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Version 1
Policy Of Truth by Depeche Mode
transcribed by M_Pony
capo on 3 (song is in C minor)
Verse, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Instrumental Chorus, Chorus repeats, fade.
Chord patterns are similar for all verses.
You can play [Riff] in [Intro], in the end of [Verse]s amd in the [Outro]
Dm/F - xx3231
Am11 - 000010 (for brass part in chorus)
[Bassline]:
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0-0--------------|
A|--3--0----0--3----0---------3----0-2-0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------0-0--------------|
A|--3--0----0--3----0---------3----3-2-0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
[Riff]:
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
E|-------1-----1--0------0----------------|
B|----1--------------1--------------------|
G|-2-------------------------2------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
or
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------3----3--2----------2-------------|
A|-0--3--------------3----------0---------|
E|----------------------------------------|
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[Intro]
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am [Bassline] x4
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am [Riff] x4
[Verse 1]
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
You had something to hide
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
Should have hidden it, shouldn’t you
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
Now you’re not satisfied
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
With what you’re being put through
F
It’s just time to pay the price
Dm
For not listening to advice
G E7
And deciding in your youth
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
On the policy of truth
[Verse 2]
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
Things could be so different now
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
It used to be so civilised
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
You will always wonder how
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
It could have been if you’d only lied
F
It’s too late to change events
Dm
It’s time to face the consequence
G E7
For delivering the proof
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
In the policy of truth
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
[Chorus]
C Dm Am Am - Am11 - Am
Never again is what you swore the time before
C Dm Am Am - Am11 - Am
Never again is what you swore the time before
Am - Am11 - Am x4
[Verse 3]
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
Now you’re standing there tongue tied
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
You’d better learn your lesson well
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
Hide what you have to hide
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
And tell what you have to tell
F
You’ll see your problems multiplied
Dm
If you continually decide
G E7
To faithfully pursue
Am
The policy of truth
[Chorus]
C Dm Am Am - Am11 - Am
Never again is what you swore the time before
C Dm Am Am - Am11 - Am
Never again is what you swore the time before
[Instrumental break] x16
Am Dm/F - Dm/F Am
[Outro] (repeat to fade)
Am F Am
Never again is what you swore the time before
Am F Am
Never again is what you swore the time before