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Police On My Back

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The Clash - Police On My Back 
 
CHORD CHART: 
 
|--5-------3--------5-----| 
|--7-------3--------5-----| 
|--7-------4--------6-----| 
|--7-------5--------7-----| 
|--5-------5--------7-----| 
|--5-------3--------5-----| 
    D       G        A 
 
 
Riff 1 
(Can be played with barred D) 
|-----------------------| 
|-7---7--7----7----| 
|----7--7---7----7-| 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 
|-----------------------| 
 
Riff 2 --- This comes in behind Riff 1 after the second chord change from D to G, and continues until the verse 
(Can be played with barred G) 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|-3---3--3----3------3---3---3----3b----| 
|----4--4---4----4------4---4---4---------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
 
Rythm 1: Dx6 Gx6 (slight palm mute)   
 
Rythm 2: Ax12 Gx12, but same time frame as Rythm 1 
 
SONG: 
INTRO: 
Riff 1 x3.5 (only play 4 notes the last time) 
Rythm one comes in, goes until start of verse, Riff 2 (x3) comes in when Intro riff  1 ends, goes till start of verse 
 
VERSE: Rythm 1 until chorus 
 
CHORUS: Rythm 2. Riff 1 is played while A is played, Riff 2 is played while G is played 
 
CHORUS OUTRO: Rythm 1 until verse, with Riff 1 until verse as well 
 
NOTE: There are a few parts that don't follow the exact song structure, but it is obvious which riffs and rythm parts they use, just fill in the blanks. 
 
 

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