Policy of Truth Chords

KeyDm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays555

Policy of Truth by Depeche Mode is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Cm, Fm, G#, A#, G7, Fm/G#, D#, Cm11, Cm) and Am11. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Dm
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16
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Verse 

Cm                    Fm-Fm   Cm 
You had something to hide 
Cm                                        Fm-Fm Cm 
(You) should have hidden it, shouldn't you 
Cm                       Fm-Fm  Cm  
Now you're not satisfied 
     Cm                            Fm-Fm Cm 
With what you're being put through 
 G#                 
It's just time to pay the price 
     Fm 
For not listening to advice 
       A#                G7 
And de-ciding in your youth 
            Cm          Fm/G# Cm   
On the poli-cy of truth 


Verse 

(Cm Fm Fm Cm pattern) 

Things could be so different now 
It used to be so civilised 
You will always wonder how 
It could have been if you'd only lied 
G# 
It's too late to change events 
      Fm 
It's time to face the consequence 
       A#              G7 
For de-livering the proof 
            Cm          Fm/G# Cm  Fm/G# Cm 
In the poli-cy of truth 


D#                  Fm                   Cm      Cm-Cm11-Cm 
Never again, Is what you swore, The time before 
D#                  Fm                   Cm      Cm-Cm11-Cm  
Never again, Is what you swore, The time before 

(Jam along with the saxophone part using Cm-Cm11-Cm) 
(hold an Cm for the first part of the last verse) 


Verse 

Now you're standing there tongue tied 
You'd better learn your lesson well 
Hide what you have to hide 
And tell what you have to tell 
       G# 
You'll see your problems multiplied 
   Fm 
If you continually decide 
    A#             G7 
To faithfully pur-sue 
         Cm 
The poli-cy of truth 

(twice) 
D#                  Fm                   Cm      Cm-Am11-Cm 
Never again, Is what you swore, The time before 


Instrumental break 

Cm Fm/G# Cm (repeat 16 times) 


Outro

Cm                  G#               Cm 
Never again, Is what you swore, The time before 
Cm                  G#               Cm 
Never again, Is what you swore, The time before 
(Repeat and fade) 

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante