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Police Station Tab

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author ProjPsychedelia [a] 41. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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                             SONG NAME - Band Name
 
Tabbed by: Brendon
E-mail: Comfortablynumb-@live.com
 
Tuning: Standard
 
INTRO
 
 
Emin Add7*
 
*(1 Upstroke & 1 Downstroke)
 
 
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--X------X------X------X---------------------------------------------------|
B|--X------X------X------X---------------------------------------------------|
G|--11S----12S----11-----7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--X------X------X------X---------------------------------------------------|
A|--9S-----10S----9------5---------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------0------0------0---------------------------------------------------|
 
C Major
 
e|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--X------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Dsus2
 
e|--0----3----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1----1----1--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----2----2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----0----0--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--X----X----X--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--X----X----X--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G
 
e|--3-------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----------------------0------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2----2p0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3----------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Fmin
 
e|--5----7----5--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5----5----5--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----5----5--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----3----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--X----X----X--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--X----X----X--------------------------------------------------------------|
C             CMajor
 
e|--0---------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0---------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3---------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--X---------X--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
And that’s it for the INTRO.
 
VERSE
 
G  – C  – Em  – Em*
 
G                C                     Em                 Em*      x2
 
I saw you at the police station and it breaks my heart to say
 
Your eyes had wandered off to something distant cold and grey
 
Relate to the song for strumming patterns, everything’s good from G to C, but the
there’s a little fill from the Em – Em*
 
(Em   -  Em*)
 
e|--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0----0------0---------0--------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2s4---------4---------4p0-------------------------------------------|
A|--2----2s4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
PRE-CHROUS
 
Example :
 
Amin7
 
I guess you didn’t see it coming, someone’s gotten used to slumming,
 
G(Variation)
 
Dreaming of the golden years, I see you had to change careers.
 
Amin7
 
Far away, but we both know it’s somewhere..
 
Amin7   (Do this until the G comes in - G(Variation)
 
e|--5----7--5--7--5--7—-5-—7--5---------11--------11-------------------------|
B|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------8---------7--------------------------|
G|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------0---------0--------------------------|
D|--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------0---------0--------------------------|
A|--X----X--X—-X--X--X--X--X--X---------X---------X--------------------------|
E|--X----X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X---------X---------X--------------------------|
 
And then it’s back to the 2ND VERSE
 
G                C                     Em                 Em*      x2
 
I saw you on the back page   of  some  free   press yesterday
 
The driftwood in your eyes had nothing short of love for pay
 
 
 
2ND PRE-CHROUS
 
 
Amin7
 
I know you from another picture, someone with the most conviction
 
G(Variation)
 
We used to read the funny papers, fool around and pull some capers
 
Amin7
 
Not today, I send a message to her
 
D                          D7
 
A message that I’m coming, I’m coming to pursue her
 
D                          D7
 
e|--2----------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
B|--3----------------------7-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
A|--X----------------------X-------------------------------------------------|
E|--X----------------------X-------------------------------------------------|
 
CHORUS (Easy to figure out)
 
F                 C                 Asus2    A
 
Down home country I, rest my face on your bed
 
F                           C                   Asus2       A
 
I’ve got you ten times over I’ll chase you down till you’re dead
 
 
F           C        Asus2   A
 
e|--1-------0--------0-------0-----------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------1--------2-------2-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------0--------2-------2-----------------------------------------------|
D|--3-------2--------0-------2-----------------------------------------------|
A|--3-------3--------0-------0-----------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------X--------X-------X-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
3rd VERSE
 
G                C                     Em                 Em*      x2
 
I saw you on a Tee-vee station and it made me wanne pray
 
An empty shell of loveliness is now dusted with decay
 
 
3rd PRE-CHROUS
 
Amin7
 
What happened to the funny paper, smiling was your money maker
 
G(Variation)
 
Someone ought to situate her, find a way to educate her
 
 
Amin7
 
All the way, time to come and find you
 
D                            D7
 
You can’t hide from me girl, so never mind what I do
 
 
CHROUS
 
F                 C                 Asus2    A
 
Down home country I, rest my face on your bed
 
F                           C                   Asus2       A
 
I’ve got you ten times over I’ll chase you down till you’re dead
 
 
F                           C                   Asus2       A
 
I met my soul mate country and I left it all in your head
 
 
BRIDGE
 
D – D – Am – Am – Em – Em – Am – Am – C – D - D
 
 
GUITAR SOLO/OUTRO
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7b9b7------9b10----9b109-----9h12p9-9-5-7-7-57b8b7------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------9-10-12-9------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
4th VERSE
 
G  – C  – Em  – Em*
 
G                C                     Em                 Em*      x2
 
Saw you at the church out there and there was no time to exchange
 
You were getting married and there it felt so very strange
 
 
 
4th PRE-CHROUS
 
Amin7
 
What happened to the funny paper, smiling was your money maker
 
G(Variation)
 
Someone ought to situate her, find a way to educate her
 
 
Amin7
 
All the way, time to come and find you
 
D                            D7
 
You can’t hide from me girl, so never mind what I do
 
 
CHROUS
 
F                 C                 Asus2    A
 
Down home country I, rest my face on your bed
 
F                           C                   Asus2       A
 
I’ve got you ten times over I’ll chase you down till you’re dead
 
 
F                           C                   Asus2       A
 
I got my best foot forward I’ll chase you down till you’re dead
 
OUTRO
 
Am – Am – Em – Em x4
 
Am - Am – Em
 
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| S   slide
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
 
************************************

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ProjPsychedelia
Typo for the first chord, it should be played on the 8th fret of the B string instead of the 6th. Cheers E|--0---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--8---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--11--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--9---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--10--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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