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Murder By Numbers easy guitar chords by
The Police
The Police

1983Rock
5.0 (1)
Verse 1


Once that you've decided on a killing

First you make a stone of your heart

And if you find that your hands are still willing

Then you can turn a murder into art
Em
Am

There really isn't any need
B
Bb

for bloodshed
Em

You just do it
Am
B
Bb

with a little more finesse
Em
Am

If you can slip a tablet
B
Bb

into someone's coffee
F#
F
B

Then it avoids an awful lot of mess
Chorus 1
Em
F#m
G
F#m

Because it's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Em
F#m
G
F#m

It's as easy to learn as your A B C's
Em
F#m
G
F#m

It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Em
F#m
G
B

It's as easy to learn as your A B C's
Verse 2
Em
Am

Now if you have a taste
B
Bb

for this experience
Em

If you're flushed
Am
B
Bb

with your very first success
Em
Am

Then you must try a twosome
B
Bb

or a threesome
F#

You'll find your conscience
F
B

bothers you much less
Em
Am

Because murder is like anything
B
Bb

you take to
Em
Am

It's a habit-forming need
B
Bb

for more and more
Em
Am

You can bump off every member
B
Bb

of your family
F#
F
B

And anybody else you find a bore
Chorus 2
Em
F#m
G
F#m

Because it's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Em
F#m
G
F#m

It's as easy to learn as your A B C's
Em
F#m
G
F#m

It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Em
F#m
G
B

It's as easy to learn as your A B C's
Verse 3
Em
Am

Now you could join the ranks
B
Bb

of the illustrious
Em
Am
B
Bb

In history's great dark hall of fame
Em
Am

All our greatest killers
B
Bb

were industrious
F#
F
B

At least the ones that we all know by name
Em
Am

But you can reach the top
B
Bb

of your profession
Em
Am

If you become the leader
B
Bb

of the land
Em
Am

For murder is the sport
B
Bb

of the elected
F#
F

And you don't need to lift a finger
B

of your hand
Chorus 3
Em
F#m
G
F#m

Because it's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Em
F#m
G
F#m

It's as easy to learn as your A B C's
Em
F#m
G
F#m

Murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Em
F#m
G
B

It's as easy to learn as your A, B, C, D, E
Interlude 1
Em
Am
B
Bb

Em
Am
B
Bb

1, 2, 3
Em
Am
B
Bb

A, B, C
F#
F
B

1, 2, 3
Em
Am
B
Bb

A, B, C
Em
Am
B
Bb

1, 2, 3
Em
Am
B
Bb

A, B, C
F#
B

Chorus 4
Em
F#m
G
F#m

It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Em
F#m
G
F#m

It's as easy to learn as your A B C's
Em
F#m
G
F#m

It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
Em
F#m

It's as easy to learn as your
G
B
Em
A, B, C, D, E

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Chords
  • Em

  • Am

  • B

    2
  • Bb

  • F#

    2
  • F

  • F#m

    2
  • G

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