. En pleno auge del movimiento punk, en el que el virtuosismo instrumental y las letras carentes de insultos y política estaban relegados a un segundo plano, eran las bandas realmente buenas las que salían adelante.

Intro

 F   Dm   Bb   C   F 

Verse 1

 F Every breath you take and every move you  Dm make
Every bond you  Bb break every step you  C take
I'll be watching you  Dm 
 Dm Every single  F day and every word you  Dm say
Every game you  Bb play every night you  C stay
I'll be watching you  F 

Chorus

Oh can't you  Bb see you belong to  F me
How my poor heart  G7 aches with every step you  C take

Verse 2

Every move you  F make every vow you  Dm break
Every smile you  Bb fake every claim you  C stake
I'll be watching you  Dm 

Bridge

 C# Since you've gone I've been lost without a  Eb trace
I dream at night I can only see your  C# face
I look around but it's you I can't re  Eb place
I feel so cold and I long for your em  C# brace
I keep crying baby baby  F please  Dm   Bb   C   Dm 
Interlude

 F   Dm   Bb   C   F 

Chorus

Oh can't you  Bb see you belong to  F me
How my poor heart  G7 aches with every step you  C take

Verse 3

Every move you  F make every vow you  Dm break
Every smile you  Bb fake every claim you  C stake
I'll be watching you  Dm 
Every move you  Bb make every step you  C take
I'll be watching you  Dm 
I'll be watching  F you  Dm   Bb I'll be watching you  F   Dm 
 Bb I'll be watching you  F   Dm   Bb I'll be watching you  F

Every Breath You Take

&quot;King of Pain&quot; is a song by The Police, originally released on their 1983 album Synchronicity.  It was released as a worldwide single by A&amp;M Records. It was the second single from Synchronicity in the US and the fourth single in the UK.  Reaching #3 in the US charts in October 1983, and #1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart for five weeks in August 1983, the single is The Police's most successful US single (together with &quot;Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic&quot;) after &quot;Every Breath You Take&quot; based on chart position. In the UK, it reached #17 in the charts in January 1984. 

The Police - King of Pain - uke

          Bm           A               Bm    A     Bm A  Bm A
There's a little black spot on the sun    to-day
         G         A       G           A  D6  C#m  Gmaj7
It's the same old thing as yes - ter - day
          Bm         A                 Bm      A   Bm A  Bm A
There's a black hat caught in the high   tree top
          G         A          G      A    D6   C#m Gmaj7
There's a flagpole rag and the wind  won't stop
       A  D           G6             D  F#     G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         A  D              G6             D  F#      G
with the world turning cir-cles running 'round my brain.
        A  D           G6               D  F#       G
I guess I'm always hop-ing that you'll end  this reign
         A  D      G6           D  F#     G
but it's my  destiny to be the king of pain.

           Bm
There's a  little black spot on the sun today
that's my soul up there
         A  G
It's the same old thing as yesterday
F#m                       G
that's my soul up there
          Bm
There's a black hat caught in a high tree top
that's my soul up there
          A  G
There's a flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
F#m                       G
that's my soul up there
       D                                    G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
         D                                        G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain.
        D                                         G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D                             G
But it's my destiny to be the king of pain.
           Bm
There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall
that's my soul up there
           A
There's a dead salmon frozen in a water fall
F#m                        G
that's my soul up there
          Bm
There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb
that's my soul up there
          A  G
There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web

F#m                       G
that's my soul up there

        D                                    G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
          D                                      G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain
         D                                       G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D                              G
but it's my destiny tro be the king of pain.
                   G
There's a king of pain.


A                                        G
There's a king on a throne with his eyes   torn out
A                                 G
There's a blindman looking for a shadow of doubt;
A                                 G
There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed
A                               D  G       Bm
There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread.


[guitar solo]


              Bm
There's a red fox torn by a huntsmen's pack
that's my soul up there
          A  G
There's a black winged gull with a broken back
F#m                    G
that's my soul up there

           F#m7        Fmaj7           E7  Eb
There's a little black spot  on the sun  today
         F#m7      Fmaj7      Eb7      D9    D9  F#
It's the same old thing  as yes - ter - day
        D                                    G
I have stood here before inside the pouring rain
          D                                       G
with the world turning circles running 'round my brain
        D                                        G
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign
         D                             G      D
but it's my destiny to be the king of pain

G                D
   King of pain

King Of Pain

C7  A#7

C7               A#7       C7            A#7
Don't tell the director I said so
C7          A#7            C7    A#7
But are you safe, Miss Gradenko?
C7             A#7
We were at the policy meeting
C7                A#7
They were finding new ways of cheating
C7              A#7
I don't want to rock your boat
C7                A#7              C7  A#7  C7  A#7
But you sent this dangerous note
C7                       A#7
You've been letting your feelings show

F            A#9
Are you safe Miss Gradenko?
Miss Gradenko are you safe?

A#            G#
Is anybody alive in here?
Is anybody alive in here?
Is anybody alive in here?
Is anybody at all in here?

C          F
Nobody but us
Nobody but us
Is anybody alive in here?
Nobody but us

Your uniform don't seem to fit
you're much too alive in it.
You've been letting your feelings show
Are you safe Miss Gradenko?
Miss Gradenko are you safe?
Is anybody alive in here?
Is anybody alive in here?
Is anybody at all in here?
Nobody but us in here
Nobody but us
Is anybody alive in here?
Nobody but us in here
nobody but us

Miss Gradenko

Wrapped Around Your Finger is the second UK single from The Police's 1983 album Synchronicity. It was released worldwide by A&amp;M Records and featured non-album track &quot;Someone To Talk To&quot; as a b-side.  The song is a tale of an apprentice who seeks esoteric wisdom under the tutelage of an erotic teacher, eventually superseding the mentor to become the master. Like other Police songs from this period, it features mythological and literary references, notably to the the Scylla and Charybdis monsters of Greek mythology, and the German legend of Faust.

The Police - Wrapped Around My Finger - Uke

Am             G   Em7     Am          Em7
You consider me the young apprentice
Am                    G   Am    Am       Em7
Caught between the scylla and charibdes
              G     Em7      Am            Em7
Hynotized by you if I should linger
Am                G    Am     Am         Em7
Staring at the ring around your finger

I have only come here seeking knowledge
Things they would not teach me of in college
I can see the destiny you sold
Turn into a shining band of gold

CHORUS
G                           Fmaj7
I'll be wrapped around your finger
G                           Fmaj7    
I'll be wrapped around your finger
 Em    Dm7    Am     Em7     Am


Am             G   Em7     Am          Em7
Mephistopheles is not your name
I know what you're up to just the same
I will listen hard to your tuition
You will see it come to its fruition

CHORUS

Am               Em7               Fmaj7
Devil and the deep blue sea behind me
Dm9               Em7               Fmaj7
Vanish in the air you'll never find me
Am                  Em7        Fmaj7
I will turn your face to alabaster
Dm9                      Em7             Fmaj7
Then you'll find your servant is your master

CHORUS
You'll be wrapped around my finger

Wrapped Around Your Finger

&quot;Every Breath You Take&quot; is a song written by Sting and originally performed by The Police. It was released on their 1983 album Synchronicity. The song beknownst to the fans is about Stings' marriage ending up in a divorce, this song was his way of telling his former wife I will always watch you in an ominous manner; stalking yet everyone always thinks of it as a love song. The single was one of the biggest of 1983, topping the UK charts for four weeks and the Billboard Music Charts (North America) for eight weeks.

Intro: G# Fm C# Eb G#

Verse I:
                   G#
Every breath you take
                Fm
Every move you make
                  C#
Every bond you break
                Eb
Every step you take
                  Fm
I'll be watching you

Verse II:
              G#
Every single day
                Fm
Every word you say
                C#
Every game you play
                 Eb
Every night you stay
                 G#
I'll be watching you

Chorus I:
C#            B
Oh can't you see
              G#
You belong to me
                   Bb
How my poor heart aches
                     Eb
With every step you take

Verse III:
               G#
Every move you make
               Fm
Every vow you break
                 C#
Every smile you fake
                  Eb
Every claim you stake
                 Fm
I'll be watching you

Bridge:
E                                            F#
Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
                                       E
I dream at night I can only see your face
                                      F#
I look around but it's you I can't replace
                                      E
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
                            G#
I keep crying baby, baby please

Adlib: Fm C# Eb Fm
          G# Fm C# Eb G#

Chorus II:
C#            B
Oh can't you see
              G#
You belong to me
                    Bb
How my poor heart aches
                     Eb
With every step you take

Verse IV:
                G#
Every move you make
               Fm
Every vow you break
                 C#
Every smile you fake
                 Eb
Every claim you stake
                 Fm
I'll be watching you

Interlude:
               C#
Every move you make
                Eb
Every step you take
                 Fm
I'll be watching you


Outro:
                 G#
I'll be watching you
                 G#
Every breath you take
                Fm
Every move you make
                C#
Every bond you break
                Eb
Every step you take
                 G#
I'll be watching you
              G#
Every single day
                Fm
Every word you say
                C#
Every game you play
                 Eb
Every night you stay
                 G#
I'll be watching you
                G#
Every move you make
               Fm
Every vow you break
                 C#
Every smile you fake
                 Eb
Every claim you stake
                  G#
I'll be watching you

Intro: C#m7


Verse:
     F#m7
[My] Sisters and I
         A
Have one wish before we die
       F#m7
And it may sound strange
          A
As if our minds are derranged
       F#m7
Please don't ask us why
            A
Beneath the sheltering sky
             F#m7
We have this strange obsession
             A
You have the means in your posession

Chorus:
Esus4        E
Tea in the Sahara
     Asus2 B
With you
Esus4        E
Tea in the Sahara
     Asus2 B
With you


The young man agreed
He would satisfy their needs
So they danced for his pleasure
With a joy you could not measure
They'd wait for him here
The same place every year
Beneath the sheltering sky
Across the desert he would fly

Esus4        E
Tea in the Sahara
     Asus2 B
With you
Esus4        E
Tea in the Sahara
     Asus2 B
With you
Esus4        E
Tea in the Sahara
     Asus2 B
With you
Esus4        E
Tea in the Sahara
     Asus2 B   C#m C#m7 etc.
With you--oo--oo...

Middle 8: Same as intro

The sky turned to black
Would he ever come back?
They would climb a high dune
They would pray to the moon
But he never returned
So the sisters would burn
As their eyes searched the land
Their cups still full of sand

Tea in the Sahara
With you
Tea in the Sahara
With you
Tea in the Sahara
With you
Tea in the Sahara
With you


*Comments: anthonybentley@hotmail.co.uk

Tea In The Sahara

Synchronicity

Intro: E7

  E7
I don't want no dead end job

I don't wanna be no number

I don't want no dead end job

I don't wanna be no number
    A7
The queue gets longer everyday

I just ain't no time to stay

I ain't gonna run away

All I want to do is play

E7
Don't wanna be no teacher

I don't wanna be no slave

I don't wanna work no assembly line

A' like my uncle Dave
    A7
The queue gets longer everyday

I just ain't got time to stay

I ain't gonna run away

All I wanna do is play
  B7
I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job
  B7(STOP)
I don't want no dead end job

  E7
I don't want no dead end job

I don't wanna be no number

I don't want no dead end job

I don't wanna be no number
    A7
The queue gets longer everyday

All I wanna do is play

I just ain't got time to stay

But I ain't gonna run away

      E7
Don't wanna be no millionaire

Don't wanna own no mint

I don't wanna be no tax exile

And I don't mind being skint
    A7
The queue gets longer every day

I just ain't got time to stay

I ain't gonna run away

All I wanna do is play
  B7
I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job

  E7
I don't want no dead end job

I don't wanna be no number

I don't want no dead end job

I don't wanna be no number
    A7
The queue gets longer everyday

I just ain't no time to stay

I ain't gonna run away

All I want to do is play

      E7
Don't wanna be no millionaire

Don't wanna own no mint

I don't wanna be no tax exile

And I don't mind being skint
    A7
The queue gets longer every day

I just ain't got time to stay

All I wanna do is play

I ain't gonna run away
  B7
I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job

I don't want no dead end job
(ad lib to fade)

Dead End Job

Message In A Box

Intro: |  B / / / | B / C / |
       | C# / / / | D / / / |


E7                                   F7 E7
I don't want to rent a house from you
E7                                   D#7 E7
I don't know how you can expect me to
E7                                    F7 E7
I ain't moving 'cause I know my rights
E7
Too many homeless on the streets at night

A7                                   A#7 A7
You own a street and a block of flats
A7                                      G#7 A7
You earn your living like the other rats
A7                                  A#7 A7
You've no morality, what do you care
A7
You deal in poverty, you buy despair

E(VII)                    A      D 
 I ain't moving 'till the baliff comes
E(VII)                     A      D 
I've got no weapons, gonna get me some
E(VII)                    A      D 
 I ain't moving 'till the baliff comes
E(VII)                     A      D  B C 
D
I've got no weapons, gonna get me so-ome

--------------------------------------------\
You go and call yourself a business man     |
You're just a parasite on Pyllosan          |
You're just a middle class middle aged shit |
You sold your granny for a three-penny bit  |
                                            |
You own a street and a block of flats       |
You earn your living like the other rats    |  X 2
You've no morality, what do you care        |
You deal in poverty, you buy despair        |
                                            |
I ain't moving 'till the baliff comes       |
I've got no weapons, gonna get me some      |
I ain't moving 'till the baliff comes       |
I've got no weapons, gonna get me some      |
(x2, the 1st time, x3 the 2nd time ^^)      |
--------------------------------------------/

B      C      C#  D
 Oh no! You a landlord
B C      C#  D
   You a landlord
B C      C#  D
   You a landlord
E(Hold)                  E
Oh, you're my landlord!

Landlord

Live!

Intro: Gm-

F6-EbM7-Dm7-Cm7-Fsus-Gsus hold
Ha ha ha ha

    Gm  F6
Roxanne

                EbM7
You don't have to put on

          Dm7
  red light

Cm7            Fsus
Those days are over

               Gsus hold
You don't have to sell your
    body to the night

Gm      F6
Roxanne

                  EbM7
You don't have to wear that
               Dm7
   dress tonight

Cm7            Fsus
Walk the streets for money

     Gsus hold
You don't care if it's wrong or right

Refrain
   Cm7
Rxanne
Fsus              Gsus hold
 You don't have to put on
   the red light

(repeat refrain once)

Chorus:
 Cm  Bb
(Roxanne)(You don't have to)
Put on the red light

Eb F
(Roxanne) Put on the red light

F Gm
(Roxanne) Put on the red light

Cm Bb
(Roxanne) Put on the red light

Eb F
(Roxanne) Put on the red
        Fsus  Gsus
  light, whoa!

((play this whenever the chorus is playing))

Ad Lib: Gm-- (Gm-Gm/F-Gm-Gm/F)

  Gm                       F6
I love you since I knew you

     EbM7                Dm7
I wouldn't talk down to you

  Cm7
I have to tell you just how I

   Fsus
   feel

      Gsus hold
I won't share you with another boy

   Gm                   F6     
I know my mind is made up

    EbM7              Dm7    
  So put away your make up

Cm7                     Fsus
 Told you once, I won't tell
 you again

       Gsus hold
It's a bad way.


After playing this, repeat refrain once, 
then repeat first three lines of chorus to fade

Roxanne

Tuning: Standard
Capo: None


Uke Baseline:
|-0-3-|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-0-3-|-0-5-|-0-1-|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|

Chords:
C-G-Am-f

So Lonely

Tuning: Standard

Intro: |Dm Gm |Dm Gm| Dm Gm| Dm Gm

||: Dm        Am     | Gm                |
    Called you so many  times today and I

Dm             Am            | Gm                   |
guess it's all true what your  girl firends say that

Dm         Am           | Gm                  |
you don't  ever want to  see me again and your

Dm                   Am         | Gm                 |
brother's gonna kill me and he's  six  foot ten and I

& <--come back here after you see "D.& al Coda" after second verse
Bb          F      | Bb        F        |
guess you'd call it  cowardice  but I'm

C          G         | C     Asus4  |
not prepared to go on   like this I

Bb              | Bb                  |
can't I can't I   can't stand losing I

Gm              | Gm                  |
can't I can't I   can't stand losing I

                       (* first verse only)
Asus4                | Asus4                     |
      can't I can't I  can't I can't stand losing

Dm      Gm | Dm      Gm          |Dm      Gm |Dm     Gm             |
   you           I can't stand losing you          I can't stand los-

Dm       Gm | Dm      Gm          |Dm       Gm |Dm     Gm :||
-ing you          I can't stand losing you

second verse (and in &):
                         To Coda
Asus4|Bb|Bb|Gm|Gm|Asus4|Asus4       |
can't .......................loosing

Dm                                |
guess this is our last goodbye and

                                          D.& al Coda
Dm                |Dm|Dm|Dm|Dm|Dm|Dm                  |
 you don't care so.....   ........on  your  head    I

Coda:
             <--- repeat to fade  --->
Asus4     ||: C      |C|Asus4|Asus4|Bb|Bb   :||
               can't...           ........ I

Can't Stand Losing You

E5                        C5     F5
Sleep lay behind me like a broken ocean
E5                             C5   F5
Strange waking dreams before my eyes unfold
E5                            C5   F5
You lay there sleeping like an open doorway
E5                          C5      F5
I stepped outside myself and felt so cold
C5     E5     C5     E5
Take a look at my new toy
      C5          E5     C5      E5
It'll blow your head in two, oh boy


E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone
E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone
E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hit's everybody, truth hits everyone

(Now do the same the rest of the song)

I thought about it and my dream was broken
I clutch at images like dying breath
And I don't want to make a fuss about it
The only certain thing in life is death
Take a look at my new toy
It'll blow your head in two, oh boy

Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone

C5        F5          C5        F5
Where you want to be, won't you ever see?
E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
E5   C5    F5         E5   C5   F5
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone

C5  D5  D#5  F5
Oh............Now!

Truth Hits Everybody

Intro: F-F-C-C-G-G

I can't stand it for another day [F-F-C-C-G-G]
When you live so many miles away [F-F-C-C-G-G]
Nothing here is gonna make me stay [F-F-C-C-G-G]
You took me over let me find a way [F-F-C-C-G-G]

I sold my house I sold my motor, too [F-F-C-C-G-G]
All I want is to be next to you [F-F-C-C-G-G]
I'd rob a bank maybe steal a plane [F-F-C-C-G-G]
You took me over think I'm goin' insane

Em            F  G
    What can I do    all I want is to be next to you
Em            F  G                                   F-F-C-C-G-G
    What can I do    all I want is to be next to you

I've had a thousand girls or maybe more [F-F-C-C-G-G]
But I've never felt like this before [F-F-C-C-G-G]
But I just don't know what's come over me [F-F-C-C-G-G]
You took me over, take a look at me

Em            F  G
    What can I do    all I want is to be next to you
Em            F  G
    What can I do    all I want is to be next to you

F
    All I want is to be next to you
G
    All I want is to be next to you
F
    All I want is to be next to you

[solo]

So many times I used to give a sign [F/G F/G F/G F-F-C-C-G-G]
Got this feeling, gonna lose my mind [F/G F/G F/G F-F-C-C-G-G]
When all it is is just a love affair [F/G F/G F/G F-F-C-C-G-G]
You took me over baby, take me there [D/E D/E D/E]

Em            F  G
    What can I do    all I want is to be next to you
Em            F  G
    What can I do    all I want is to be next to you

            F
(What can I do) All I want is to be next to you
            G
(What can I do) All I want is to be next to you
            F
(What can I do) All I want is to be next to you

[fade out]

Next To You

Outlandos D'Amour

The Police - Bring On The Night - Uke

  Em              D                C
The afternoon has gently passed me by
  Em                    D                G
The evening spreads its sail against the sky
                           D                           Em
Waiting for tomorrow, just another day
                 C                      D
God bid yesterday good-bye


G                    A    Am
Bring on the night
                          Em                       D
I couldnt spend another hour of daylight
G                   A       Am
Bring on the night
                            Em                      D
I couldnt stand another hour of daylight


(Other Lyrics) (Use same patterns)
The future is but a question mark
Hangs above my head, there in the dark
Cant see for the brightness is staring me blind
God bid yesterday good-bye

Bring on the night
I couldnt spend another hour of daylight
Bring on the night
I couldnt stand another hour of daylight

I couldnt spend another hour of daylight
I couldnt stand another hour of daylight

Bring On The Night

[V1]
Dm7
Giant steps are what you take
Bb            C
Walking on the moon
Dm7
I hope my legs don't break
Bb             C
Walking on the moon
Dm7
We could walk forever
Bb             C
Walking on the moon
Dm7
We could live together
Bb          C               Dm7
Walking on, walking on the moon    

[V2]
Dm7
Walking back from your house
Bb             C
Walking on the moon
Dm7
Walking back from your house
Bb            C  
Walking on the moon
Dm7
Feet they hardly touch the ground
Bb             C
Walking on the moon
Dm7
My feet don't hardly make no sound
Bb          C                Dm7
Walking on, walking on the moon    

[Chorus]
Bb       F
Some may say  
C             Gm     Bb
I'm wishing my days away   
    F
No way  
C               Gm      Bb
And if it's the price I pay   
      F
Some say  
C           Gm      Bb
Tomorrow's another day   
     F
You stay
   C
I may as well play

[V1]
[Chorus]

Walking On The Moon

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police - Bombs Away - Uke

A G A G

A G A G


A           G             A         G
The general scratches his belly and thinks
A          G            A        G
His pay is good but his officers stink
D        G     D        G
Guerilla girl, hard and sweet
D     G              D       G
A military man would love to meet


The President looks in the mirror and speaks
His shirts are clean but his country reeks
Unpaid bills
In Afghanistan hills


A    D A  D
Bombs away
    G     C   G C
But we're O.K.
A    D A  D
Bombs away
   G   C      G C
In old Bombay


The general only wants to teach France to dance
His army life doesn't give him any romance
Guerilla girl, hard and sweet
A military man would love to meet


The general scratches his belly and thinks
His pay is good but his company stinks
Guerilla girl, hard and sweet
A military man would love to meet


Bombs away
But we're O.K.
Bombs away
In old Bombay

D C D C

D C D C

G C G C

G C G Cx2


Bombs away
But we're O.K.
Bombs away
In old Bombay

Bombs Away

The Police - Dont Stand So Close - Uke

Eb6 x4 

Verse 1:

Eb6     F  Eb6     Eb6   F  Eb6
Young teacher   the subject

Gm   F          Gm  F
Of school girl Fantasy.

Eb6   F    Eb6   Eb6   F  Eb6
She wants him   so badly,

Gm      F       Gm      F
Knows what she wants to be.

Eb6  F   Eb6   Eb6       F  Eb6
Inside her   there's longing,

Gm    F         Gm    F
This girl's an open page

Eb6    F  Eb6    Eb6         F    Eb6
Book marking    she's so close now

Gm    F      Gm        F
This girl is half his age


Chorus:

D       A   D      A       Bm       A        D6      Em
Don't stand Don't stand so Don't stand so close to me

D       A   D      A       Bm       A        D6      Em D6 Em
Don't stand Don't stand so Don't stand so close to be.

Verse 2

Eb6    F     Eb6  Eb6  F  Eb6
Her friends are so jealous

Gm   F       Gm        F
You know how bad girls get

Eb6   F     Eb6  Eb6     F Eb6
Sometimes it's not so easy

Gm  F     Gm       F
To be the teacher's pet

Eb6   F  Eb6  Eb6  F  Eb6
Temptation frustration

Gm  F      Gm       F
so bad it makes him cry

Eb6   F   Eb6  Eb6    F   Eb6
Wet bus stop she's waiting

Gm  F      Gm       F
His car is warm and dry

Chorus


Verse 3

Loose talk in  the class room
to hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staff room
the accusations fly
It's no use   he sees her
he starts to shake and cough
just like the old man
in that book by Nabakov

[Chorus]

Dont Stand So Close To Me

The Police - De do do do de da da da - Uke

    A9        A9           E9        E9   D 
    A9        E7           E9        E9   D
    A9        E7           E9        E9   D
    A9        E7           E9        E9   D

A          F#m    C#m
Don't think me unkind
A         F#m      C#m
Words are hard to find
A             F#m                C#m
They're only cheques I've left unsigned
A                  F#m         C#m
From the banks of chaos in my mind
D                          E
And when their eloquence escapes me
D                          E        D
Their logic ties me up and rapes me


     A9             E7         
De do do do de da da da
      E9                      D
Is all I want to say to you
     A9             E7         
De do do do de da da da
         E9                            D
Their innocence will pull me through
     A9             E7         
De do do do de da da da
      E9                      D
Is all I want to say to you
     A9             E7         
De do do do de da da da
           E9                             D
They're meaningless and all that's true


A          F#m    C#m
Poets, priests and politicians
A          F#m    C#m
Have words to thank for their positions
A          F#m    C#m
Words that scream for your submission
A          F#m    C#m
And no-one's jamming their transmission
D                          E
'Cos when their eloquence escapes you
D                          E        D
Their logic ties you up and rapes you


     A9             E7   
De do do do de da da da
      E9                      D
Is all I want to say to you
     A9             E7  
De do do do de da da da
         E9                            D
Their innocence will pull me through
     A9             E7     
De do do do de da da da
      E9                      D
Is all I want to say to you
     A9             E7    
De do do do de da da da
           E9                             D
They're meaningless and all that's true


B   G   A   E   B   G 
F#m  A9  F#m  A9  F#m  A9  F#m  A9
E6  E9  E6  E9  E6  E9  E6  E9  D


     A9             E7   
De do do do de da da da
      E9                      D
Is all I want to say to you
     A9             E7  
De do do do de da da da
         E9                            D
Their innocence will pull me through
     A9             E7     
De do do do de da da da
      E9                      D
Is all I want to say to you
     A9             E7    
De do do do de da da da
           E9                             D
They're meaningless and all that's true

De Do Do Do De Da Da Da

Zenyatta Mondatta

The Police - Invisible Sun - Uke

Intro
Eb6        C7

Verse1

Eb6                      C7
I don't wanna spend the rest of my life
Eb6                           C7
Looking at the barrel of an Armalite
Eb6                      C7
I don't wanna spend the rest of my days
Eb6                              C7
keeping out of trouble like the soldiers say

Verse 2

Eb6                    C7
I dont wanna spend my time in hell
Eb6                         C7
looking at the walls of a prison cell
Eb6                  C7
I don't ever wanna play the part
Bb9                 A9         C7
of a statistic on a Government Chart

Chorus

G
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives it's heat to every one
There has to be an invisible sun
It gives us hope when the days done

Verse 3

It's dark all day and it glows all night
Factory smoke and acetylene light
I face the day with my head caved in
Looking like something that the cat brought in

[Chorus]

Instrumental; 
D  Bm9 x8

Verse 4

And theyre only gonna change this place
By killing everybody in the human race
And they would kill me for a cigarette
But I dont even wanna die just yet

[Chorus]

Invisible Sun

Ghost In The Machine

Verse 1:
           B
I'm going back to the time when we owned this town
      E
Down Powder Mill Lane, in the battlegrounds
C#m        B                   G#m  B     F#
We were friends and lovers and clueless clowns


Verse 2:
                      B       
I didn't know I'd be finding out now I was torn from you
         E
When we thought about things we were gonna do
C#m      B                    G#m B  F# 
We were wide eyed dreamers and wiser too


Chorus:
               E              B 
Go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café


Verse 3:
                          B
I'm begging you for some sign, but you've still got nothing to say
        E
Don't turn your back on me, don't walk away
C#m     B                   G#m  B   F#
I'm a better man now than I was that day


Chorus:
                      E              B 
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                 E               B
Go down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                      E                     G#m   F#     
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café


Bridge:
   E        B           F#
I wheel my bike off the train,
        F#
Up the North Trade Road,
 E        B             F# 
Look for you on Marley Lane
                          G#m
In every building, every streetlight
                   E               F#  G#m  B  F#
Oh why did we ever go so far from home?


Verse 4:
                        B
You keep on leaving me mile long traces of who you are
         E
You can get a big house and a faster car
C#m      B                    G#m   B  F#
You can run away boy, but you won't go far


Chorus:
                      E              B
Let's go down to the rides on East Parade,
        G#m                   F#
by the lights of the Palace Arcade
                    E                     G#m   F#   
Watch night coming down on the Sovereign Light Café

                    E                B
Stroll down to the bandstand on the pier
           G#m                    F#
Watch the drunks and the lovers appear
                     E                      G#m   F#
Take time, just the stars at the Sovereign Light Café 

      E            B    G#m
La la la la la la la la Yeah, 
     F#                      E       B   F#
I'm going where the people know my name


Outro:
E B G#m F#
E B G#m F# B

Sovereign Light Cafe

strumming pattern
D-DUD-D

F,G,C,Em7

mmmmm mmmm mmmm 

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 1: Rihanna]

F              G
Dry! ...Me a desert
C                 Em7
Nuh time to have ya lerkin'
F                        G
Him ago act like him nuh like it
C                           Em7
You know I dealt with you the nicest
F                        G
Nuh body touch me in the righteous
C                     Em7
Nuh botha, text me in a crisis 
           F                    G
I believed all of your dreams, adoration
            C                    Em7
You took my heart and my keys and my patience
            F                        G
You took my heart on my sleeve for decoration
                C                          Em7
You mistaken my love I brought for you for foundation
           F             G
All that I wanted from you was to give me
C            Em7
Something that I never had
F                   G
Something that you've never seen
C                     Em7
Something that you've never been!
F     G
Mmmmm!
      C                          
But I wake up and act like nothing's wrong
D
Just get ready fi...


[Hook: Rihanna]
F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting
F             G
Ner ner ner ner ner ner!
               C           Em7
When you a guh ner ner ner ner ner ner!
                  F                 G
Before the tables turn turn turn turn turn turn!
C             Em7
Beg you something please


[Verse 2: Rihanna]

F            G
Baby don't you leave
               C                 Em7
Do''t leave me stuck here in the streets, 
   F                  G
uh huh If I get another chance to
       C                Em7
I will never, no never neglect you
      F                         G
I mean who am I to hold your past against you?
       C                    Em7
I just hope that it gets to you
  F           G
I hope that you see this through
  C                      Em7
I hope that you see this true
F          G
What can I say?
       C          
Please recognize I'm tryin', baby!!!
 Em7
I have to


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting


[Verse 3: Drake]

N.C.
Yeah, okay
F        G        C                   Em7
You need to get done, done, done, done at work, come over
F               G
We just need to slow the motion
C                   Em7
Don't give that away to no one
F            G
Long distance, I need you
C                          Em7
When I see potential I just gotta see it through
F                        G
If you had a twin, I would still choose you
C                           Em7
I don't wanna rush into it, if it's too soon
      F      G               C              
But I know you need to get done, done, done, done
   Em7
If you come over
F            G
Sorry if I'm way less friendly
C                    Em7
I got n____s tryna end me,
F G           C                 Em7
oh,     I spilled all my emotions tonight, I'm sorry
F               G
Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin'
C                                Em7
How many more shots until you're rollin'?
F              G
We just need a face to face
C                    Em7            F
You could pick the time and the place
               G
You spent some time away
C                Em7
Now you need to forward and give me all the...


[Hook: Rihanna]

F                    G
Work, work, work, work, work, work. He said me haffi
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work! He see me do mi
F                     G
Dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt! So me put in
C                   Em7
Work, work, work, work, work, work. When you ah guh
F                        G
Learn, learn, learn, learn, learn Meh nuh cyar if him
C                   Em7
Hurt, hurt, hurt, hurt, hurting

mmm mmm mmm..


[Outro: Rihanna]

work work work work work work

F G C D
F G C D

Work

Intro: C D C D (x2)


C D
Si es que no puedes hablar
C D
no te atrevas a volver
C D
si te quieres ocultar
C D
tal vez te podria ver
Em D C G C
y el amor que no sabe a quien y que
G C
hablará si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazara otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz

C D


C D
Si no puedes escuchar
C D
aunque insistas hablaré
C D
si lo quieres mírame
C D
y tus ojos hablaran tal vez
Em D C G C
sentiras el amor e iras tras el
G C
hablaras si tu verdad
Em F
te abrazará otra vez

Em C
Habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y te hace feliz


Em G C G
.(CUERDAS)... abrazaméeeeeeeee..
C Em F
quiero despertarme y entender

Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita si temes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G D
y que haces aquì
Em C
habla si puedes
G C
grita que sientes
Em C
dime a quien quieres
G C
y te hace feliz
G C
y te hace feliz

C D
(fin)

Habla si puedes

LA RE
Jo et duré a casa si fa mal temps
MI FA#m
Jo t’empararé si un cas tens por
SIm MI
Jo te cuidaré si estàs malalta
RE LA
De tot cor, de tot cor
RE REm LA
De tot cor

MI RE DO#m-SIm-LA

FA#m DO#m
Estic a punt d’anar-me’n
RE LA RE
Mes abans de partir et diré
REm LA
Que et duc dins es pensament

FA#m DO#m
No deix de recordar-te
RE LA RE
I alen els teus alens tot calents
REm SIm MI
De lluny i de prop me tens


Jo et duré...

FA#m DO#m
I a dalt de s’escenari
RE LA RE
Quan estic concentrat cantant
REm MI
Jo sempre te tenc present

FA#m DO#m
Perquè m’ets necessari
RE LA
Com s’aire que respir
RE REm SIm MI
Necessit estar amb tu en tot moment


Jo et duré... ( bis )

De tot cor

(Chorus)
G
You xxxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
(1st Verse)
G
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Em
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Am7
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
D7                              G Em G Em
X just xxx'x xxxxx without xxx
(2nd verse)
G
You xxxx along xxxx xxxx x song
Em
Xxx brightened xx xxx
Am7
Whod've xxxxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxxx xx x dream
                  D7
Xxx xx xxx xxxxx light xxxxx xxxx
(Chorus)
         G 
Xxx now xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxx xxx
Em
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Am7
I xxx'x xxxxx xxx X xxx'x sing
D7                          Eb
I'm xxxxxxx xx xxxx xx xx anything
(3rd Verse)
Ab
You xxx X xxxx xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
   Fm
X feel xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Bbm
If xxx xxxx xxxx xxxx X'x xxxxx through
Ebm
X just xxx'x xxxxx
Ebm                                 Ab               C#
Now xxxx xxxxxx xxx happiness xxxxx so xxxx xxxx xx find
C#m                                         Eb     E
Well, X'x xxxxxxx xx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxx xxxx behind me
A
And xxx xxx X xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx
F#m
X can't xxxxx xxxxxxx xxx
Bm
X xxx'x laugh xxx X xxx'x sing
E
X'x finding xx xxxx xx xx xxxxxxxx
Bb
You xxx X xxxx xxxx xxxx xxx'xx glad
Gm
X feel xxx xxxx xxx'xx sad
Cm
If xxx xxxx knew xxxx X'x xxxxx through
F
X just xxx'x smile xxxxxxx xxx

Can't Smile Without You

Intro: Em  A  Em  A

       Em               A                Em                   
 A
Verse: Be on my side or be on your side, there is no reason for you to hide,
       Em                 A
       Its so hard for me stayin' here all alone, when you could be takin'
       A                Em                                             A
       Me for a ride... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


        G     D         A    G  D          A
Chorus:  Down by the ri-ver,  I shot my ba-by

 Em        A
 Ooh, Ooh, shot her dead


Verse 2:You take my hand I'll take your hand, together we may get away,

        This must madness is too much sorrow, its impossible to make it

        today... She could drag me, over the rainbow, send me away


(Chorus)

(Verse 1)

Down By The River

Intro: D-A-Bm-Em-A  x4

         D                 A                          
I'll confess tonight your all thats on my mind
        Bm            A                   D
I know these roof top nights could last forever.
              A                            Bm
we watched the seasons change, we saw the distance pull us away,
           A
from all we shared together.

D                       A
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                       A
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.

D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
    Em    A
lets run away.
D                             A                             Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
    Em    A
lets run away.

play intro  x2

D                    A
I picked apart every word that you said
  Bm                              A
I dissected each sentence but kept coming up empty
D                         A
the way you are leaves me counting the days
        Bm                            A
till the next time this distance will be a memory


D                        A        
Right now is all we have you better make this count
Bm                     D
these are the moments i wish i could forget you.


D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away.

D-A-Bm-A

where have you been


                                                                        Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                                          Bm
I think back to the nights I looked into your bright green eyes and you said,
     Em   A
lets run away.
D                            A                              Bm
its 9am the sun wont rise for 3 more hours pacific time you said
     Em   A
lets run away


American Dream 

G Bm Em A
Well everybody's lookin' for something they can't find,
Walking straight ahead blind-folded production line,
Only taking time for one type of shoe-shine.
Don't look left/right now you got a street fine.
Everybody lookin' for just a little more.
Working late-nights trying to fight off the day glow.
Waiting for the come-around but it is a no show.
Driving in the fast lane lookin' for the slow-mo...

C D A
Oh whats in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know well I don't know man anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time you,
Where were you, you weren't listenin', gonna be a long time
Gonna be a long time.

G Bm Em A
So now you're face down, face lookin like a frying pan.
Hitting up the clubs trying to feel like a real man.
Beating your chest just like you're King Kong but you're just a gui-tar no-string no-song.
Feeling free like ya don't even know it, man you're towing the line hoping you just don't blow it.
Man ya stuck in the mainframe trying to win the big game so much potential it even makes it more of a shame, shame, shame...
Here we go again, same old shit just another name.
Looking at the destiny there in your palm,
But now you got your strings but you got no song.
So sing, sing, sing - shake it like a chicken wing.
It's not what you get it's about what you bring-bring-bring.
So bring it, bring it to the table, not because you have to 'cos you're willing and you're able!

C D A
Oh what's in store I don't know anymore.
Oh what's inside 'cos I can't hide from it no more.
Oh what you see well it's not me anymore.
Oh I don't know, I don't know anymore because 

G Bm Em A
I tell you once I tell you twice, gonna be a long time.
But you don't take no one's advice, gonna be a long time.
You, where were you, you weren't listening, gonna be a long time.
Gonna be a long time.

Gonna Be A Long Time

[intro x2]
A  E  D A

A                                        E
when there's no place you feel at home
              D                               A
and you think you'd be better off alone
A                                          E
when you think there's no reason to try
               D                           A
and you hate yourself and wanna die

A                                      E
when you're filled with anxiety
             D                   A
and everyone's your enemy
A                                        E
when you wish you were someone else
                 D                        A
and you wanna go out and kill yourself

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


A                       E
when you get yourself depressed
                      D                   A
because you think you can't do your best
A                                         E
when you write yourself a stupid song
           D                        A
to remind yourself that you forgot

[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

(take your time)


[BRIDGE]
# chords x2:
A  E  D  A

A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-4-2---2-4-2-1---1-1-2-2-1-2-4-2-1-22-----------|     x2



[chorus]

E D                 A
ooh you're overreacting

(you can change your mind)
E D                A
ooh you're overreacting

Overreacting

It takes a while to get used to the rhythm. In the verse the
time signature goes 3/4 for 2 bars then 2/4 for 1 bar and then
repeats.


Intro and Verses:

A|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|------|-10------10|-9-------9-|------
E|-----------|-----------|------|-----------|-----------|----3-
C|-0---------|-2---2-----|------|-----7-----|-----------|-2----
G|-0---------|-0---------|-0----|-9---------|-7---------|------
   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  |

Intro Riff:

A|-10--12--10-|-9---10---9-|-2---3---2-|-5-------5-|-------|
E|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
C|------------|------------|-0---------|-2---2-----|-------|
G|-9----------|-7----------|-0---------|-0---------|-0-----|



Chorus:

                   C
I...              driving...
     G  
The speed...            

Em
      City...

        D
And...  arm...
    
    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

    C  Em        D
And I      had a feeling...

C           D
be...       be... 

Suggestion: during the verses, it can sound pretty cool if you
get a friend to strum the chords: C, G, Em, D in the background
:)

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