The Police – Canary In A Coalmine (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Sting From: “Zenyatta Mondatta” (1980) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
       g-C-E-A
E6     4-4-4-4
C#m7   1-1-0-2
C      0-0-0-3
Am     2-0-0-0

F#dim  2-0-2-0 (= Am6 or D7)
A      2-1-0-0
A7     0-1-0-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | E6 C#m7 | % | % | % | | E6 C#m7 | % | C | Am F#dim | [Verse 1]
E6             C#m7          E6            C#m7
 First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect

E6         C#m7         E6            C#m7
 Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect

C                            Am        F#dim
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine

E6          C#m7       E6           C#m7
 You get so dizzy even walkin' in a straight line
[Verse 2]
E6           C#m7              E6          C#m7
 You say you want to spend the winter in Firenza

E6          C#m7             E6           C#m7
 You're so afraid to catch a dose of influenza

C                            Am        F#dim
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine

E6          C#m7       E6           C#m7
 You get so dizzy even walkin' in a straight line
[Chorus]
| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine

| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine

| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim | E6 C#m7 | % | [Verse 3]
E6        C#m7              E6            C#m7
 Now if I tell you that you suffer from delusions

E6            C#m7       E6                C#m7
 You pay your analyst to reach the same conclusions

C                            Am        F#dim
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine

E6          C#m7       E6           C#m7
 You get so dizzy even walkin' in a straight line
[Chorus]
| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine

| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine

| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim | E6 C#m7 | % | [Interlude]
|  A  |  A7  | E6 C#m7 |  %  |
(break)
[Verse 4] (Verse 1 repeated)
E6             C#m7          E6            C#m7
 First to fall over when the atmosphere is less than perfect

E6         C#m7         E6            C#m7
 Your sensibilities are shaken by the slightest defect

C                            Am        F#dim
 You live your life like a canary in a coalmine

E6          C#m7       E6           C#m7
 You get so dizzy even walkin' in a straight line
[Chorus]
| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine

| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine

| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim | [Chorus]
| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine

| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine

| E6 C#m7 | E6        C#m7
        Canary in a coalmine
| C | Am F#dim | (repeat and fade)