The Policeman's Song chords by Danny Kaye, Gilbert & Sullivan

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (G major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) When
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a felon's not en (A major) gaged
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in  (D major) his employment, his employment,
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Or  (B minor) maturing his  (E major) felonious  (A major) little plans,
Little plans,
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His capa (D major) city for  (A major) innocent enjoyment,
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 (D major) Innocent enjoyment,
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He's just as great as  (A major) any honest  (D major) man's,
honest man's.
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Our feel (A major) ings we with  (E major) difficulty smother,
difficulty smother.
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When constabulary duties to be  (A major) done,
to be done.
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Taking one consideration with another (D major) ,
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with another.  (E flatdim) 
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E 
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 (A major) A  policeman's lot is  (E major) not an happy  (A major) one.
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Oh, when constabu (D major) lary duty's  (A major) to be done,
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 (D major) to be done,
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 (A major) a police (G major) man's lot is  (D major) not an  (A major) happy one,
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 (D major) happy one.  (G major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) When the enterprising  (A major) burglar's not  (D major) a burglar,
not a burglar,
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when the  (G major) cutthroat isn't occu (E major) pied in  (A major) crime,
occupied in crime,
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He  (D major) loves to hear  (A major) the little
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brook a  (D major) -gurglin'
Brook a -gurglin'
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And listen to the  (A major) many village  (D major) chimes
Village chimes
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When the  (A major) costas finish
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jumping on  (E major) his mother
On his mother
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He loves to lie a -boreskin in  (A major) the sun
In the sun
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Takin' one consideration with an (D major) other
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With  (E flatdim) an       other
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E 
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 (A major) A  policeman's lot  (E major) is not an happy  (A major) one
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When  (D major) constabulary do  (A major) is to be  (D major) done,
to be done,
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a police (G major) man's lot  (D major) is not  (A major) an happy one,  (D major) 
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happy one.  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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When the drunkard shows no  (A major) sign
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of where  (D major) the drink went,
where the drink went,
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he nobly bids  (E major) all out the old farewell,  (A major) 
old farewell.
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When  (D major) the juvenile delinquent
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 (A major) to the clink  (D major) went,
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he hung his  (A major) mother's
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picture in his  (D major) cell.
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 (A major) When the car chops finished  (E major) wiping  (A major) out his brother,
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 (E major) 
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he buys a rattle for his little son.  (A major) 
Taking one consideration with
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Ebdim 
 (D major) an other (E flatdim) ,
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 (D major) A  policeman's  (A major) lot is
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not  (E major) an happy  (A major) one.
When constabulary duties to be done,
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to  (D major) be done.
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A police (G major) man's lot is
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 (A major) not an happy one.
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 (D major) Happy one.  (A major)  (D major)  (G major) 
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 (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
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