Chords for The Police - Born in the 50's

Tempo:
141.75 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Bb

Db

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Police - Born in the 50's chords
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[Bb] We [Eb] were all born in the [Bb] first.
[Ab] [Eb] Born, born in the [Bb] [Ab] first.
[Eb] Born, born in [Bb] the first.
[Ab] [Eb] Born, [G] born in the [Db] first.
[Ab] [Eb] My mother [Ab] cried when [Bb] President [Fm] Kennedy died.
[Eb] She said, who was that [Ab] communist?
[Bb]
While [Gm] [Ab]
[Bb] we made love on the [Ab] beach, we [Gm] were the class they couldn't [Ab] teach.
We [Bb] knew better.
We [Eb] were all born, [Bb] born in the first.
[Eb] Born, born in [Bbm] the first.
[Ab]
[Eb] Born, born in [Bb] the first.
[Ab] [Eb] Born, born [Db] in the first.
[Ab]
[Gm] [Ab]
When the [Bb] Beatles died, [Ab]
[Eb] and we left them, [Ab]
[Bb]
[Gm] oh yeah.
[Ab]
Then [Bb] we messed it up, [Ab]
[Eb] and we [Gm] lost our faith in [Ab] praise.
With a TV, [Bb] oh joy, and no matter.
We [Eb] were all born, born in [Bb] the first.
[Ab] [Eb] Born, [Ab] born in the first.
[Eb] Born, born in the [Bb] first.
[Eb] Born, [Bbm] born in the first.
[Ab]
[Ebm] We freeze like statues on the [Ab] pages of history.
[Ebm]
[Ab] All those DCs.
[Ebm] You open,
[Gb] and you take us.
[Bb] You don't understand us, so don't reference us.
We don't need no [Eb] DCs.
Born, born in [Bb] the first.
[Eb] Born, born in [Db] the first.
[Ab]
[Eb] Born, born in [Bb] the first.
[Eb] Born, born [Db] in the [Ab] first.
[Eb] Born, born [Bb] in the first.
[Eb] Born, born [Db] in the [Ab] first.
♪ Yes,
[Eb]
your heart [Bb] is a bird
[Ab] [Eb]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Db
12341114
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
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To jam and learn The Police - (Remastered 2003) Born In The 50S chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Gm, Ab, Eb, Bb, Eb, Db, Ab and Bb. Ease into the song by practicing at 70 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 142 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Eb Major in mind.

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_ [Bb] We [Eb] were _ all _ _ born in the [Bb] _ _ first.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] Born, _ _ _ _ born in the [Bb] _ [Ab] first. _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Born, _ _ born in [Bb] the _ _ first.
_ _ [Ab] [Eb] Born, _ _ _ _ _ [G] born in the [Db] first. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ My mother [Ab] cried when _ [Bb] President [Fm] Kennedy died.
_ _ [Eb] She said, who was that [Ab] communist?
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
While _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] we made love on the [Ab] beach, _ we [Gm] were the class they couldn't [Ab] teach.
_ We [Bb] knew better. _ _
_ We [Eb] were all born, _ _ _ [Bb] born in the _ _ first.
_ _ [Eb] _ Born, _ _ _ _ born in [Bbm] the first.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Born, _ _ _ born in [Bb] the _ _ first.
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ Born, _ born [Db] in the first.
_ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ When the [Bb] Beatles died, _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] and we left them, _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] oh yeah.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
Then [Bb] we messed it up, _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] and we [Gm] lost our faith in [Ab] praise.
With a TV, [Bb] oh joy, and no matter. _ _
We [Eb] were all born, _ _ born in [Bb] the _ _ first. _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ Born, _ _ _ _ [Ab] born in the first. _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ Born, _ _ born in the [Bb] _ _ first. _
[Eb] Born, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] born in the first.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ We freeze like statues on the [Ab] pages of history. _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ All those _ _ DCs.
_ [Ebm] _ You open, _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ and you take us.
[Bb] You don't understand us, so don't reference _ _ _ us.
We don't need no [Eb] DCs. _ _ _ _
_ Born, born in [Bb] the first. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Born, _ _ _ born in [Db] the first.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ Born, _ _ born in [Bb] the _ _ first.
_ _ _ [Eb] Born, _ _ _ _ born [Db] in the _ _ [Ab] first.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Born, _ _ _ born [Bb] in the _ _ first.
_ _ [Eb] _ Born, _ _ _ _ born [Db] in the [Ab] first.
♪ Yes, _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
your heart [Bb] is a bird _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ ♪

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This song was written by Sting.

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