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Mr. Policeman Chords

Music by: Rick James
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[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Am][G][Am]
[D][Am][D][Am]
[D][Am][D]

[Verse 1]
Hey Mr. [Am]Policeman
[D]I've seen you in [Am]my neighborhood
[D]You look to me up to no [Am]good
[D]I've see[Am]n you with your
gun in your [D]hand
Hey Mr. [Am]Policeman
[D]I saw you sho[Am]ot my good friend dow[D]n
He was just [Am]having [D]fun
[G]Checking [Am]out a one and o[D]ne
It's [G]a shame,

[Verse 2]
[Dm]it's a disgrace
[Em]Why every time[F] you show[C]
your [Gsus4]face
Somebody [G]dies, [Am]man s[D]omebody dies[Am],
[D]man[Am]

[Verse 3]
[Am]La, la- la- la- la- la- [D]la- [Am]la
La- la- la- la- la- la- [D]la
Hey [Am]Mr.

[Verse 4]
Policeman
[D]Why don't you lea[G]ve the boy[Am]s alone
[D]Why don't you just roll you[Am]r own, yeah
[D]And cal[G]l me on [Am]the telep[D]hone
Hey Mr. [Am]Policeman
[D]I s[Am]ee you walking on
your [D]beat
Searching strangers on [Am]the street
[D]Espec[Am]ially the[G] hoes y[Am]ou meet, yeah[D]
It's [G]a shame,

[Verse 5]
[Dm]it's a disgrace
[Em]Why every time[F] you show
[G]your [Gsus4]face
Somebody [Am]dies,
[D]man [Am]somebody dies, [D]man

[Interlude 1]
Check it out
[G][Am][G][Am][G][Am]
[G][Am][G][Am][D][Am]

[Verse 6]
Shot my friend [Am]down, [D]down,
[Am]down, yeah, sing

[Verse 7]
[Am]La, la- la- la- la- la- la- [D]la[Am]
La- la- la- la- la- la- la

[Verse 8]
Hey Mr. [Am]Policeman
[D]I s[Am]aw you shoot my good friend dow[D]n
He was just hav[Am]ing fun, [D]yeah
Checking out a [Am]one and o[D]ne
Hey Mr. [Am]Policeman
[D]I see[Am] you never having fun
[D]Strapped to your sid[Am]e a
[D]gun[Am]
.357 Smith [D]Magnum

[Verse 9]
It's [Dm]a shame, it's a disgrace
[Em]Why every time you s[F]how
your [Dm]face[Gsus4]
Somebody [Am]dies, [D]man [Am]somebody dies,
[D]yeah, [Am]sing

[Verse 10]
La, [Am]la- la- la- la- la- la- la
La- [D]la- la- [Am]la- la- la- la, sing
La, la- la- la- la- la- la- la
La- la- [D]la- [Am]la

[Verse 11]
[D]I'd [Am]rath[D]er b[Am]e a
farmer than to [D]be
[Am]The police (The police)
[D]Police (The police)
I'd [Am]rather be a singer than to [D]be
[Am]The police (The police)
Police (The police)
[D]I'd[Am]

[Verse 12]
rather be a farmer
than to [D]be
[Am]The police (The police)
Police (The police)
[D]I'd [Am]rather be a funk n' roll
sing[D]er [Am]than the police
The police (The police)
Sing [D]it, chil[Am] dren

[Verse 13]
La, la- la- la- la- la- [Am]la- [D]la, [Am]yeah
La- la- la- la- la- la- [D]la, take me home
[Am]La, la- la- la- la- la- [D]la- [Am]la
La- la- la- la- la- la- [D]la, [Am]yeah
La, la- la- la- la- la- la- [D]la
[Am]La- la- la- la- la- la- la
[Am]
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