Police On My Back Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays423

Police On My Back by The Clash is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			(intro) 

E|---------------------------| 
B|--3---3---3---3---3---3----| 
G|----2---2---2---2---2---2--| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------| 
E|---------------------------|

          D 
Well, I'm running 
       G 
Police on my back 
        D 
Can you help me? 
       G 
Police on my back 
     D 
I am hiding 
       G 
Police on my back 
          D 
They were shooting 
       G 
Police on my back 
          A 
I've been running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 
G 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 
A 
Running Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 
G 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday 
D           G 
What have I done? 
D           G 
What have I done? 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante