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The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

Track 1Guitar
TabSheetNotes
Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

    1st Verse
    The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
    Intro          4x               Don't think me unkind
N             E    D                                                    F#m                       
e|------------0----2----|----------|--------------------|---------------2----|--------------------|
B|------------0----3----|----------|--------------------|---------------2----|--------------------|
G|------------1----2----|----------|--------------------|---------------2----|--------------------|
D|------------2----0----|----------|--------------------|---------------4----|--------------------|
A|------------2---------|----------|--------------------|---------------4----|--------------------|
E|------------0---------|----------|--------------------|---------------2----|--------------------|

          words are hard to find
N                                        F#m                                  
e|-------|--------------------|----------2---------|--------------------|-----|
B|-------|--------------------|----------2---------|--------------------|-----|
G|-------|--------------------|----------2---------|--------------------|-----|
D|-------|--------------------|----------4---------|--------------------|-----|
A|-------|--------------------|----------4---------|--------------------|-----|
E|-------|--------------------|----------2---------|--------------------|-----|

                                                                                        Pre-Chorus
    The only cheques I've left unsigned                                                 from the banks of chaos in my mind
N                                  F#m                                                                      
e|----------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                                   And when their eloquence escapes me
N                        F#m                                       D                                        
e|----------------------|**------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|**------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|**------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|**------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                    Chorus
                                    Their logic ties me up and rapes me
N                        E          D                                                             
e|----------------------|**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

               De do do do, de da da da                  is all I want to say to you
N        E                                               E                                        
e|-------**---|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
B|-------**---|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
G|-------**---|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
D|-------**---|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
A|-------**---|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
E|-------**---|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|

                         De do do do, de da da da                                  Their innocence will pull me through
N             D                                                                    E                   
e|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
B|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
G|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
D|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|

                                         De do do do, de da da da
N                                  D                                                              
e|----------------------|----------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|----------------------|----------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|----------------------|----------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|----------------------|----------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
A|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|

    Is all I want to say to you               De do do do, de da da da
N   E                                   D                                                         
e|--**------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
B|--**------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
G|--**------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|--**------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
A|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
E|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|

    2nd Verse
    They're meaningless and all that's true                              Poets, priests and politicians
N   E                                                              D                         
e|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---|--------------------|
B|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---|--------------------|
G|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---|--------------------|
D|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---|--------------------|
A|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|
E|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|

                                                         Have words to thank for their positions
N             F#m                                                                            F#m  
e|------------**--------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------**---|
B|------------**--------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------**---|
G|------------**--------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------**---|
D|------------**--------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------**---|
A|------------**--------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------**---|
E|------------**--------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|---------------**---|

                                                    Words that scream for your submission
N                                                                                  F#m       
e|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|----------**--------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|----------**--------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|----------**--------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|----------**--------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|----------**--------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|----------**--------|

                                              Pre-Chorus
                                              And no one's jamming their transmission
N                                                                            F#m                            
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|

                                    Because when their eloquence escapes you
N                                   D                                                             
e|----------------------|----------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|----------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|----------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|----------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                         Chorus
                         Their logic ties you up and rapes you
N             E          D                                                                   E         
e|------------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----**--------|
B|------------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----**--------|
G|------------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----**--------|
D|------------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----**--------|
A|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----**--------|
E|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----**--------|

    De do do do, de da da da                  Is all I want to say to you
N                                             E                                                   D         
e|----------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

    De do do do, de da da da                                  Their innocence will pull me through
N                                                             E                                        
e|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|--------------------|

                    De do do do, de da da da                                  Is all I want to say to you
N             D                                                               E                   
e|------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
B|------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
G|------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
D|------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
A|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
E|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|

                                                                              Bridge
                         De do do do, de da da da                             They're meaningless and all that's true
N                  D                                                          E                   
e|-----------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
B|-----------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
G|-----------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
D|-----------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|**------------------|

                                                    Chorus
N                                             D     B         G               E    B    G    
e|----------------------|--------------------|**---|**--------**--------|-----**---**---**---|
B|----------------------|--------------------|**---|**--------**--------|-----**---**---**---|
G|----------------------|--------------------|**---|**--------**--------|-----**---**---**---|
D|----------------------|--------------------|**---|**--------**--------|-----**---**---**---|
A|----------------------|--------------------|-----|**--------**--------|-----**---**---**---|
E|----------------------|--------------------|-----|----------**--------|-----**--------**---|

          De do do do, de da da da                  Is all I want to say to you
N                                                   E                                        
e|-------|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
B|-------|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
G|-------|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
D|-------|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
A|-------|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|
E|-------|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|--------------------|

                         De do do do, de da da da                                  Their innocence will pull me through
N             D                                                                    E                   
e|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
B|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
G|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
D|------------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|**------------------|

                                         De do do do, de da da da
N                                  D                                                              
e|----------------------|----------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|----------------------|----------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|----------------------|----------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|----------------------|----------**---|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
A|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|

    Is all I want to say to you               De do do do, de da da da
N   E                                   D                                                         
e|--**------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
B|--**------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
G|--**------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|--**------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
A|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
E|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|

                                                                         A9
                                                                         Chords         F#m
    They're meaningless and all that's true                              ....      D    E
N   E                                                              D     F#m                 
e|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---|**------------------|
B|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---|**------------------|
G|--**------------------|--------------------
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Instruments
Guitar
Genres
Pop, Rock
Tracks
1
Tempo
200 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Tuning
E A D G B E
Published 11 Mar 2019

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