{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1492111,"song":"Police And Thieves","artist":"The Clash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1492111-police-and-thieves-chords-by-the-clash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1492111?type=chord","rating":4.5963,"votes":109,"content":"Fairly simple chords, the timing in parts is slightly strange changing from off beat to 'on' beat, \r\nending is very ad lib but I'm pretty sure it's just G Am the same as the chorus (but I could be wrong) \r\nalso the lyrics are hard to hear clearly towards the end and I don't think the line 'you're going after \r\ncrime' is  actually what he sings (any ideas? answers on a postcard to..)\r\n Feel free to comment and rate.\r\n-\r\n[tab]Intro:  [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]  drums  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n-[/tab]\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n Police and thieves in the streets, oh yeah, scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n Police and thieves in the streets, oh yeah, fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n From Genesis to Revelation, the next generation will be, hear me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n From Genesis to Revelation, the next generation will be, hear me[/tab]\r\n-\r\nVerse 1:\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]  \r\n All the crimes committed day by day, no one try to stop dem in any way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And all the peacemakers, turn war officers, hear what I say[/tab]\r\n-\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n Police and thieves in the streets, oh yeah, scaring the nation with their guns and ammunition[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch] \r\n Police and thieves in the streets, oh yeah, fighting the nation with their guns and ammunition[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n From Genesis to Revelation, the next generation will they, hear me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n(vocal ad lib)     oh yeah (vocal ad lib)     oh yeah[/tab]\r\n-\r\nVerse 2 (Verse 1 repeated):\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  \r\n All the crimes committed day by day, no one try to stop dem in any way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n And all the peacemakers, turn war officers, hear what I say[/tab]\r\n-\r\nSolo  G  Am  x4\r\n- \r\nChorus \r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n Police, police, police and thieves, oh yeah, police, police, police and thieves, oh yeah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n From Genesis, oh yeah, police, police, police and thieves oh yeah [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                                            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n Scaring, fighting the nation, oh yeah, Shooting, shooting their guns and, guns and ammunition[/tab]\r\n-\r\nBass Solo  ( G  Am ) \r\n-\r\n G  Am to end\r\n\r\n Police, police, police and thieves, oh yeah, Police, police, police and thieves, oh yeah\r\n \r\n Here come, here come, here come,  the station is bombed\r\n\r\n Get out, get out, get out you people, if you don't wanna get blown up\r\n \r\n The police, the police the....\r\n\r\n You got an axe to grind, but you got trapped in the middle of the police, police, police","plain_text":"Fairly simple chords, the timing in parts is slightly strange changing from off beat to 'on' beat, \nending is very ad lib but I'm pretty sure it's just G Am the same as the chorus (but I could be wrong) \nalso the lyrics are hard to hear clearly towards the end and I don't think the line 'you're going after \ncrime' is  actually what he sings (any ideas? answers on a postcard to..)\n Feel free to comment and rate.\n-\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n-\nVerse 1:\n\n\n-\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n-\nVerse 2 (Verse 1 repeated):\n\n\n-\nSolo  G  Am  x4\n- \nChorus \n\n\n\n-\nBass Solo  ( G  Am ) \n-\n G  Am to end\n\n Police, police, police and thieves, oh yeah, Police, police, police and thieves, oh yeah\n \n Here come, here come, here come,  the station is bombed\n\n Get out, get out, get out you people, if you don't wanna get blown up\n \n The police, the police the....\n\n You got an axe to grind, but you got trapped in the middle of the police, police, police","chords":["G","Am","C","D","B","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}