Every Breath You Take Tab

by The Police
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
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This is the easy way to play Every Breath You Take by The Police.
 
Capo on 1st fret
 
 
[Intro]
 
   Gadd9                               Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
   Csus2             Dsus2             Gadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----5-----------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
G|---------5-------|---------7-----7\|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7-----|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|
A|-3-----------3---|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
   Gadd9                               Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
Every breath you take            and every move you make
 
 
   Csus2             Dsus2             Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------5-------|---------7-----7\|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7-----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-3-----------3---|-5-----------5---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
Every bond you break, every step you take, I'll be watching you
 
 
   Gadd9                               Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
Every single day, and every word you say                     every game you
 
 
   Csus2             Dsus2             Gadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----5-----------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
G|---------5-------|---------7-----7\|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7-----|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|
A|-3-----------3---|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
 
play, every night you stay, I'll be watching you          Oh, can't you see
 
 
[Chorus]
 
   Csus2                               Gadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----3-----------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
G|---------5-------|---------3-------|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|
A|-3-----------3---|-3-----------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
 
         You belong to me                          how my poor heart aches
 
 
   Aadd9                               Dsus2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|
G|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|---------7-----7\|---------7-----7\|
D|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---7---7---7-----|---7---7---7-----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-5-----------5---|-5-----------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
                   with every step you take
 
[Verse 2]
 
   Gadd9                               Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
Every move you make and every vow you break            every smile you fake
 
 
   Csus2             Dsus2             Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------5-------|---------7-----7\|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7-----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-3-----------3---|-5-----------5---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Eb
Since you're gone I've been lost without a trace
F
I dream at night, I can only see your face
Eb
I look around but it's you I can't replace
F
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
Eb
I keep crying baby, baby please
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
   Gadd9                               Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
   Csus2             Dsus2             Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------5-------|---------7-----7\|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7-----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-3-----------3---|-5-----------5---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
   Gadd9                               Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
   Csus2             Dsus2             Gadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----5-----------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
G|---------5-------|---------7-----7\|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7-----|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|
A|-3-----------3---|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
 
                                                         Oh, can't you see
 
[Chorus]
 
   Csus2                               Gadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----3-----------|---------0-------|---------0-------|
G|---------5-------|---------3-------|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5---5-|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|
A|-3-----------3---|-3-----------3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
 
        You belong to me                            how my poor heart aches
 
 
   Aadd9                               Dsus2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----5-----------|-----5-----------|
G|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|---------7-----7\|---------7-----7\|
D|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|---7---7---7-----|---7---7---7-----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-5-----------5---|-5-----------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
                with every step you take
 
[Verse 3]
 
   Gadd9                               Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----2-----2---2-|-----2-----2---2-|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
Every move you make, every vow you break               every smile you fake
 
 
   Csus2             Dsus2             Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------5-------|---------7-----7\|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7-----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-3-----------3---|-5-----------5---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
Every claim you stake, I'll be watching you
 
 
   Csus2             Dsus2             Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-----------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------5-------|---------7-----7\|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|---5---5---5---5-|---7---7---7-----|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|-3-----------3---|-5-----------5---|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
Every move you make, every step you take, I'll be watching you
 
 
   Emadd9
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------0-------|---------0-------|
D|-----4-----4---4-|-----4-----4---4-|
A|---2---2-----2---|---2---2-----2---|
E|-0---------------|-0---------------|
 
                         I'll be watching you
 
[Outro]
 
   Gadd9                              Emadd9           Csus2
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------0----------------0-------|----------------------3-----------|
G|-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2-|---------0----------------5-------|
D|---0---0-----0------0---0-----0---|-----4-----4---4----5---5---5---5-|
A|----------------------------------|---2---2-----2----3-----------3---|
E|-3----------------3---------------|-0--------------------------------|
 
 
Backing singers:
 
Every breath you take,
every move you make,
every bond you break,
every step you take,
every single day,
every word you say,
every game you play,
every night you stay,
every move you make,
every vow you break,
every smile you fake,
every claim you stake,
every single day,
every word you say,
every game you play,
every night you stay,
every breath you take,
every move you make,
every vow you break,
every smile you fake,
 
 
^^^ repeat and fade out ^^^
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Every Breath You Take – The Police
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8 comments
jack4metal
Drop the capo down a fret and you have a perfect tab! Great stuff!
+10
d3hro
personally like the capo on 1 or having it with no capo
+4
drew328001
I use fingers when going for an acoustic sound but if you want it to sound exactly how they play it us a pick
+2