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King of Pain The Police [Chords] Bm x 2 4 4 3 2 A x 0 2 2 2 0 Gmaj7 3 x 4 4 2 x F#/C# x 4 4 2 2 2 G/D x 5 5 4 3 3 D x 5 7 7 7 x A/E x 7 7 6 5 x D/F# x 9 7 7 7 x G* x 10 9 7 8 7 Chorus for Chorus 2,3,4 D x x 0 2 3 2 A/E 0 0 2 2 2 x D/F# 2 0 0 2 3 2 G 3 2 0 0 3 3 On the intro strum pattern, beats 1 and the & of 2 are just the root note of the chord. You switch to A on the & of 2. Try using your fingers instead of a pick. If you are not familiar with slash chords (i.e. A/E), always play the one on the left. If you play this with a band, have the bass player play the note on the right. [Intro] Bm A 8x [Verse 1] Bm A Bm A
There'Bms aA litBmtleA black spot on the sun today Gmaj7 A Gmaj A F#m/C#It's theG/D same old thing as yesterday Bm A Bm A Bm A BmA There's a black hat caught in the high tree top Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A F#m/C#There's aG/D flagpole rag and the wind won't stop
[Chorus 1]
I have Dstood here beA/Efore inside the D/F#pouring G*rain with the Dworld turning A/Ecircles running 'D/F#round my G*brain. I guess DI'm always A/Ehoping that you'll D/F#end this rG*eign but it's Dmy destiA/Eny to be the D/F#king of G*pain.
[Verse 2] Bm A Bm A
BmThere's a lAittle bBmlack spotA on the sun today (that's my soul up there) Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A F#m It's the samGe old thing as yesterday (that's my soul up there) Bm A Bm A BmThere's a bAlack haBmt caught Ain a high tree top (that's my soul up there) Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A F#mThere's a flagpoleG rag and the wind won't stop (that's my soul up there)
[Chorus 2]
I have Dstood here beE/Afore inside the D/F#pouring Grain with the Dworld turning E/Acircles running 'D/F#round my Gbrain. I guess DI'm always D/F#hoping that you'll D/F#end this Greign but it's Dmy destiA/Eny to be the D/F#king of Gpain.
[Verse 3] Bm A Bm A
ThBmere's a fosAsil thaBmt's trappAed in a high cliff wall (that's my soul up there) Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A F#mThere's a dead salGmon frozen in a water fall (that's my soul up there) Bm A Bm A BmThere's a bAlue whaBmle beacheAd by a springtide's ebb (that's my soul up there) G A G A F#mThere's a butterflGy trapped in a spider's web (that's my soul up there)
[Chorus 3]
I have Dstood here beE/Afore inside the D/F#pouring Grain with the Dworld turning E/Acircles running 'D/F#round my Gbrain. I guess DI'm always D/F#hoping that you'll D/F#end this Greign but it's Dmy destiA/Eny to be the D/F#king of Gpain.
[Bridge]
AThere's a Gking on a Athrone with his Geyes torn Aout There's a Gblind man Alooking for a Gshadow of Adoubt; There's a Grich man Asleeping on a Ggolden Gbed There's a Gskeleton Achoking on a Gcrust ofBm bread.
[Solo] Bm A 4x Gmaj7 A 2x F#m G N.C. at the end [Verse 4] Bm A Bm A
BmThere's a Ared fox Bmtorn bAy a huntsmen's pack (that's my soul up there) G A G A F#mThere's a black wiGnged gull with a broken back (that's my soul up there) There's a

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little black spot on the sun today (that's my soul up there) It's the same old thing as yesterdF#may G
[Chorus 4]
I have Dstood here E/Abefore inside the D/F#pouring Grain with the Dworld turning E/Acircles running 'D/F#round my Gbrain. I guess DI'm always D/F#hoping that you'll D/F#end this Greign but it's Dmy destiE/Any to be the D/F#king of Gpain.
[Outro]
King of DpainE/A 3x D/F# G I will D/F#always Gbe King of DpainE/A D/F# G