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BORN IN THE 50's - The Police
Album: Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
Hi there! I didn't see any chords of this song yet, and it's a great song! I know Andy Summers plays it
with tuning half step up when he plays live, but this way (standard tuning) sounds very good to me (better
than if you put a capo on the 1st fret I think) and very close to the record too, especially if you don't hit
the e string. There are some chords, especially the Ab chord and in the outro, that sometimes you just have
to strum once. I didn't put the strumming pattern but it's easy to find out listening to to song and
following the positions below.
[Chorus]
BbWe Abwere Ebborn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
EbBorn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
[Verse 1]
EbMy mother criedAb  
When Bbpresident Kennedy diedAb  
She Ebsaid it was the communistsAb  
But I knew BbbetterAb  
[Verse 2]
EbWould they drop the Abbomb on us
While we Bbmade love on the beach?Ab  
We were the Ebclass they couldn't teachAb  
'Cause we knew Bbbetter
[Chorus]
BbWe Abwere Ebborn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
EbBorn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
[Verse 3]
EbThey screamedAb  
When the BbBeatles sangAb  
And they Eblaughed when the King fell down the sAbtairs
Oh they Bbshould've known better
[Verse 4]
Oh we Ebhated our AuntsAb  
Then we Bbmessed in our pantsAb  
Then we Eblost our faith and prayed to the TVAb  
Oh we Bbshould've known better
[Chorus]
BbWe Abwere Ebborn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
EbBorn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
[Bridge]
Ebm7We freeze like statues on the pages of Abhistory
Ebm7Living was never like this when we Ebm7took Aball those G.C.E.'s
Ebm7Oh, you opened the door for us Gb7   Gbmand then you turned to dust
You Bbdon't understand us, so don't reprimand us
We're Bbtaking the future, we don't need no teacher
[Chorus]
EbBorn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
EbBorn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
EbBorn, born in the BbfiftiesAb  
EbBorn, born in the DbfifAbties
[Chords]
e|--Bb6---Ab4---Eb6---Db4---Ebm7-6----Gb7-2---Gbm-2--|
B|--6---4---8---6----7-----2----2--|
G|--7---5---8---6----6-----3----2--|
D|--8---6---8---6----8-----2----4--|
A|--8---6---6---4----6-----4----4--|
E|--6---4------------------2----2--|
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