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Police Encounters

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GFrom the West Coast gonna take a Bmplane
GHit the East Coast gonna take an BmA train
GHit the East Coast, going all the Emway
(N\A)
Why don't you come to Harlem?
GAll the spies went out to sea
BmBut I remained in Harlem
GHad to pay my parking fees
BmFelt just like P.T. Barnum
GCaught a couple Pinter plays
BmI should have stayed in Harlem
GThen I heard a policeman say
BmI think we should disarm him
BmI think we should strong-arm him
BmSo out of place in Harlem
BmThen I see F#myou Amstanding therEme
BmIn your dyed black hF#mair
AmAnd no underweaEmr
GBomp bom diddy diddy
GBomp bom diddy diddy
BmBomp bom diddy Police encounters
GBomp bom diddy diddy
GBomp bom diddy diddy
BmBomp bom diddy Police encounters
GCaught a couple Albee plays
BmI should have stayed in Harlem
GThen I heard a policeman say
BmDo your best to not alarm him
BmI've got eyes foF#mr thAme policeman's wiEmfe
BmThe policeman's wife,
F#mthe policeman's wife
Amthe policeman's wife
Emthe policeman's wife
GBomp bom diddy diddy
GBomp bom diddy diddy
BmBomp bom diddy Police encounters
GBomp bom diddy diddy
GBomp bom diddy diddy
BmBomp bom diddy Police encounters
GDiddy diddy,diddy Gdiddy,diddy diddy
BmPolice encounters
GDiddy diddy,diddy Gdiddy,diddy diddy
BmPolice encounters
GUnions went on strike today
BmBut I remained in Harlem
BmI've got eyes fF#mor tAmhe policeman's wEmife
BmIn her dyed black hF#mair Amand her Bowie knEmife
BmAs I see her standing there alone
F#mIn her dyed black hair
Amand her Android phoEmne
GBomp bom diddy diddy
GBomp bom diddy diddy
BmBomp bom diddy Police encounters
GBomp bom diddy diddy
GBomp bom diddy diddy
BmBomp bom diddy Police encounters
GBomp bom

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Police Encounters

by FFS

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F#m

G Bm

From the West Coast gonna take a plane

G Bm

Hit the East Coast gonna take an A train

G Em

Hit the East Coast, going all the way

(N\A)

Why don't you come to Harlem?

All the spies went out to sea

But I remained in Harlem

Had to pay my parking fees

Felt just like P.T. Barnum

Caught a couple Pinter plays

I should have stayed in Harlem

Then I heard a policeman say

I think we should disarm him

I think we should strong-arm him

So out of place in Harlem

Bm F#m Am Em

Then I see you standing there

Bm F#m

In your dyed black hair

Am Em

And no underwear

Bomp bom diddy diddy

Bomp bom diddy Police encounters

Bomp bom diddy diddy

Bomp bom diddy Police encounters

Caught a couple Albee plays

I should have stayed in Harlem

Then I heard a policeman say

Do your best to not alarm him

Bm F#m Am Em

I've got eyes for the policeman's wife

The policeman's wife,

F#m

the policeman's wife

Bomp bom diddy diddy

Bomp bom diddy Police encounters

Bomp bom diddy diddy

Bomp bom diddy Police encounters

G G

Diddy diddy,diddy diddy,diddy diddy

Police encounters

G G

Diddy diddy,diddy diddy,diddy diddy

Police encounters

Unions went on strike today

But I remained in Harlem

Bm F#m Am Em

I've got eyes for the policeman's wife

Bm F#m Am Em

In her dyed black hair and her Bowie knife

As I see her standing there alone

F#m

In her dyed black hair

Am Em

and her Android phone

Bomp bom diddy diddy

Bomp bom diddy Police encounters

Bomp bom diddy diddy

Bomp bom diddy Police encounters

Bomp bom

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