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Police Truck

Dead Kennedys
Tab
★4.8(90)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-----------------2-----------------1----------------------------------------|
G|0-----------------0-----------------0----------------------------------------|
D|2-----------------2-----------------2----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------7-------10-9-8-7----------8-7-6-5-------------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------------------------------3-2-1-0---(pickslide)|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Tonight's the night that we got the truck, we're going down town, gonna...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E|0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0-ect.--------------------------------------|
e|...beat up drunks... |--6-6--7-7---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Your turn to drive I'll bring the beer, it's a late late shift...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E|0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0-ect.--------------------------------------|
e|...no one to fear... |--6-6--7-7---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1

Ride, Ride How We Ride...

e|7----6----5--3--0--|
B|7----6----5--3--0--|
G|8----7----6--4--0--|
D|9----8----7--5--2--|
A|9----8----7--5--2--|
E|7----6----5--3--0--|

End of Chorus 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3--2-1----------------------3-3-2-1----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

Ride, Low Ride...

e|7----6--7--0--|
B|7----6--7--0--|
G|8----7--8--0--|
D|9----8--9--2--|
A|9----8--9--2--|
E|7----6--7--0--|

End Of Chorus 2:

e|-----------------------7--7--6-6---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------7--7--6-6---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

It's round up time where the good whores meet, we're gonna drag one...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E|0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0-ect.--------------------------------------|

...Screaming off the street... e|---------------------------------------------|

                                B|--------------2--2--3-3----------------------|
                                G|---------------------------------------------|
                                D|---------------------------------------------|
                                A|---------------------------------------------|
                                E|---------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1

Ride, Ride How We Ride...

e|7----6----5--3--0--|
B|7----6----5--3--0--|
G|8----7----6--4--0--|
D|9----8----7--5--2--|
A|9----8----7--5--2--|
E|7----6----5--3--0--|

End Of Chorus 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------2/3-------3\3--------0-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------2--------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Got a black uniform and a silver badge, we're playing cops for real...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E|0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0-ect.--------------------------------------|

...Playing cops for pay... e|-----------------------------------------------|

                              B|--------------2--2--3-3------------------------|
                              G|-----------------------------------------------|
                              D|-----------------------------------------------|
                              A|-----------------------------------------------|
                              E|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

Ride, Low ride...

e|7----6--7--0--|
B|7----6--7--0--|
G|8----7--8--0--|
D|9----8--9--2--|
A|9----8--9--2--|
E|7----6--7--0--|

Solo

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1--0---0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3-3--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1--0---0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3-3--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1--0---0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------3-3--------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1----2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1----2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1----2-2-1-1-0-0-1-1-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------32323234-54545454-----------------32323234-545454545454545454545454--|
G|43434343-----------------21212123-43434343-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------7-7-6-6-------------------------------7-7-6-6---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
A|--2-----------------------------------------2--------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------------------------0--------------------------------|

Verse

Pull down your dress, here's a kick in the ass, beat you blue till you...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E|0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0-ect.--------------------------------------|
e|...Shit in your pants...|--6-6--7-7------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Don't move child, got a big black stick, there's six of us babe so suck...

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
A|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E|0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0--0-0-3-0-ect.--------------------------------------|
e|...On my dick...|--6-6--7-7--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1

Ride, Ride How We Ride...

e|7----6----5--3--0--|
B|7----6----5--3--0--|
G|8----7----6--4--0--|
D|9----8----7--5--2--|
A|9----8----7--5--2--|
E|7----6----5--3--0--|

End of chorus 1:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3--2-1----------------------3-3-2-1----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

Ride, Low ride...

e|7----6--7--0--|
B|7----6--7--0--|
G|8----7--8--0--|
D|9----8--9--2--|
A|9----8--9--2--|
E|7----6--7--0--|

B Bb A G

The Left Newspapers might whine a bit

B Bb A G

But the guys at the station they don't give a shit

B Bb B D B Bb A

Dispatch calls, "Are you doing something wicked?"

B Bb B D B Bb A G

"No siree, Jack, we're just givin' tickets"

Outro

Ride, Ride How We Ride...

e|7----6----5--3--0--|
B|7----6----5--3--0--|
G|8----7----6--4--0--|
D|9----8----7--5--2--|
A|9----8----7--5--2--|
E|7----6----5--3--0--|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------3--2-1----------------------3-3-2-1----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ride, Ride How We Ride...

e|7----6----5--3--0--|
B|7----6----5--3--0--|
G|8----7----6--4--0--|
D|9----8----7--5--2--|
A|9----8----7--5--2--|
E|7----6----5--3--0--|
e|--------------------10-9-8---10-10-8-7---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ride, Ride How We Ride...

e|7----6----5--3--0--|
B|7----6----5--3--0--|
G|8----7----6--4--0--|
D|9----8----7--5--2--|
A|9----8----7--5--2--|
E|7----6----5--3--0--|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------4-----------4------------4-------------4----------------------------|
G|---------------3-----------3------------3---------------3--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Ride, Low ride...

e|7-----------------------6------------7------------------0--------------------|
B|7-----------------------6------------7------------------0--------------------|
G|8-----------------------7------------8------------------0--------------------|
D|9-----------------------8------------9------------------2--------------------|
A|9-----------------------8------------9------------------2--------------------|
E|7-----------------------6------------7------------------0--------------------|

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