When the World is Running Down You Make the Best of Whats Still Around
The PoliceChords & TabKeyCbeginner
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Chords2
Bass3
Chords in this song4
Intro
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Verse 1
Turn on my VCR,
Same one I've had for years,
James Brown on the T.A.M.I. show,
Same tape I've had for years,
I sit in my old car,
Same one I've had for years,
This old battery's running down,
It ran for years and years
Verse 2
Turn on the radio,
Static hurts my ears,
Tell me, where would I go?
I ain't been out in years,
Turn on the stereo,
It's played for years and years,
An Otis Redding song, ...it's all I own
Chorus
When the world is running down,
You make the best of what's still around,
When the world is running down,
You make the best of what's still around
Verse 3
Plug in my M.C.I. ...to exercise my brain,
Make records on my own,
Can't go out in the rain,
Pick up the telephone,
I've listened here for years,
No one to talk to me,
I've listened here for years
Chorus
When the world is running down,
You make the best of what's still around,
When the world is a - running down,
You make the best of what's still around Woh -oh!
Bridge
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(Fade chord in or use riff at the bottom of the page)
Verse 4
When I feel lonely here,
...Don't waste my time with tears,
I run 'Deep throat' again,
It ran for years and years,
Don't like the food I eat,
The cans are running out,
Same food for years and years,
I hate the food I eat
Chorus
When the world is running down,
You make the best of what's still around,
When the world is running down,
You make the best of what's still around
Chorus
When the world is running down,
You make the best of what's still around,
When the world is running down,
You make the best of what's still around Woh -oh!
Break
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Verse 5]
Turn on my VCR,
Same one I've had for years,
James Brown on the T.A.M.I. show,
Same tape I've had for years,
I sit in my old car,
Same one I've had for years,
This old battery's running down,
It ran for years and years
Suggestion for ending
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Additional 2nd guitar part
C7sus2 D7sus2 Em11 Em11
e|------8----|--------10----|--5--------|--5--------| B|--8--8--8--|--10--10--10--|--5--------|--5--------| G|--7--------|---9----------|--7--------|--7--------| D|--8--------|--10----------|--5--------|--5--------| A|-----------|--------------|--7--------|--7--------| E|-----------|--------------|-----------|-----------|
For the ending in some live performances Andy Summers
played along in unison with Sting's bass riff,
it could also be used in the break.
Palm mute the bridge and add Chorus and delay effects
e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----1-3---1-3---|----3-5---3-5---| E|--3-----5-------|--5-----5-------| e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----5-7---5-7---|----5-7---5-7---| E|--7-----7-----0-|--7-----7-----0-|
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