Chords for Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves

Tempo:
127.5 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

C

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves chords
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[G] [C]
[D] [G] [Em]
[C] [D] [G] [Em]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] Oh yeah, [D] [G] police and thieves in the [Am] street Fighting [G]
the nation with [Am] their guns and ammunition
[G] Oh yeah, police and thieves [Em] in [Am] the street Oh yeah, [G] scaring the nation with [Am] their guns and ammunition
[G] From Genesis [Am] to Revelation, yeah
[G] The next generation [Am] will be [Bm] hermits
All the crimes committed [Am]
day by [Bm] day No one tried to stop [Am] it in any way
[Bm]
All the [Am] peacemakers turned war [C] officers Hear what I [D] say
[G] Police and [Bb] thieves in [Am] the street Fighting [Em] [G]
the nation with [Am] their guns and ammunition
[G] Police and thieves [Em] in [Am] the street Scaring [G]
the nation with [Am] their guns and ammunition
[G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
Oh yeah
[G]
[Am]
[Bm] All the crimes committed [Am]
day by [Bm] day No one tried to stop [Am] it in any way
[Bm] All the peacemakers [Am]
turned war [C] officers Hear what I [D] say
[G] Police and [Am] thieves in the street
[G] Fighting the nation with [Am] their guns and ammunition
[G] Police and thieves in [Am] the street
[C] [G] Scaring the nation [Em] with [Am] their guns and ammunition
[G] Police and thieves
[Am] Police, police and thieves
[G] Police and thieves
[Em] [Am] [N]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Junior Murvin - (Single Version) Police & Thieves chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, Am, G, Em and Am in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 63 BPM and then match the original tempo of 128 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] Oh yeah, _ [D] _ _ [G] _ police and thieves in the [Am] street Fighting _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
the nation with [Am] their _ _ guns and ammunition
[G] _ _ Oh yeah, police and thieves [Em] in [Am] the street _ Oh _ yeah, [G] _ _ scaring the nation with [Am] their _ _ guns and ammunition
[G] _ _ From Genesis _ _ [Am] to _ _ _ Revelation, yeah
[G] The next generation _ _ [Am] will be _ _ [Bm] hermits
_ _ All the crimes committed [Am] _ _ _
day by _ [Bm] day No one tried to stop [Am] it _ _ _ in any way
[Bm] _ _ _
All the _ [Am] peacemakers _ _ _ turned war [C] officers _ _ _ Hear what I [D] _ say _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Police and [Bb] thieves in [Am] the street _ Fighting [Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
the nation with [Am] their _ _ guns and ammunition
[G] _ _ Police and thieves [Em] in [Am] the street _ _ Scaring _ _ [G] _ _ _
the nation with [Am] their _ _ guns and ammunition
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ Oh yeah
_ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ All the crimes committed [Am] _ _ _
day by [Bm] day No one tried to stop [Am] it _ _ _ in any way
[Bm] All _ _ the peacemakers [Am] _ _ _
turned war [C] officers _ Hear _ what I [D] _ say _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Police and [Am] thieves in the street _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ Fighting the nation with [Am] their _ _ guns and ammunition
_ [G] Police _ and thieves in [Am] the street _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ Scaring the nation [Em] with [Am] their _ _ guns and ammunition
[G] _ _ Police and thieves
_ [Am] _ Police, police and thieves
[G] _ _ Police and thieves
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was authored by Lee Scratch Perry and Junior Murvin.

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