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Police Station

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
E--2---0---2---0---0---0
B--0---1---1---0---1---1
G--0---0---2---0---0---0
D--2---2---0---2---2---2
A--2---3---x---3---3---3
E--0---x---x---0---x---x
 Or this:
E-3-----0---0----0------2---2---2---0------0-----0
B-0/3---1---0----1------0---3---1---1------0-----0
G-0-----0---0----2------0---2---2---1------2-----0
D-0-----2---2----2------0---0---0---1------2-----2
A-2-----3---2----0------2---x---x---0------0-----3
E-3-----x---0----x------3---x---x---x------0-----x
 I saw  you at the police  station and it breaks  my heart to say.
 Your eyes  had wandered off  to something distant,  cold and grey.
I  guess you didn't see it coming,
Someone's  gotten used to slumming.
Dreaming  of the golden years,
I  see you had to change careers.
Far  away, but  we both know it's somewhere.
I  saw you on the back  page of some pre  press yesterday.
The  drip wood in your eyes  had nothing short  of love for pain.
I  know you from another picture,
Of  someone with the most convictions.
We  used to read the funny papers,
Fooled  around and pulled some capers.
Not  today, send a message to her.
A  message that I'm coming, coming  to pursue her.
Tell  your country I,  rest my face on  your bed.
I've  got you ten times over, I'll  chase you down 'til you're dead.
I  saw you on a TV  station and it made  me wanna pray.
An  empty shell of loveliness  is now dusted  with decay.
What  happened to the funny paper?
Smiling  was your money maker.
Someone  oughta situate her,
Find  a way to educate her.
All  the way, time  to come and find you.
You  can't hide from me girl, so  never mind what I do.
Tell  your country I,  rest my face on  your bed.
I  bet my sovereign country and I,  left it all for  your head.
I  saw you in the church  and there was no  time to exchange.
You  were getting married  and it felt  so very strange.
I  guess I didn't see it coming,
Now  I guess it's me who's bumming.
Dreaming  of the golden years,
You  and I were mixing tears.
Not  today, not for me but someone.
I  never could get used to, so  now I will refuse to.
Tell  your country I,  rest my face on  your bed.
I  bet my sovereign country and I,  left it all for  your head
I  got my best foot forward and I'll  chase you down 'til you're dead
 Piano plays a long time and you can play this:
 That's it.

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Readable chord sheet for Police Station by Red Hot Chili Peppers

E--2---0---2---0---0---0
B--0---1---1---0---1---1
G--0---0---2---0---0---0
D--2---2---0---2---2---2
A--2---3---x---3---3---3
E--0---x---x---0---x---x

Or this:

[E] [C] [D7] [Cmaj7] [C] [C]

[G]       [C]  [Em]   [A]  [Gmaj7]   [D]  [D7]  [Am]  [Aadd9]  [Cmaj7]

 E-3-----0---0----0------2---2---2---0------0-----0
 B-0/3---1---0----1------0---3---1---1------0-----0
 G-0-----0---0----2------0---2---2---1------2-----0
 D-0-----2---2----2------0---0---0---1------2-----2
 A-2-----3---2----0------2---x---x---0------0-----3
 E-3-----x---0----x------3---x---x---x------0-----x

I [G]saw you at the [C]police station and it [Em]breaks my heart to [Em]say.

Your [G]eyes had wandered [C]off to something [Em]distant, cold and [Em]grey.

[Am]I guess you didn't see it coming,

[Am]Someone's gotten used to slumming.

[G]Dreaming of the golden years,

[Gmaj7]I see you had to change careers.

[Am]Far away, [Am]but we both know it's somewhere.

[G]I saw you on the [C]back page of some [Em]pre press yester[Em]day.

[G]The drip wood in your [C]eyes had nothing [Em]short of love for [Em]pain.

[Am]I know you from another picture,

[Am]Of someone with the most convictions.

[G]We used to read the funny papers,

[Gmaj7]Fooled around and pulled some capers.

[Am]Not today, send a message to her.

[D]A message that I'm coming, [D7]coming to pursue her.

[F]Tell your country [C]I, rest my face o[Aadd9]n your [A]bed.

[F]I've got you ten times over, [C]I'll chase you down 'til [Aadd9]you're [A]dead.

[G]I saw you on a [C]TV station and it [Em]made me wanna [Em]pray.

[G]An empty shell of [C]loveliness is now [Em]dusted with [Em]decay.

[Am]What happened to the funny paper?

[Am]Smiling was your money maker.

[G]Someone oughta situate her,

[Gmaj7]Find a way to educate her.

[Am]All the way, [Am]time to come and find you.

[D]You can't hide from me girl, [D7]so never mind what I do.

[F]Tell your country [C]I, rest my face on[Aadd9] your [A]bed.

[F]I bet my sovereign country and [C]I, left it all for[Aadd9] your [A]head.

[D] [D] [Am] [Am] [Em] [Em] [Am] [Am] [C] [D] [D]

[G]I saw you in the [C]church and there was [Em]no time to ex[Em]change.

[G]You were getting [C]married and it [Em]felt so very [Em]strange.

[Am]I guess I didn't see it coming,

[Am]Now I guess it's me who's bumming.

[G]Dreaming of the golden years,

[Gmaj7]You and I were mixing tears.

[Am]Not today, not for me but someone.

[D]I never could get used to, [D7]so now I will refuse to.

[F]Tell your country [C]I, rest my face on[Aadd9] your [A]bed.

[F]I bet my sovereign country and [C]I, left it all for[Aadd9] your [A]head

[F]I got my best foot forward and [C]I'll chase you down 'til [Aadd9]you're [A]dead

Piano plays a long time and you can play this:

[Am] [Am] [Em] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Em] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Em] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Em] [Em] [Am] [Am] [Em]

That's it.

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