Tuning:

Hi there! I didn't see any chords of this song yet, and it's a great song! I know Andy Summers plays it with tuning half step up when he plays live, but this way (standard tuning) sounds very good to me (better than if you put a capo on the 1st fret I think) and very close to the record too, especially if you don't hit the e string. There are some chords, especially the Ab chord and in the outro, that sometimes you just have to strum once. I didn't put the strumming pattern but it's easy to find out listening to to song and following the positions below. BORN IN THE 50's - The Police Album: Outlandos d'Amour (1978) [Chorus]

^BbWe ^Abwere ^Ebborn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties ^EbBorn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties

[Verse 1]

^EbMy mother cried ^Ab When ^Bbpresident Kennedy died ^Ab She ^Ebsaid it was the communists ^Ab But I knew ^Bbbetter ^Ab

[Verse 2]

^Eb Would they drop the ^Abbomb on us While we ^Bbmade love on the beach? ^Ab We were the ^Ebclass they couldn't teach ^Ab 'Cause we knew ^Bbbetter

[Chorus]

^BbWe ^Abwere ^Ebborn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties ^EbBorn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties

[Verse 3]

^EbThey screamed ^Ab When the ^BbBeatles sang ^Ab And they ^Eblaughed when the King fell down the s^Abtairs Oh they ^Bbshould've known better

[Verse 4]

Oh we ^Ebhated our Aunts ^Ab Then we ^Bbmessed in our pants ^Ab Then we ^Eblost our faith and prayed to the TV^Ab Oh we ^Bbshould've known better

[Chorus]

^BbWe ^Abwere ^Ebborn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties ^EbBorn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties

[Outro]

^Ebm7 We freeze like statues on the pages of ^Abhistory ^Ebm7 Living was never like this when we ^Ebm7took ^Aball those G.C.E.'s ^Ebm7Oh, you opened the door for us ^F#7 ^F#m and then you turned to dust You ^Bbdon't understand us, so don't reprimand us We're ^Bbtaking the future, we don't need no teacher

[Chorus]

^EbBorn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties ^EbBorn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties ^EbBorn, born in the ^Bbfifties ^Ab ^EbBorn, born in the ^Dbfif^Abties

[Chords] Bb Ab Eb Db Ebm7 F#7 F#m E|--6---4---6---4----6-----2----2--| B|--6---4---8---6----7-----2----2--| G|--7---5---8---6----6-----3----2--| D|--8---6---8---6----8-----2----4--| A|--8---6---6---4----6-----4----4--| E|--6---4------------------2----2--|

The Police - Born in the 50s