Murder By Numbers original guitar chords by
The Police

1983Rock2.4K views

Key: E minor

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
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There really isn't any    need
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for bloodshed
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You just do    it
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with a little more finesse
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If you   can slip a tablet
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into   someone's coffee
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Then it       avoids an awful    lot of mess

Chorus 1

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F#m7

Because it's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3

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It's as easy to learn as your A B C's

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A/B

It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3

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It's as easy to learn as your A B C's

Verse 2
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Now if    you have a taste
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for this experience
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If you're flushed
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with your very   first success
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Then you   must try a twosome
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or a threesome
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You'll find     your conscience
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bothers you      much less
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Because murder is like anything
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you take to
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It's a habit-forming need
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for more and more
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You can bump  off every member
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of your   family
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And anybody  else     you find a      bore

Chorus 2

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Because it's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3

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A/B

It's as easy to learn as your A B C's

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A/B

It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3

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It's as easy to learn as your A B C's

Verse 3
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Now you could join the ranks
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of the illu   strious
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In history's great  dark hall of fame
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All   our greatest killers
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were industrious
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At least    the ones that we all      know by name
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But you can reach the top
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of your profession
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If you   become the leader
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of the land
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For murder is the sport
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of the elected
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And you don't need     to lift a finger
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of your   hand

Chorus 3

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Because it's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3

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A/B

It's as easy to learn as your A B C's

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A/B

Murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3

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

Interlude 1
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1, 2, 3
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A, B, C
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1, 2, 3
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A, B, C
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1, 2, 3
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A, B, C
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Chorus 4
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It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
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A/B A/B 
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It's as easy  to learn  as your A  B C's
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It's murder by numbers, 1, 2, 3
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It's as easy  to learn  as your
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