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Song
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Murder by Numbers - Police
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The song is the work and creation of The Police
from the album Synchronicity.
Tabbed by:Daniel
E-mail:joppadaydream@gmail.com
Tuning:standard
Verses:
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
e|---------------------3-----------1----------------------------------0------| B|---------------------3-----------1---1-----------3-----------3-------------| G|---------------------0-----------3---------------2-----------2-------------| D|---------------------------------3---------------1-----------0-------------| A|----------------------------0---------------2----2-----------1-------------| E|---3/5--3--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
e|---------------------3-----------1-----------------0----------------0------| B|---------------------3-----------1---------------3---3-------3-------------| G|---------------------0-----------3---------------2-----------2-------------| D|---------------------------------3---------------1-----------0-------------| A|----------------------------0--------------------2-----------1-------------| E|---3/5--3--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
e|---------------------3-----------1----------------------------------0------| B|---------------------3--3--------1---1---------3-----3-------3---------3---| G|---------------------0-----------3-------------2-----2-------2-------------| D|---------------------------------3-------------1-----1-------0-------------| A|----------------------------0---------------2----------------1-------------| E|---3/5--3--0---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#7#9 FMaj7#11 Bm7
e|-------------------------7-------------------------------------------------| B|-----10--------------10------------------3------3---3--3-------------------| G|------9---------------9------9-----------2--2---2---2--2-------------------| D|------8---------------7------------------4------4---4--4-------------------| A|------9---------------8------------------2------2---2--2-------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
e|-----------------3---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| G|-----------------0------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| D|------------------------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----3/5--3--0----------3--2-----------0--2--3---------5--3--2-------------|
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
e|-----------------3---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| G|-----------------0------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| D|------------------------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------5--3--0----------3--2-----------0--2--3---------5--3--2-------------|
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
e|-----------------3---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| G|-----------------0------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| D|------------------------------2-----------------0----------------2---------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------5--3--0----------3--2-----------0--2--3---------5--3--2-------------|
Em7 F#m7 B7#9
e|-----------------3---------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------3------------2-----------------3-----3----3-----3---------| G|-----------------0------------2-----------------2-----2----2-----2---------| D|------------------------------2-----------------1-----1----1-----1---------| A|------------------------------------------------2-----2----2-----2---------| E|-------5--3--0----------3--2-----------------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
Once that you've decided on a killing,
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
First you make a stone of your heart.
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
And if you find that your hands are still willing,
F#7#9 FMaj7#11 Bm7
Then you can turn a murder into art.
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
There really isn't any need for bloodshed,
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
You just do it with a little more finesse.
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
If you can slip a tablet into someone's coffee,
F#7#9 FMaj7#11 Bm7
Then it avoids an awful lot of mess.
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3,
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
It's as easy to learn as your ABC.
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
Murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3,
Em7 F#m7 B7#9
It's as easy to learn as your ABC.
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
Now if you have a taste for this experience
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
And you're flushed with your very first success,
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
Then you must try a twosome or a threesome
F#7#9 FMaj7#11 Bm7
And you'll find your conscience bothers you much less
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
Because murder is like anything you take to
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
It's a habit-forming need for more and more.
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
You can bump off every member of your family
F#7#9 FMaj7#11 Bm7
And anybody else you find a bore
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3,
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
It's as easy to learn as your ABC.
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
Murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3,
Em7 F#m7 B7#9
It's as easy to learn as your ABC.
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
Now you can join the ranks of the illustrious
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
In history's great dark hall of fame.
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
All our greatest killers were industrious
F#7#9 FMaj7#11 Bm7
At least the ones that we all know by name.
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
But you can reach the top of your profession
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
If you become the leader of the land,
Em7 Bbsus2 B7#9 BbMaj#11
For murder is the sport of the elected,
F#7#9 FMaj7#11 Bm7
And you don't need to lift a finger of your hand
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3,
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
It's as easy to learn as your ABC.
Em7 F#m7 G F#m7
Murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3,
Em7 F#m7 B7#9
It's as easy to learn as your A, B, C, D, E,.........
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