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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Alvvays - Party Police (2014)
Tuning: E standard
   Chords used in this song:
E||----F#m2----E0----D2----Bm2----A0----B7/D#2----||
B||----2----0----3----3----2----0----||
G||----2----1----2----4----2----2----||
D||----4----2----0----4----2----1----||
A||----4--- 2---------2----0---------||
E||----2----0------------------------||
[Intro]
|  F#m|  E|  D|  Bm| x3
[Verse 1]
AWalking through the trees
I never really C#mknow what's on your mind
Is it ever Dme, or just someone you've left behiAnd?E  
[Verse 2]
AFloating through a dream,
I never could make C#mout the words you said
Sentences are Dbouncing back and forth inside my heAadE  
[Chorus]
You Adon't have to leave
You could just C#mstay here with me
Forget all the Dparty police
We could find Acomfort in debaEuchery
[Instrumental]
|  F#m|  E|  D|  Bm| x2
[Verse 3]
AFighting through the fog
I can't believe it C#mrained all summer long
When every day's a Dhurricane, you know there's something wroAngE  
[Verse 4]
I Asee you every day
It's hard to figure C#mout what happens next
I cannot deDcipher conversation in your headA  E  
[Chorus]
You Adon't have to leave
You could just C#mstay here with me
Forget all the Dparty police
We could find Acomfort in debaEuchery
You F#mdon't have to leaveE  
You could just Dstay here with meBm  
Forget all the F#mlocal policeE  
We could find Dcomfort in biBmology
[Bridge]
We F#mwrote our naEmes on the oDverpass,
And I hBmope it lasts forever
Don't have to, you don't have to
[Chorus]
You Adon't have to leave
You could just C#mstay here with me
Forget all the Dparty police
We could find Acomfort in debaEuchery
You F#mdon't have to leaveE  
You could just Dstay here with meBm  
Forget all the F#mlocal policeE  
We could find- B7/D#If you don't want toD, you don't have to
[Outro]
|  F#m|  E|  D|  Bm|  A|

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Party Police

by Alvvays

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

B7/D#

C#m

Alvvays - Party Police (2014)

Tuning: E standard

Chords used in this song:

F#m E D Bm A B7/D#

E||----2----0----2----2----0----2----||

B||----2----0----3----3----2----0----||

G||----2----1----2----4----2----2----||

D||----4----2----0----4----2----1----||

A||----4--- 2---------2----0---------||

E||----2----0------------------------||

[Intro]

F#m E D Bm

| | | | | x3

[Verse 1]

Walking through the trees

C#m

I never really know what's on your mind

D A E

Is it ever me, or just someone you've left behind?

[Verse 2]

Floating through a dream,

C#m

I never could make out the words you said

D A E

Sentences are bouncing back and forth inside my head

[Chorus]

You don't have to leave

C#m

You could just stay here with me

Forget all the party police

A E

We could find comfort in debauchery

[Instrumental]

F#m E D Bm

| | | | | x2

[Verse 3]

Fighting through the fog

C#m

I can't believe it rained all summer long

D A E

When every day's a hurricane, you know there's something wrong

[Verse 4]

I see you every day

C#m

It's hard to figure out what happens next

D A E

I cannot decipher conversation in your head

[Chorus]

You don't have to leave

C#m

You could just stay here with me

Forget all the party police

A E

We could find comfort in debauchery

F#m E

You don't have to leave

D Bm

You could just stay here with me

F#m E

Forget all the local police

D Bm

We could find comfort in biology

[Bridge]

F#m E D

We wrote our names on the overpass,

And I hope it lasts forever

Don't have to, you don't have to

[Chorus]

You don't have to leave

C#m

You could just stay here with me

Forget all the party police

A E

We could find comfort in debauchery

F#m E

You don't have to leave

D Bm

You could just stay here with me

F#m E

Forget all the local police

B7/D# D

We could find- If you don't want to, you don't have to

[Outro]

F#m E D Bm A

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