Murder By Numbers Chords by The Police

Tempo:
144.7 bpm
Chords used:

Em

F#m

G

Bm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Once that you've decided on a killing
First you make a stone of your heart
And if you find that your hands are still willing
Then you can turn a murder [G] into art
[Em] There really [Am] isn't any [Bm] need for [A#] bloodshed
[Em] Just do it [A] with [F] a little more [Dm] finesse
[Em] If you could slip a [F]
tablet [Bm] into [Dm] someone's coffee
[F#m] The inner voice [F] would offer [Bm] less
[Em] Murder my [F#m] numbers
[G] One, [F#m] two, three
[Em] It's as easy [F#m] to learn [G] as your [A] ABC
[Em] Murder my [F#m]
[G] numbers
[F#m] One, two, three
[Em] It's as easy [F#m] to learn [D] as your ABC
[Em] If you have [A] a [Dm] taste for [Bm] this experience
[A#]
And [Em] you're flush [Am] with your very [Bm] first success
[A#]
[Em] Then you must [Am] try a twosome [Bm] or a [A#]
[A] threesome
I find the conscious bothers you [D] much less
[Em] Because murder is [F] like anything [Bm] you take too
[Dm]
[Em] It's a habit [A] forming [Am] need for [B] more and more
[A#] You [Em] can pump up [Am] every member [B] of your [D] family
[F#m] But anybody [F] else you [D] find above
[Em] Tries to murder my [F#m]
numbers
[G] One, two, [A]
three
[Em] It's as easy to [F#m]
learn [G] as your ABC
[F#m]
[G] Murder my [F#m]
numbers
[G] One, two, [F#m]
three
[Em] It's as easy to [A] learn as [B] your [D] ABC
[Em] If you could join [Am] the ranks [B] of the [D] illustrious
[Em] Could [A] history's [F] great dark [D] hall of fame
[Em] All our greatest [F] killers were [Bm] industrious
[A] At least the ones that we all know [Bm] by name
[Em] If you could [F] reach the top of your [Bm] profession
[Dm]
[Em] If you become [F] the leader [Bm] of the land
[A#]
[Em] For murder is the [F]
sport of [Bm] the elected
[A#]
[F#] But you don't need to lift [F] a finger [Bm] off your head
[G] Because it's murder [F#] my numbers
[G] One, [F#m] two, three
[Em] It's as easy [A] to learn as [G] your [F#m] ABC
[Em] Murder [F#m] my numbers
[G] One, two, [F#m] three
[Em] It's as easy [F#m] to learn as [D] your ABC
[Em]
[Am] One,
[Bm] [D] [Em]
two, three
[F]
[D] [G#] [Em]
ABC
[F] [D] Three
[F#m]
[A]
[Cm] ABC
[Em]
[F] [Bm]
One, [A#] [Em] two, three
[F] [Bm]
[A#] ABC
[Em]
[Am] [F] [B]
[D] Three
[A]
[G]
[Em]
[F#m] [G]
[A] It's [G] as easy [F#m] to learn as [G] your [F#m] ABC
[G] Murder [F#m] my numbers
[G]
One, [F#m] two, three
[Em] It's as easy to [A] learn [Bm] as your ABC ABC
[D] [E]
[D] [Bm]
[N]
Key:  
Em
121
F#m
123111112
G
2131
Bm
13421112
F
134211111
Em
121
F#m
123111112
G
2131
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To learn The Police - (Remastered 2003) Murder By Numbers chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: A#, Em, F#m, Em, F#m, G, Em, F, Bm, Em, Am and Bm. Start with a comfortable 72 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 145. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Minor.

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_ Once that you've decided on a killing _ _
_ First you make a stone of your heart _ _
And if you find that your hands are still willing _ _
Then you can turn a murder [G] into _ art _ _
_ [Em] There really [Am] isn't any [Bm] need for _ [A#] bloodshed
[Em] Just do it [A] with [F] a little more [Dm] finesse _ _
[Em] If you could slip a [F]
tablet [Bm] into _ [Dm] someone's coffee
[F#m] The inner voice [F] would offer _ [Bm] _ less _ _
_ [Em] _ Murder my [F#m] numbers
_ [G] _ One, [F#m] two, three
[Em] It's as easy [F#m] to learn [G] as your _ [A] ABC
_ [Em] Murder my [F#m] _
_ [G] _ numbers
[F#m] One, two, three
[Em] It's as easy [F#m] to learn [D] as your ABC _ _
[Em] _ If you have [A] a [Dm] taste for [Bm] this experience
[A#] _
And [Em] you're flush [Am] with your very [Bm] first success
[A#] _ _
[Em] Then you must [Am] try a twosome [Bm] or a _ _ [A#] _ _
[A] threesome
I find the conscious bothers you [D] much less _ _
[Em] Because murder is [F] like anything [Bm] you take too
[Dm] _ _
[Em] It's a habit [A] forming [Am] need for [B] more and more
[A#] You _ [Em] can pump up [Am] every member [B] of your [D] _ family
[F#m] But anybody [F] else you [D] find above _ _
[Em] Tries to murder my [F#m]
numbers
_ [G] One, two, [A]
three
[Em] It's as easy to [F#m]
learn [G] as your ABC
[F#m] _
_ [G] _ Murder my [F#m]
numbers
[G] _ One, two, [F#m]
three
[Em] It's as easy to [A] learn as [B] your [D] ABC _ _
_ [Em] If you could join [Am] the ranks [B] of the _ [D] illustrious _
[Em] Could _ [A] history's [F] great dark [D] hall of fame _ _
[Em] All our greatest [F] killers were [Bm] _ industrious _ _
[A] At least the ones that we all know [Bm] by _ name _
[Em] If you could [F] reach the top of your [Bm] profession
_ [Dm] _ _
[Em] If you become [F] the leader [Bm] of the land
[A#] _ _
[Em] For murder is the [F]
sport of [Bm] the elected
[A#] _ _
[F#] But you don't need to lift [F] a finger [Bm] off your head
[G] Because it's murder [F#] my numbers
[G] _ One, [F#m] two, three
[Em] It's as easy [A] to learn as [G] your [F#m] ABC _ _
[Em] _ Murder [F#m] my numbers
[G] _ One, two, [F#m] three
[Em] It's as easy [F#m] to learn as [D] your _ ABC
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] One, _
[Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em]
two, three
_ _ [F] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [Em]
ABC
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] Three
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Cm] ABC
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _
One, [A#] _ _ [Em] two, three
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A#] ABC
[Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ [B]
[D] Three
_ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ It's [G] as easy [F#m] to learn as [G] your _ [F#m] ABC
_ _ [G] Murder _ [F#m] my numbers
_ [G] _
One, [F#m] two, three
[Em] It's as easy to [A] learn [Bm] as your _ ABC ABC
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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It's Andy Summers and Sting who authored this song.

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