The Police – Canary In A Coalmine (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
Album: Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
[Intro]
E C#m E C#m
e|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------12---|
G|--9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13--|--9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13------|
D|----9-11-------------------|----9-11-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E C#m C Am E C#m
e|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|--9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13--|--9------9-9-9-9-11-11/12--|--9------9-9-9-9-11-9------------------------|
D|----9-11-------------------|----9-11-------------------|----9-11-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
First to fall over when the atmosphere is
[Verse]
E C#m C Am
e|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13--|---------------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/12---------------|
D|--------------9-11-------------------|-----------------------------9-11--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
less than perfect, your sensebilities are shaken by the slightest defect, you live your life like a canary
E C#m E
e|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------9-9-9-9-11-9------------|---------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13----|
D|------------9-11-------------------------|-----------------------9-11---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
in a coalmine, you get so dizzy even walking in a straight line. You say you want to spend
[Verse]
C#m E C#m C
e|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13-------------|------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/12--|
D|----------------------9-11------------------------------|--------------------9-11-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
the winter in Firenza, you're so afraid to catch a dose of influenza, you live your life like a
Am E C#m E
e|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------12--|
G|------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-9-------------------|-----------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13-----|
D|--------------------9-11--------------------------------|-------------------9-11----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
canary in a coalmine, you get so dizzy even walking in a straight line.
[Chorus]
C#m E C#m E
e|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------12------------|----------------------------------12--|
G|--------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13----13---------|----------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13-----|
D|----------------------9-11--------------------------------|------------9-11----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Canary in a coalmine, canary in a coalmine
C#m C Am E C#m
e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/12--|--9------9-9-9-9-11-9----|
D|-----------------------9-11-------------------|----9-11-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
canary in a coalmine.
[Verse]
E C#m E C#m
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------12----------|-----------------------------------12------------------------|
G|--9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13-------------|-----------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13---------------------------|
D|----9-11------------------------------|-------------9-11--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Now if I tell you that you suffer from delusions, you pay your analyst to reach the same
C Am E C#m
e|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/12-------------------|-----------9------9-9-9-9-11-9-------------------|
D|------------9-11------------------------------------|--------------9-11-------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
conclusions, you live your life like a canary in a coalmine, you get so dizzy even walking in
[Chorus]
E
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------12--|
G|--------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13-----|
D|----------------9-11----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
a straight line.
[Chorus]
C#m E
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------12-----|
G|-------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13----13--|
D|---------------------9-11-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Canary in a coalmine,
C#m E C#m C Am
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------12-|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13----|---------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/12--|
D|-----------------------9-11---------------------|-----------------------9-11-------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
canary in a coalmine, canaray in a coalmine
E
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--9------9-9-9-9-11-9--|
D|----9-11---------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
[Bridge]
A E C#m
e|--5---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--5---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--6---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--7---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--7---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--5--15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-12--|---------------------------------|
[Verse]
E C#m E C#m
e|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect, your sensebilities are shaken by the slightest
C Am E C#m
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------12--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|----9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|------9-11----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
defect, you live your life like a canary in a coalmine, you get so dizzy even walking in a straight line.
[Chorus]
E C#m E
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------12-------------|-----------------------------12-------------------|
G|--9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13----------------|-----9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13----13----------------|
D|----9-11---------------------------------|-------9-11---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Canary in a coalmine,
C#m C Am E C#m
e|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9------9-9-9-9-11-11/12--|--9------9-9-9-9-11-9-------------------------|
D|-----------------------9-11-------------------|----9-11--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
canary in a coalmine. Canaray in a coalmine,
E C#m E C#m
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9------9-9-9-9-11-9----------|--------9------9-9-9-9-11-9-------------------------|
D|----9-11-----------------------|----------9-11--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
canary in a coalmine, canaray in a coalmine.
C Am E C#m E
e|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------12--|-----------------------------12-----------------------|
G|--9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13-----|-----9------9-9-9-9-11-11/13----13--------------------|
D|----9-11----------------------|-------9-11-------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
Canary in a coalmine... (fade out)
[Chords]
E C#m C Am A
e|--7----9-----8-----5----5--|
B|--9----9-----8-----5----5--|
G|--9----9-----9-----5----6--|
D|--9----11----10----7----7--|
A|--7----11----10----7----7--|
E|-------9-----8-----5----5--|************************************
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