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Canary In A Coalmine

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                 Canary in a Coalmine – The Police
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Written by: Sting
From: “Zenyatta Mondatta” (1980)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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The rhythm guitar plays off-beats with a 16th delay
(tempo: 145, delay time: 103 milliseconds). Here's a basic tab:

[Verse]
  E6      C#m7     E6      C#m7     E6      C#m7     E6      C#m7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--9---9---9---9-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--------%-------|
D|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  C                Am      F#dim    E6      C#m7     E6      C#m7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--8---8---8---8-|--5---5---5---5-|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|
B|--8---8---8---8-|--5---5---7---7-|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|
G|--9---9---9---9-|--5---5---5---5-|--9---9---9---9-|--------%-------|
D|--10--10--10--10|--7---7---7---7-|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Intro] / [Chorus]
  E6      C#m7     E6      C#m7     E6      C#m7     E6      C#m7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|--9---9---9---9-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--------%-------|
D|--9---9---9---9-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  E6      C#m7     E6      C#m7     C                Am      F#dim
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|--8---8---8---8-|--5---5---5---5-|
B|----------------|----------------|--8---8---8---8-|--5---5---7---7-|
G|--------%-------|--------%-------|--9---9---9---9-|--5---5---5---5-|
D|----------------|----------------|--10--10--10--10|--7---7---7---7-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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If you want a campfire accompaniment for acoustic guitar, I'd suggest
transposing this chord sheet -4 or -2 and using a capo 4th or 2nd fret
to get back to the original key.

CHORDS
rhythm guitar     acoustic guitar: transpose -4         transpose -2
no capo                            capo 4th fret        capo 2nd fret
      E-A-D-G-B-e                  E-A-D-G-B-e          E-A-D-G-B-e
E6    x-x-9-9-9-9            C     x-3-2-0-1-0     D    x-x-0-2-3-2
C#m7  x-x-9-9-9-9            Am7   x-0-2-0-1-0     Bm7  x-2-x-2-3-2
C     x-x10-9-8-8            Ab    4-6-6-5-4-4     Bb   x-1-3-3-3-1
Am    x-x-7-5-5-5            Fm    1-3-3-1-1-1     Gm   3-5-5-3-3(3)
F#dim x-x-7-5-7-5            Ddim  x-x-0-1-3-1     Edim 0-x-2-3-3-x
A     x-x-7-6-5-5            F     1-3-3-2-1-1     G    3-x-0-0-0-3

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[Intro]
| E C#m7 | % | % | % |
| E C#m7 | % | C | Am F#dim |


[Verse 1]
E              C#m7          E             C#m7
 First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect
E          C#m7         E             C#m7
 Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect
C                            Am        F#dim
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
E           C#m7       E            C#m7
 You get so dizzy even walkin' in a straight line


[Verse 2]
E            C#m7              E           C#m7
 You say you want to spend the winter in Firenza
E           C#m7             E            C#m7
 You're so afraid to catch a dose of influenza
C                            Am        F#dim
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
E           C#m7       E            C#m7
 You get so dizzy even walkin' in a straight line


[Chorus]
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim | E C#m7 | % |


[Verse 3]
E         C#m7              E             C#m7
 Now if I tell you that you suffer from delusions
E             C#m7       E                 C#m7
 You pay your analyst to reach the same conclusions
C                            Am        F#dim
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
E           C#m7       E            C#m7
 You get so dizzy even walkin' in a straight line


[Chorus]
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim | E C#m7 | % |


[Interlude]
|  A  |  A7  | E C#m7 |  %  |
(break)


[Verse 4] (Verse 1 repeated)
E              C#m7          E             C#m7
 First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect
E          C#m7         E             C#m7
 Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect
C                            Am        F#dim
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine
E           C#m7       E            C#m7
 You get so dizzy even walkin' in a straight line


[Chorus]
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim |


[Chorus]
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| E C#m7 | E         C#m7
         Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim |

(repeat and fade)

Canary In A Coalmine chords and lyrics

Free chords for Canary In A Coalmine by The Police. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Canary in a Coalmine – The Police
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by: Sting
From: “Zenyatta Mondatta” (1980)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The rhythm guitar plays off-beats with a 16th delay
(tempo: 145, delay time: 103 milliseconds). Here's a basic tab:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you want a campfire accompaniment for acoustic guitar, I'd suggest
transposing this chord sheet -4 or -2 and using a capo 4th or 2nd fret
to get back to the original key.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| E C#m7 | % | % | % |
| E C#m7 | % | C | Am F#dim |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
| C | Am F#dim | E C#m7 | % |
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
| C | Am F#dim | E C#m7 | % |
[Interlude]
[Verse 4] (Verse 1 repeated)
[Chorus]
| C | Am F#dim |
[Chorus]
| C | Am F#dim |
(repeat and fade)

Canary In A Coalmine Chords by The Police

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