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Intro
Am F G
AmRed and Blue Lights Cover Fseventy five like a train.G  
AmMiles of cars full of people Fwith nothing to sayG.C  G  
AMThe suns out, you think that it's jFust another November dGay.C  F  
Oh and I Amcan't help but be mad knowing I'Fll leave and you're gonna sCtay.
TFhey called me on a cell phone telling me there's an officer dowCn.Em  
And Fwe prayed for a miracle, but you didn't come back arouCnd.Em  
Oh I kAmissed you goodbye a thGousand times, but neDver like I'm doing right now.
EmOh with F21 shots going Gup for the officer down.Am  F  G  
I Ambegged you to throw out thFat T-shirt that I sleep in nGow.
AnAmd badge number four fifty seFven is all over towGn.C  
AmAnd people keep asking if there's Fanything that they can do, Gbut no one can give me back you.
TFhey called me on a cell phone telling me there's an officer dowCn.Em  
And Fwe prayed for a miracle, but you didn't come back arouCnd.Em  
Oh I kAmissed you goodbye a thGousand times, but neDver like I'm doing right now
EmOh with F21 shots going Gup for the officer downAm.G  C  
FI held you tight when they told me it's time to let go.Am  G  C  
AFnd I know that somehow you knew that you weren't alone.
They called me and told me it's my officer doCwn.Em  
And FI talked to you and begged you, but you didn't cCome back around.Em  
Oh I kAmissed you goodbye a thoGusand times, buDt never like I'm doing right now.
EmOh with F21 shots going uGp.
AmI wish you had more time with uGs.
Cuz tFhirty three years ain't enougGh, for the officer downAm  
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Officer Down

by Hannah Ellis

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Intro

Am F G

Red and Blue Lights Cover seventy five like a train.

Am F G C G

Miles of cars full of people with nothing to say.

AM F G C F

The suns out, you think that it's just another November day.

Am F C

Oh and I can't help but be mad knowing I'll leave and you're gonna stay.

F C Em

They called me on a cell phone telling me there's an officer down.

F C Em

And we prayed for a miracle, but you didn't come back around.

Am G D

Oh I kissed you goodbye a thousand times, but never like I'm doing right now.

Em F G Am F G

Oh with 21 shots going up for the officer down.

Am F G

I begged you to throw out that T-shirt that I sleep in now.

Am F G C

And badge number four fifty seven is all over town.

Am F G

And people keep asking if there's anything that they can do, but no one can give me back you.

F C Em

They called me on a cell phone telling me there's an officer down.

F C Em

And we prayed for a miracle, but you didn't come back around.

Am G D

Oh I kissed you goodbye a thousand times, but never like I'm doing right now

Em F G Am G C

Oh with 21 shots going up for the officer down.

F Am G C

I held you tight when they told me it's time to let go.

And I know that somehow you knew that you weren't alone.

C Em

They called me and told me it's my officer down.

F C Em

And I talked to you and begged you, but you didn't come back around.

Am G D

Oh I kissed you goodbye a thousand times, but never like I'm doing right now.

Em F G

Oh with 21 shots going up.

Am G

I wish you had more time with us.

F G Am

Cuz thirty three years ain't enough, for the officer down

F G

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