When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of Whats Still Around
Song: When the world is running down,
you make the best of what's still around
Artist: The Police
Composer: Sting
Album: Zenyatta Mondatta
Tabbed by DJ 8th Dec 2016
Copy and paste this link to hear the track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8vxXC0UMc
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option for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
Add Chorus and Delay effects.
Main Guitar:
C9sus4 = x-3-3-3-3-3
D9sus4 = x-5-5-5-5-5
Em11 = x-7-5-7-5-5
E5 = x-x-x-x-12-12
Additional 2nd guitar:
(See bottom of document for tablature of this Riff)
C7sus2 = x-x-8-7-8-8
D7sus2 = x-x-10-9-10-10-10
Em11 = x-7-5-7-5-5
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[Intro]
C9sus4 D9sus4 Em11 Em11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C9sus4 D9sus4 Em11 Em11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C9sus4 D9sus4 Em11 Em11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C9sus4 D9sus4 Em11 Em11
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[Verse 1]
C9sus4
Turn on my VCR,
D9sus4
Same one I've had for years,
Em11
James Brown on the T.A.M.I. show,
Em11
Same tape I've had for years,
C9sus4
I sit in my old car,
D9sus4
Same one I've had for years,
Em11
This old battery's running down,
Em11
It ran for years and years
[Verse 2]
C9sus4
Turn on the radio,
D9sus4
Static hurts my ears,
Em11
Tell me, where would I go?
Em11
I ain't been out in years,
C9sus4
Turn on the stereo,
D9sus4
It's played for years and years,
Em11 Em11
An Otis Redding song, ...it's all I own
[Chorus]
C9sus4 D9sus4
When the world is running down,
Em11 Em11
You make the best of what's still around,
C9sus4 D9sus4
When the world is running down,
Em11 Em11
You make the best of what's still around
[Verse 3]
C9sus4 D9sus4
Plug in my M.C.I. ...to exercise my brain,
Em11
Make records on my own,
Em11
Can't go out in the rain,
C9sus4
Pick up the telephone,
D9sus4
I've listened here for years,
Em11
No one to talk to me,
Em11
I've listened here for years
[Chorus]
C9sus4 D9sus4
When the world is running down,
Em11 Em11
You make the best of what's still around,
C9sus4 D9sus4
When the world is a - running down,
Em11 Em11
You make the best of what's still around Woh -oh!
[Bridge]
E5
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| [x4]
(Fade chord in or use riff at the bottom of the page)
[Verse 4]
C9sus4
When I feel lonely here,
D9sus4
...Don't waste my time with tears,
Em11
I run 'Deep throat' again,
Em11
It ran for years and years,
C9sus4
Don't like the food I eat,
D9sus4
The cans are running out,
Em11
Same food for years and years,
Em11
I hate the food I eat
[Chorus]
C9sus4 D9sus4
When the world is running down,
Em11 Em11
You make the best of what's still around,
C9sus4 D9sus4
When the world is running down,
Em11 Em11
You make the best of what's still around
[Chorus]
C9sus4 D9sus4
When the world is running down,
Em11 Em11
You make the best of what's still around,
C9sus4 D9sus4
When the world is running down,
Em11 Em11
You make the best of what's still around Woh -oh!
[Break]
C9sus4 D9sus4 Em11 Em11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C9sus4 D9sus4 Em11 Em11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Verse 5]
C9sus4
Turn on my VCR,
D9sus4
Same one I've had for years,
Em11
James Brown on the T.A.M.I. show,
Em11
Same tape I've had for years,
C9sus4
I sit in my old car,
D9sus4
Same one I've had for years,
Em11
This old battery's running down,
Em11
It ran for years and years
[Suggestion for ending]
C9sus4 D9sus4 Em11 Em11
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C9sus4 D9sus4 Em11
| / / / / | / / / / | / ||
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[Additional 2nd guitar part]
C7sus2 D7sus2 Em11 Em11
e|------8----|--------10----|--5--------|--5--------|
B|--8--8--8--|--10--10--10--|--5--------|--5--------|
G|--7--------|---9----------|--7--------|--7--------|
D|--8--------|--10----------|--5--------|--5--------|
A|-----------|--------------|--7--------|--7--------|
E|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|
For the ending in some live performances Andy Summers
played along in unison with Sting's bass riff,
it could also be used in the break.
Palm mute the bridge and add Chorus and delay effects
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----1-3---1-3---|----3-5---3-5---|
E|--3-----5-------|--5-----5-------|
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----5-7---5-7---|----5-7---5-7---|
E|--7-----7-----0-|--7-----7-----0-|When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of Whats Still Around chords and lyrics
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Song: When the world is running down,
you make the best of what's still around
Artist: The Police
Composer: Sting
Album: Zenyatta Mondatta
Tabbed by DJ 8th Dec 2016
Copy and paste this link to hear the track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC8vxXC0UMc
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
option for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
Add Chorus and Delay effects.
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
=====================================================
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
(Fade chord in or use riff at the bottom of the page)
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Break]
Verse 5]
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