Chords for The Clash - Police & Thieves (Official Audio)

Tempo:
153.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

Am

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Clash - Police & Thieves (Official Audio) chords
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[G] [C] [D] Oh, oh, [G] oh, [C] oh, oh.
Oh, [D] we [G] can get it all [C] through a [D] tie.
[G] Why?
[C#]
[G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[G] Police have [A] thieves in their streets.
[Em] Oh, [G] yeah.
[Bm] Scaring the nation [A] with their [Am] [Em] guns and [G] ammunition.
Police have thieves [A] in their streets.
[G] Oh, yeah.
Fighting the nation [A] with their [F#] guns [G] and ammunition.
Virginia says [A] the [Am] revelation, [G] the next generation [A] will [F#] do this.
[G] Virginia says [A] the [C] [D] revelation, [G] the next generation [A] will [Am] kill me.
[B] And all the clouds come [A] in day [F]
[E] by [B] day.
[A] No one stops it, [C#] in any way.
[B] All the [A] peacemakers [C]
turn war officers.
Yeah, what I [D] say.
[G] Police [C] and police [A] and first team.
[Am]
[G] Oh yeah.
Scaring [Bm] the nation [A] with their guns [Em] and ammunition.
[G] Police, [A] police and first team.
[Am]
[E] Oh yeah.
[G] Fighting the nation [A] with their [E] guns and ammunition.
[G]
Virginia says [A] [C] the revelation, [G] the next generation [A] will [Am] [G] kill me.
And [Am] all
[G]
[Am]
[B]
the clouds come [A] in
[G] day by [B] day.
No [C#] one [A] stops it,
[N] in any [B] way.
[G] All the peacemakers [A]
[C] turn war officers.
Yeah, what I [D]
say.
[G]
[Em] [A]
[E] [G]
[A]
[E] [D] [G]
[A]
[Am] [Em] [A] [G]
[Em] [A]
[Em] [G]
Police, police, police, [A] first team.
Oh [G] yeah.
Police, police, [A] police, first [Am] team.
Oh yeah.
[G]
And it's at, at, [A] at, at, at, [Am] at, at, [G] at, at, at, at, at, at, police, police, police, police, [A] first team.
[G] Oh yeah.
Scaring the fight [A] and the nation.
[Am] Oh [G] yeah.
Shooting the truth and the [Am] guns and, guns and [Gm] ammunition.
Oh [Am]
yeah.
[Gm] [Am]
Oh yeah.
[Gm]
[A] Oh yeah.
[G]
[A]
Oh yeah.
[G]
[A]
[D] Oh [G]
yeah.
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
Oh [G] yeah.
[A]
Oh [G] yeah.
And I'm gonna take this [A]
off.
Oh yeah.
[G]
Get out, get out, get out of the car.
[A]
We'll go home again tomorrow.
[G]
Police, police, [A] police.
[G]
We're gonna make the crime.
[A]
[G]
Black lives matter.
[Am]
Police, police, [G]
police.
Police, [Am] police, police. Pauline
[G] [Em] [A]
[Am] [G]
[A]
[Am] [G]
[A]
[G]
[E] [Am]
[D] [E]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Clash - (Remastered) Police & Thieves chords, practice playing G, A, Am, G, A and G in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 76 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 153 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: G Major.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] Oh, oh, _ [G] _ oh, [C] oh, oh.
Oh, [D] we [G] can get it all [C] through a [D] tie.
[G] Why? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Police have [A] thieves in their streets.
_ _ _ [Em] Oh, [G] yeah.
_ _ [Bm] Scaring the nation [A] with their [Am] _ _ [Em] guns and [G] ammunition.
_ Police have thieves [A] in their streets.
_ _ [G] Oh, yeah.
_ Fighting the nation [A] with their _ [F#] _ guns [G] and ammunition.
_ _ Virginia _ says [A] _ the [Am] _ _ revelation, _ [G] _ _ the next _ generation _ [A] _ will _ [F#] _ do this.
[G] _ _ _ Virginia _ says [A] _ the _ _ [C] [D] revelation, _ [G] _ _ the next generation _ [A] will _ [Am] _ kill me.
_ [B] _ _ And all the clouds come [A] in _ _ day [F] _
[E] by [B] day.
_ _ _ [A] No one stops it, _ _ [C#] in any way.
[B] _ _ _ _ All the [A] peacemakers _ _ _ [C] _
turn war officers. _ _ _ _
Yeah, what I [D] _ say. _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Police [C] and police [A] and first team.
[Am] _ _
[G] Oh yeah.
_ Scaring [Bm] the nation [A] with their _ _ guns [Em] and ammunition.
[G] _ _ Police, [A] police _ and first team.
_ [Am] _
_ [E] Oh yeah.
[G] _ _ Fighting the nation [A] with their _ _ _ [E] guns and ammunition.
[G] _ _ _
Virginia _ says [A] _ _ [C] the _ revelation, _ [G] _ the next _ _ generation [A] _ _ will [Am] _ _ _ [G] kill me. _ _ _
And _ [Am] all _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
the clouds come [A] in _ _
_ [G] day by [B] day. _ _
_ No [C#] one [A] stops it, _ _
_ _ [N] in any [B] way. _ _
_ [G] All the peacemakers [A] _ _
_ [C] _ turn war officers. _ _
_ _ Yeah, what I [D] _
say.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Police, police, police, [A] first team.
_ _ _ Oh [G] yeah. _
_ Police, police, [A] police, first _ [Am] team.
_ Oh yeah.
[G] _
_ And it's at, at, [A] at, at, at, [Am] at, at, [G] at, at, at, at, at, at, police, police, police, police, [A] first _ _ team.
[G] Oh yeah.
_ _ _ Scaring the fight [A] and the nation.
_ [Am] _ _ Oh [G] yeah.
_ Shooting the truth and the [Am] guns and, _ _ guns and [Gm] ammunition. _
_ Oh _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ yeah. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ Oh yeah.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Oh _ _ _ _ _ _ yeah.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ Oh yeah.
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh [G] _ _
_ _ yeah.
_ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Oh [G] yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ Oh _ _ [G] yeah. _
And I'm gonna take this _ [A] _ _
_ _ off.
Oh yeah.
[G] _
Get out, get out, get out of the car.
[A] _
We'll go home again tomorrow.
_ [G] _ _
Police, police, _ [A] police. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
We're gonna make the crime.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Black lives matter.
_ [Am] _ _
_ _ Police, police, [G] _
police.
_ _ Police, _ [Am] police, _ police. _ Pauline
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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

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