{"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":1909407,"song":"When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of Whats Still Around","artist":"The Police","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1909407-when-the-world-is-running-down-you-make-the-best-of-whats-still-around-chords-by-the-police/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1909407?type=chord","rating":4.75697,"votes":44,"content":"\r\nSong: When the world is running down,\r\n      you make the best of what's still around\r\nArtist: The Police\r\nComposer: Sting\r\nAlbum: Zenyatta Mondatta\r\n \r\nTabbed by DJ  8th Dec 2016\r\n \r\nCopy and paste this link to hear the track:\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8vxXC0UMc\r\n \r\nIGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website\r\ndisplays, they are generated automatically from a\r\ngeneric database and often don't show the best\r\noption for a particular chord progression. Just use\r\nthe voicings suggested in the text column numbers\r\n \r\nAdd Chorus and Delay effects.\r\n\r\n[tab]Main Guitar:\r\nC9sus4 = x-3-3-3-3-3\r\nD9sus4 = x-5-5-5-5-5\r\nEm11   = x-7-5-7-5-5\r\nE5     = x-x-x-x-12-12[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]Additional 2nd guitar:\r\n(See bottom of document for tablature of this Riff)\r\nC7sus2 = x-x-8-7-8-8\r\nD7sus2 = x-x-10-9-10-10-10\r\nEm11   = x-7-5-7-5-5[/tab]\r\n \r\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\r\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\r\n=====================================================\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C9sus4[/ch]       [ch]D9sus4[/ch]       [ch]Em11[/ch]         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C9sus4[/ch]       [ch]D9sus4[/ch]       [ch]Em11[/ch]         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C9sus4[/ch]       [ch]D9sus4[/ch]       [ch]Em11[/ch]         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C9sus4[/ch]       [ch]D9sus4[/ch]       [ch]Em11[/ch]         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Turn on my VCR,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Same one I've had for years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n        James Brown on the T.A.M.I. show,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n        Same tape I've had for years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n        I sit in my old car,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Same one I've had for years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n        This old battery's running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nIt ran for years and years[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Turn on the radio,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Static hurts my ears,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n        Tell me, where would I go? [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nI ain't been out in years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Turn on the stereo,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n        It's played for years and years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]                           [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n        An Otis Redding song,     ...it's all I own[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C9sus4[/ch]           [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhen the world is running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em11[/ch]                         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of what's still around,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C9sus4[/ch]           [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhen the world is running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em11[/ch]                         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of what's still around[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]                  [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n       Plug in my M.C.I.    ...to exercise my brain,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch] \r\n       Make records on my own,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nCan't go out in the rain,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Pick up the telephone,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n        I've listened here for years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n       No one to talk to me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nI've listened here for years[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C9sus4[/ch]           [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhen the world is running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em11[/ch]                         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of what's still around,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C9sus4[/ch]               [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhen the world is a - running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em11[/ch]                        [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of what's still around     Woh -oh![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge] \r\n[tab]    [ch]E5[/ch]\r\n||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| [x4][/tab]\r\n (Fade chord in or use riff at the bottom of the page)\r\n \r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n         When I feel lonely here,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n      ...Don't waste my time with tears,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n       I run 'Deep throat' again,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nIt ran for years and years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Don't like the food I eat,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n        The cans are running out,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n       Same food for years and years,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nI hate the food I eat[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C9sus4[/ch]           [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhen the world is running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em11[/ch]                         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of what's still around,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C9sus4[/ch]           [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhen the world is running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em11[/ch]                         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of what's still around[/tab]\r\n \r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C9sus4[/ch]           [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhen the world is running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em11[/ch]                         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of what's still around,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C9sus4[/ch]           [ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\nWhen the world is running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em11[/ch]                        [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nYou make the best of what's still around     Woh -oh![/tab]\r\n \r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C9sus4[/ch]       [ch]D9sus4[/ch]       [ch]Em11[/ch]         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C9sus4[/ch]       [ch]D9sus4[/ch]       [ch]Em11[/ch]         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n \r\nVerse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Turn on my VCR,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Same one I've had for years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n        James Brown on the T.A.M.I. show,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n        Same tape I've had for years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C9sus4[/ch]\r\n        I sit in my old car,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9sus4[/ch]\r\n        Same one I've had for years,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n        This old battery's running down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\nIt ran for years and years[/tab]\r\n  \r\n[Suggestion for ending]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C9sus4[/ch]       [ch]D9sus4[/ch]       [ch]Em11[/ch]         [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C9sus4[/ch]       [ch]D9sus4[/ch]        [ch]Em11[/ch]\r\n| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |   /  ||[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]===================================================== \r\n  [Additional 2nd guitar part]\r\n    C7sus2      D7sus2         Em11        Em11\r\ne|------8----|--------10----|--5--------|--5--------|\r\nB|--8--8--8--|--10--10--10--|--5--------|--5--------|\r\nG|--7--------|---9----------|--7--------|--7--------|\r\nD|--8--------|--10----------|--5--------|--5--------|\r\nA|-----------|--------------|--7--------|--7--------|\r\nE|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|[/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]For the ending in some live performances Andy Summers\r\nplayed along in unison with Sting's bass riff,\r\nit could also be used in the break.\r\nPalm mute the bridge and add Chorus and delay effects\r\ne|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------------|----------------|\r\nG|----------------|----------------|\r\nD|----------------|----------------|\r\nA|----1-3---1-3---|----3-5---3-5---|\r\nE|--3-----5-------|--5-----5-------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----------------|----------------|\r\nG|----------------|----------------|\r\nD|----------------|----------------|\r\nA|----5-7---5-7---|----5-7---5-7---|\r\nE|--7-----7-----0-|--7-----7-----0-|[/tab]","plain_text":"Song: When the world is running down,\n      you make the best of what's still around\nArtist: The Police\nComposer: Sting\nAlbum: Zenyatta Mondatta\n \nTabbed by DJ  8th Dec 2016\n \nCopy and paste this link to hear the track:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8vxXC0UMc\n \nIGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website\ndisplays, they are generated automatically from a\ngeneric database and often don't show the best\noption for a particular chord progression. Just use\nthe voicings suggested in the text column numbers\n \nAdd Chorus and Delay effects.\n\n\n \n\n \nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\n=====================================================\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge] \n\n (Fade chord in or use riff at the bottom of the page)\n \n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Break]\n\n\n \nVerse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n[Suggestion for ending]","chords":["C9sus4","D9sus4","Em11","A","C","E5","B","G","D","E"]}