Canary In A Coalmine chords by The Police (Official Version)

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E
C#m
C
Am
F#m7b5
A7

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
C#m 
 (E major) First to fall  (C sharp minor) over
E 
C#m 
when the  (E major) atmosphere is  (C sharp minor) less  than perfect
E 
C#m 
E 
 (E major) Your sensi (C sharp minor) bilities are  (E major) shaken
C#m 
by the  (C sharp minor) slightest defect
C 
 (C major) You live your life
Am 
F#m7b5 
like a ca (A minor) nary in a  (F sharp minor7b5) coalmine
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You get so  (C sharp minor) dizzy
E 
C#m 
even  (E major) walking in a  (C sharp minor) straight line
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You say you  (C sharp minor) want  to spend
E 
C#m 
the  (E major) winter in Fi (C sharp minor) renze
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You're so af (C sharp minor) raid  to catch
E 
C#m 
a  (E major) dose of influ (C sharp minor) enza
C 
 (C major) You live your life
Am 
F#m7b5 
like a ca (A minor) nary in a  (F sharp minor7b5) coalmine
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You get so  (C sharp minor) dizzy
E 
C#m 
even  (E major) walking in a  (C sharp minor) straight line

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Chorus 1

Canary in a coalmine

Verse 2
E 
C#m 
 (E major) Now if I  (C sharp minor) tell  you that
E 
C#m 
you  (E major) suffer from de (C sharp minor) lusions
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You pay your  (C sharp minor) analyst
E 
C#m 
to  (E major) reach the same con (C sharp minor) clusions
C 
 (C major) You live your life
Am 
F#m7b5 
like a ca (A minor) nary in a  (F sharp minor7b5) coalmine
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You get so  (C sharp minor) dizzy
E 
C#m 
even  (E major) walking in a  (C sharp minor) straight line

Chorus 2
E 
C#m 
E 
C#m 
 (E major)  (C sharp minor) Ca (E major) nary in a  (C sharp minor) coalmine
E 
C#m 
E 
C#m 
 (E major)  (C sharp minor) Ca (E major) nary in a  (C sharp minor) coalmine
E 
C#m 
E 
C#m 
 (E major)  (C sharp minor) Ca (E major) nary in a  (C sharp minor) coalmine
C 
Am 
F#m7b5 
 (C major)  (A minor)  (F sharp minor7b5) 
E 
C#m 
E 
C#m 
 (E major)  (C sharp minor)  (E major)  (C sharp minor) 

Interlude 1

Verse 3
E 
C#m 
 (E major) First to fall  (C sharp minor) over
E 
C#m 
when the  (E major) atmosphere is  (C sharp minor) less  than perfect
E 
C#m 
E 
 (E major) Your sensi (C sharp minor) bilities are  (E major) shaken
C#m 
by the  (C sharp minor) slightest defect
C 
 (C major) You live your life
Am 
F#m7b5 
like a ca (A minor) nary in a  (F sharp minor7b5) coalmine
E 
C#m 
 (E major) You get so  (C sharp minor) dizzy
E 
C#m 
even  (E major) walking in a  (C sharp minor) straight line

Chorus 3

Canary in a coalmine

Outro 1
E 
C#m 
E 
C#m 
 (E major)  (C sharp minor) Ca (E major) nary in a  (C sharp minor) coalmine
E 
C#m 
E 
C#m 
 (E major)  (C sharp minor) Ca (E major) nary in a  (C sharp minor) coalmine
E 
C#m 
E 
C#m 
 (E major)  (C sharp minor) Ca (E major) nary in a  (C sharp minor) coalmine
C 
Am 
F#m7b5 
 (C major)  (A minor)  (F sharp minor7b5) 
[Repeat and fade]

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E
C#m
C
Am
F#m7b5
A7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E majorBPM: 144

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F#m7b5: 2-x-2-2-1-x
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Canary In A Coalmine by The Police, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It suits players who want to learn Canary In A Coalmine the way The Police intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.