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  E  B  Db  A  C
--7--2--4---5--3-----|
--9--4--6---5--5-----|
--9--4--6---6--5-----|
--9--4--6---7--5-----|
--7--2--4---7--3-----|
--0--0--0---5--0-----|
verse: E, B, Db, A  
bridge: E, A, C, B  
verse1:
Ewell let me tell you why I dBont like cops
well the sDbtory starts when my boy DAavers got dropped
in the streeEts
by the car that swerved to the cBurb
and almost hit me
sDbo Davers flipped him the biArd
ya know he with he diEdn't
and then the guy ?he knew we slide? in standing
two men got out and then the shit hit the fan
as they ran
to a man on the streets
they pick him up off his feet
and witnesses just standing around
watching him get beat to the ground
so Davers pleaded and tried to steal away from the man
until his friends on the side came in and gave him a hand
first one in was Rob
with his right hook from way back far
and layed him out
over the hood of the car
and everything was goin, well just as planned
until the two men started screamin
officer down
no one knew that they were the RCMP
because, they were off from duty
had no uniforms or badges to see
to show their true identity
well Rob said they just looked like gangsters to me
and beating up on society
so I had to jump in to set my friends free
bridge:
Ewell how do you sAleep at nCight
I feel sBorry
Eyou know that Aits not rCight
to get your glBory
by pushing people around
you put them down to the ground
but everybodys got the same fuckin story
about how ya done nothing for them now
and how you done almost nothing for no one
so get your badge and your gun
and get that man on the run
the one thats done nothing wrong
but you dont seem to care
verse2:
well it makes me so mad
because it's so unfair
and steady charged for assaulting an officer
a middle finger thrown up into the air
and now he asks to go to court
and get a lawyer
well in the courtroom I hope the judge speaks
'down with interegation..
assault and obstruction, the charges that you're facing
I should lock you up and throw away the key'
and Rob said they just looked like gangsters to me
gangsters to me, gangsters to me
That's why I dont like cops
or the RCMP
those fuckin piggies are just gangsters to me, yea
whatever happened to the 'serve and protect'? no no
you throw your powers around
and you still expect me to take it laying down
down on the ground
for me to take it laying down
down on the ground
down on the ground

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Officer Down

by Current Swell

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E B Db A C

--7--2--4---5--3-----|

--9--4--6---5--5-----|

--9--4--6---6--5-----|

--9--4--6---7--5-----|

--7--2--4---7--3-----|

--0--0--0---5--0-----|

E B Db A

verse: , , ,

E A C B

bridge: , , ,

verse1:

E B

well let me tell you why I dont like cops

Db A

well the story starts when my boy Davers got dropped

in the streets

by the car that swerved to the curb

and almost hit me

Db A

so Davers flipped him the bird

ya know he with he didn't

and then the guy ?he knew we slide? in standing

two men got out and then the shit hit the fan

as they ran

to a man on the streets

they pick him up off his feet

and witnesses just standing around

watching him get beat to the ground

so Davers pleaded and tried to steal away from the man

until his friends on the side came in and gave him a hand

first one in was Rob

with his right hook from way back far

and layed him out

over the hood of the car

and everything was goin, well just as planned

until the two men started screamin

officer down

no one knew that they were the RCMP

because, they were off from duty

had no uniforms or badges to see

to show their true identity

well Rob said they just looked like gangsters to me

and beating up on society

so I had to jump in to set my friends free

bridge:

E A C

well how do you sleep at night

I feel sorry

E A C

you know that its not right

to get your glory

by pushing people around

you put them down to the ground

but everybodys got the same fuckin story

about how ya done nothing for them now

and how you done almost nothing for no one

so get your badge and your gun

and get that man on the run

the one thats done nothing wrong

but you dont seem to care

verse2:

well it makes me so mad

because it's so unfair

and steady charged for assaulting an officer

a middle finger thrown up into the air

and now he asks to go to court

and get a lawyer

well in the courtroom I hope the judge speaks

'down with interegation..

assault and obstruction, the charges that you're facing

I should lock you up and throw away the key'

and Rob said they just looked like gangsters to me

gangsters to me, gangsters to me

That's why I dont like cops

or the RCMP

those fuckin piggies are just gangsters to me, yea

whatever happened to the 'serve and protect'? no no

you throw your powers around

and you still expect me to take it laying down

down on the ground

for me to take it laying down

down on the ground

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