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Police On My Back by The Clash - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            [Intro]
D G D G x2

[Verse]
          D              G
Well I'm running, police on my back
          D              G
I've been hiding, police on my back
            D                G
There was a shooting, police on my back
        D               G
And the victim, well he won’t come back

[Bridge]
       A
I been running Monday Tuesday Wednesday
G
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 
A
Running Monday Tuesday Wednesday 
G
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 

[Chorus]
D           G      D           G      D G D G
 What have I done?  What have I done?

[Verse]
         D                G
Yes, I'm running down the railway track
          D               G
Could you help me? Police on my back
          D              G
They will catch me, if I dare drop back
          D                G
Won’t you give me all the speed I lack

[Bridge]
       A
I been running Monday Tuesday Wednesday
G
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 
A
Runnin Monday Tuesday Wednesday 
G
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 

[Chorus]
D           G      D           G      D G D G
 What have I done?  What have I done?

[Bridge 2]
    D        G
I’m running. 
     D          G
I am running.
       D        G     D G
I keep running.

[Verse] 
         D                G
Yes, I'm running down the railway track
          D               G
Won't you help me? Police on my back
          D              G
They will catch me, if I dare drop back
          D                G
Won’t you help me find the speed I lack

[Bridge]
       A
I been running Monday Tuesday Wednesday
G
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 
A
Running Monday Tuesday Wednesday 
G                                  G
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 

[Chorus]
D           G      D           G      D G D G
 What have I done?  What have I done?

    D                G
I’m running (Police on my back.)
D               G
Hiding (Police on my back.)
D                G
Running (Police on my back.)
D               G
Hiding (Police on my back.)

[Solo]
D G x4

[Verse]
    D                G
I'm running down the railway track
          D               G
Won't you help me? Police on my back
          D              G
They will catch me, if I dare drop back
       D               G
Oh no. Give me all the speed I lack

    D        G
I’m running. 
     D         G
I am running.
       D       G
I keep running.
/ D / G /

[repeat and fade]

Riff:
e  10  10  10  10
B    10  10  10  10 
G
D
A
E 
        

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