Police On My Back chords by
The Clash (Official Version)
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Key: D majorDifficulty: Beginner

Intro 1

D

G

D

G

D

G

D

G

Verse 1
D D 
 
Well, I'm running
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
I've been hiding
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
There was a shooting
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
And the victim
G G 
 
Well, he won't come back

Chorus 1
A A 
 
I been running Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday
G G 
 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
A A 
 
Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
G G 
 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Interlude 1

D

G

What have I done?

D

G

What have I done?

D

G

D

G

Verse 2
D D 
 
I started running
G G 
 
Down the railway track
D D 
 
Could you help me?
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
They will catch me
G G 
 
If I dare drop back
D D 
 
Won't you give me
G G 
 
All the speed I lack?

Chorus 2
A A 
 
I been running Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday
G G 
 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
A A 
 
Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
G G 
 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Interlude 2

D

G

What have I done?

D

G

What have I done?

D

G

D

G

Bridge 1

D

G

I'm running

D

G

I am running

D

G

D

G

I've been running

Verse 3
D D 
 
Yes, I'm running
G G 
 
Down the railway track
D D 
 
Won't you help me?
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
They will catch me
G G 
 
If I dare drop back
D D 
 
Won't you help me
G G 
 
Find the speed I lack?

Chorus 3
A A 
 
I been running Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday
G G 
 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
A A 
 
Runnin' Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
G G 
 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Interlude 3

D

G

What have I done?

D

G

What have I done?

D

G

D

G

Bridge 2
D D 
 
And I'm running
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
Hiding
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
Running
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
Hiding
G G 
 
Police on my back

Interlude 4

D

G

D

G

D

G

D

G

Verse 4
D D 
 
Yes, I'm running
G G 
 
Down the railway track
D D 
 
Could you help me?
G G 
 
Police on my back
D D 
 
They will catch me
G G 
 
If I dare drop back
D D 
 
Oh Lord, give me
G G 
 
All the speed I lack
D D 
 
G G 
 
I've been running
D D 
 
G G 
 
I've been running
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsD G A

Chords

D
G
A

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

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Police On My Back by The Clash, 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 D major. It suits players who want to learn Police On My Back the way The Clash intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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