• Song:

    Call The Police

  • Artist:

    James Morrison

James Morrison
Call The Police
Album: Undiscovered
Transcribed by James Giannini
Tuning: Standard

Chords Used:
F:   133211
Cm:  x35543
Ab:  466544
Bb:  688766  or  x1333x (he uses both in different parts)
C#:  x4666x
Gm:  355333
Eb:  x6888x
B:   799877

Intro:  F  Cm  Ab  Bb
        F (133211@1)Cm (x3101x@1)Ab (xx1114@1)Bb (x1333x@1)Verse:
F (133211@1)        CmI'm (x3101x@1)done, shoot your gun
Ab (xx1114@1)                          BbI (x1333x@1)think it's time to take it back to where we started from
F (133211@1)        CmYour (x3101x@1)pain, my pain
Ab (xx1114@1)                              BbI'll (x1333x@1)write it down and tell you exactly how I feel again

Bridge:
C# (x43121@1)       AbAnd (xx1114@1)all I see
      Cm (x3101x@1)                    Bb (x1333x@1)                FIs (133211@1)a mass of confusion, who I am and what I gotta be

Verse 2:
F (133211@1)          CmClosed (x3101x@1)eyes, big lines
Ab (xx1114@1)                     BbI (x1333x@1)get so tempted just to let it ride sometimes
F (133211@1)          CmLooks (x3101x@1)good, tastes bad
Ab (xx1114@1)                      BbMakes (x1333x@1)me wonder where I buried all the dreams I had

Bridge:
C# (x43121@1)   AbAll (xx1114@1)I see
      Cm (x3101x@1)                    GmIs (355333@1)a less good a version of a man I dont wanna be
C# (x43121@1)   AbAll (xx1114@1)I feel
       Cm (x3101x@1)              GmIs (355333@1)you tying me down to something that just isnt real
C# (x43121@1)   AbAll (xx1114@1)I need
         EbIs (x43121@3)some truth god help me
Bb (x1333x@1)                    F (133211@1)     BBefore (x2444x@1)the devil buries me, yeah
Bb (x1333x@1)                     Ab (xx1114@1)                F (133211@1)  BI (x2444x@1)can't do nothing, if I cant do something my way
Bb (x1333x@1)                       Ab (xx1114@1)                 F (133211@1)BWell (x2444x@1)I must be crazy if I follow every word you say
Bb (x1333x@1)                        AbWhen (xx1114@1)the shit comes down, you'll be the first to walk away

Chorus:
C# (x43121@1)         AbCall (xx1114@1)the police
            Cm (x3101x@1)                Bb (x1333x@1)                FCause (133211@1)I've lost control and I really wanna see you bleed

Verse 2:
F (133211@1)        CmI'm (x3101x@1)awake, why wait?
Ab (xx1114@1)                    BbI (x1333x@1)dont need someone to tell me who to be today
F (133211@1)          CmQuite (x3101x@1)sure, unlike before
Ab (xx1114@1)                     BbCame (x1333x@1)off the road and I forgot what I was looking for

Bridge:
C# (x43121@1)   AbAll (xx1114@1)I see
      Cm (x3101x@1)                    GmIs (355333@1)a less good a version of a man I dont wanna be
C# (x43121@1)   AbAll (xx1114@1)I feel
       Cm (x3101x@1)              GmIs (355333@1)you tying me down to something that just isnt real
C# (x43121@1)   AbAll (xx1114@1)I need
         EbIs (x43121@3)some truth god help me
Bb (x1333x@1)                    F (133211@1)     BBefore (x2444x@1)the devil buries me, yeah
Bb (x1333x@1)                     Ab (xx1114@1)                F (133211@1)  BI (x2444x@1)can't do nothing, if I cant do something my way
Bb (x1333x@1)                       Ab (xx1114@1)                 F (133211@1)BWell (x2444x@1)I must be crazy if I follow every word you say
Bb (x1333x@1)                        AbWhen (xx1114@1)the shit comes down, you'll be the first to walk away

Chorus:
C# (x43121@1)         AbCall (xx1114@1)the police
             Cm (x3101x@1)               Bb (x1333x@1)                F (133211@1)  B (x2444x@1)  Bb (x1333x@1)  AbCause (xx1114@1)I've lost control and I really wanna see you bleed

F (133211@1)  B (x2444x@1)  Bb (x1333x@1)  Ab (xx1114@1)You can't just hack at me, you know
You might just, have to let me go
F (133211@1)        B (x2444x@1)                      BbClosed (x1333x@1)in, I need some room to grow
            AbYou (xx1114@1)don't, know what you think you know
F (133211@1)     B (x2444x@1)                 BbHiding (x1333x@1)behind your pop machine
             AbSo (xx1114@1)you, can break someone else's dream

Chorus:
C# (x43121@1)         AbCall (xx1114@1)the police
            Cm (x3101x@1)                Gm (355333@1)                F (133211@1)   BCause (x2444x@1)I've lost control and I really wanna see you bleed

Bb (x1333x@1)                     Ab (xx1114@1)                F (133211@1)  BI (x2444x@1)can't do nothing, if I cant do something my way
Bb (x1333x@1)                       Ab (xx1114@1)                 F (133211@1)BWell (x2444x@1)I must be crazy if I follow every word you say
Bb (x1333x@1)                        AbWhen (xx1114@1)the shit comes down, you'll be the first to walk away

Chorus:
C# (x43121@1)         AbCall (xx1114@1)the police
            Eb (x43121@3)                Bb (x1333x@1)                
Cause I've lost control and I really wanna see you bleed

C# (x43121@1)   AbAll (xx1114@1)I feel
       Eb (x43121@3)              BbIs (x1333x@1)you tying me down to something that just isnt real
C# (x43121@1)   AbAll (xx1114@1)I need
         EbIs (x43121@3)some truth god help me
Bb (x1333x@1)                    F (133211@1)     
Before the devil buries me, yeah


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