Chords for The Clash- Police and Thieves

Tempo:
150.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

Am

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Clash- Police and Thieves chords
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[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] They go [C] through a [D] time [G] of crisis
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[G] Police have the ease [A] in their streets Oh [G] yeah
Scaring the nation [A] with their guns and [G] ammunition
Police [A] have the ease in their streets [G] Oh yeah
Fighting the [A] nation with their [G] guns and ammunition
Well Jenny says [A] The [Am] revelation
[G] The next generation
[Am] Will be here
[G] Well Jenny says
[A] The [Am] revelation
[G]
The next generation
[A] Hear [Am] me
[B]
When all [Ab] the crowds [A] come in
[F] Day by [B] day
No [A] one stops them
In [B] any way
All the [A] peacemakers
[F] Turn war [C]
officers
Yeah, well I [D]
[G] say
Police [A] have the ease in their streets Oh yeah
[G] Scaring the nation with [A] their guns and [G] ammunition
Police have the ease in [A] their streets [G] Oh yeah
Fighting [Am] the nation with their [G] guns and ammunition Jenny says [Am] The revelation
[G] The next generation
[A] [Am] [C]
[G] When
[Am] [A] [C]
[G] [Am]
[B] [A] all the [B] crowds come in
Day by day
No one [A] stops them
[Gm] In [B] any way
All the [A] peacemakers
[N] Turn war officers
[C] Yeah, well [D] I say
[G] [Em]
[A] [E]
[G] [Em]
[Am] [E] [D]
[G]
[A] [Am] [G] Police
[A] [E] [G]
[Am] have the ease Oh [G] yeah
[Am] Oh [G] yeah
Jenny says
[Am] Police
[G]
[Am] have the ease
Oh [G] yeah
Scaring the [Am] nation with their guns and ammunition
[G] Shooting them with their [Am] guns and
Guns and ammunition
Oh yeah
[G] Oh [A] [Am] [C] yeah
[G] [A]
Oh [G] yeah
[Am]
[G] [A]
[D] [G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
Oh yeah I'm [G] tired
I'm so [A]
tired
[G]
Take off, take off, take [Am] off
Take off, take off, take [G] off
Get up, get up, get up, get up
[A] We've been gone for a long time
[G]
Police are calling
[A]
It's [G] terrible
It's hard.
I'd like to fly
[Am]
[G] It's a rat trap and a mellow [A] Keep [Am] moving Police, [G] police Police, [Am] police Police, police
Police, [G] police Police, [A] police
[Am] Police, police Police, police [G] Police, police Police, [A] police
[G]
[A]
you
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
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To start learning The Clash - (Remastered) Police & Thieves chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, A, Am, G, A, G and Am in sequence. For best results, commence at 75 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 151. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ They go [C] through a [D] time [G] of crisis _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Police have the ease [A] in their streets _ _ Oh [G] yeah
_ Scaring the nation [A] with their _ _ guns and [G] ammunition
_ Police [A] have the ease in their streets _ _ [G] _ Oh yeah
_ Fighting the [A] nation with their _ _ _ [G] guns and ammunition
_ _ Well Jenny says _ [A] The _ [Am] _ revelation _ _
[G] The next generation _ _
[Am] Will _ be here _
[G] Well Jenny _ says
[A] _ The [Am] _ _ revelation
_ [G] _
The next generation
_ [A] Hear _ [Am] _ _ me
_ [B] _
_ When all [Ab] the crowds [A] come in
_ _ _ [F] Day by [B] day
_ _ No _ [A] one stops them
_ In _ [B] any way
_ _ _ All the _ [A] peacemakers
_ _ [F] _ Turn war [C]
officers
_ _ _ Yeah, well I [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] say
Police [A] have the ease in their streets _ _ _ Oh yeah
[G] _ _ Scaring the nation with [A] their _ _ guns and [G] ammunition
_ _ Police have the ease in [A] their streets _ [G] _ Oh yeah
_ Fighting [Am] the nation with their _ _ [G] guns and ammunition _ _ Jenny _ says [Am] _ The _ _ revelation _
[G] _ The next _ _ generation
[A] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ When _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] all the _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] crowds come in
Day by day
_ No _ _ one [A] stops them
_ _ [Gm] In [B] any way
_ _ _ All the [A] peacemakers
_ _ _ _ [N] Turn war officers
[C] _ _ _ _ Yeah, well [D] I _ _ say _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] Police
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] have the _ _ ease Oh [G] yeah _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Oh _ _ _ _ _ [G] yeah
_ _ Jenny says _ _
[Am] _ Police _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] have the _ ease
Oh [G] yeah
_ _ _ _ Scaring the [Am] nation with their _ _ _ _ guns and ammunition _
[G] _ Shooting _ _ them with their [Am] guns and
_ _ Guns and ammunition _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh yeah
[G] _ _ _ _ Oh _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] yeah
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ Oh [G] yeah
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ Oh yeah I'm _ [G] tired _ _
_ _ _ I'm so [A] _ _
_ _ _ tired
[G] _ _
Take off, take off, take [Am] off _
Take off, take off, take [G] off
Get up, get up, get up, get up
[A] _ We've been gone for a long time
_ _ [G] _ _ _
Police are calling
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ It's [G] terrible
_ It's hard.
I'd like to fly
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] It's a rat trap and a mellow [A] Keep [Am] moving Police, _ [G] police _ _ Police, _ _ [Am] police Police, _ police
_ _ Police, _ [G] _ _ police Police, _ _ [A] police
_ [Am] Police, police Police, police [G] _ Police, _ police Police, _ [A] police _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
you
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Lee Scratch Perry and Junior Murvin who authored this song.

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