Every breath you take | Chords + Lyrics (tune down 1/2 step)
Intro
| Aadd9 | Aadd9 | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
| Dadd9 D | Eadd9 E | Aadd9 | Aadd9 |
Verse 1
| Aadd9 | Aadd9 | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every breath you take, and every move you make.
| Dadd9 D | Eadd9 E | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every bond you break, every step you take, I’ll be watching you.
Verse 2
| Aadd9 | Aadd9 | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every single day, and every word you say.
| Dadd9 D | Eadd9 E | Aadd9 | Aadd9 |
Every game you play, every night you’ll stay, I’ll be watching you.
Bridge 1
| Dadd9 D | Cadd9 C | Aadd9 | Aadd9 |
Oh, can’t you see, you belong to me?
| Badd9 | Badd9 | Eadd9 E | Eadd9 E |
How my poor heart aches, with every step you take.
Verse 3
| Aadd9 | Aadd9 | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every move you make, and every vow you break.
| Dadd9 D | Eadd9 E | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I’ll be watching you.
Middle 8
| F (C) | F (B A) |
Since you’ve gone, I’ve been lost without a trace.
| G (D) | G (C B) |
I dream at night, I can only see your face.
| F (C) | F (B A) |
I look around, but it’s you I can’t replace.
| G (D) | G (C B) |
I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace.
| F (C) | F (B A) | Aadd9 | Aadd9 |
I keep crying baby, baby please.
Instrumental
| F#madd9 | F#madd9 | Dadd9 D | Eadd9 E | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
| Aadd9 | Aadd9 | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
| Dadd9 D | Eadd9 E | Aadd9 | Aadd9 |
||: Do do do do :||
Bridge 2
| Dadd9 D | Cadd9 C | Aadd9 | Aadd9 |
Oh, can’t you see, you belong to me?
| Badd9 | Badd9 | Eadd9 E | Eadd9 E |
How my poor heart aches, with every step you take.
Verse 4
| Aadd9 | Aadd9 | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every move you make, and every vow you break.
| Dadd9 D | Eadd9 E | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every smile you fake, every claim you’ll stake, I’ll be watching you.
| Dadd9 D | Eadd9 E | F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
Every move you make, Every step you’ll take, I’ll be watching you.
| F#madd9 | F#madd9 |
I’ll be watching you.
Outro
||: Aadd9 | Aadd9 | F#madd9 | Dadd9 D :||
(Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you’ll break),
I’ll be watching you (every step you take).
(Every single day, every word you’ll say, every game you play),
I’ll be watching you, (Every night you’ll stay).
(Every move you make, every vow you’ll break day, every smile you’ll fake),
I’ll be watching you (everything you take)
(Every single day, every word you say) Whoo, hoo (every game you play),
I’ll be watching you, (Every night you’ll stay).
(Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you’ll break),
I’ll be watching you (every step you take).
(Every single day, every word you’ll say, every game you play),
I’ll be watching you, (Every night you’ll stay).
(Every move you make, every vow you’ll break day, every smile you’ll fake),
I’ll be watching you (everything you take)
(Every single day, every word you say, every game you play),
I’ll be watching you, (Every night you’ll stay).
Every Breath You Take’s chords and progressions
The Police‘s most popular song and the most played song in the history of radio, Every Breath You Take is the definition of a hit.
The band was just about to scrap it, thinking it was way too cheesy. That was before Andy Summers came up with the iconic add9 extensions for the main chord riff.
To wrap your head around how big this hit was, in 2010, it is estimated that Every Breath You Take generated almost 1/3 of Sting‘s entire publishing income.
Considering he by then written Roxanne, Englishman In New York, Fragile, Shape Of My Heart, So Lonely, Message In A Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Don’t Stand So Close To Me, and Walking On The Moon, that’s pretty nuts!
When you try to play along with the original recording, you’ll find that it’s not in tune, use my free tuner to change the Hz to 449 to solve this problem.
Another challenge will be the (very) stretchy chords, members get TAB and tips for how to make it easier to play.
We also look at how they made a very simple addition to the seemingly too-common chord progression, we even work out how to incorporate the middle 8 piano line on the guitar, all with TAB of course.
Here’s a link to the complete lesson (members only): Every Breath You Take chord analysis and TAB.
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The Police
The Police was a New Wave band from England comprising Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland.
Unusually, it was Stewart’s father, Miles Copeland III who managed the band and later, Sting’s solo career.
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Sting
Sting is an English musician who, prior to his solo career, had a band called The Police, with Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers.
Formed in 1977, The Police reached worldwide success after releasing their first single Roxanne only a year after they formed the band.
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