The band with the most played song in the history of radio!
Formed by Stewart Copeland (drums) in 1977 with bass player/lead vocalist Sting and guitarist Andy Summers, The Police was a three-piece band from England.
The band reached worldwide success after releasing their first single Roxanne only a year after the band was formed.
By fusing punk, reggae, ska, and jazz, The Police were one of the first acts in the UK to pioneer a musical movement that was to become known as “New Wave”.
New Wave had the DIY approach of punk but was more musically sophisticated.
The Police released an album a year over their five year existence, all five had hits on them and are worth checking out as a whole.
Their hit parade include Every Breath You Take, So Lonely, Message In A Bottle, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Don’t Stand So Close To Me, Walking On The Moon, King Of Pain, and Roxanne.
Unusually, Stewart Copeland’s father was the band’s manager. He would later go on to manage Sting’s solo career. Miles Copeland III also produced R.E.M. and The Bangles.
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Every Breath You Take
| 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.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
||: Dsus2/G Dsus2/A | Dsus2/B Dsus2/C# :||
Though I’ve tried before to tell her, of the feelings I have for her in my heart.
| Dsus2/G Dsus2/A | Dsus2/B Dsus2/C# | D5 G A D5 G A | D5 G A D5 N.C |
Every time that I come near her, I just lose my nerve as I’ve done from the start.
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic chords.
Message In A Bottle
| C#sus2 Asus2 | Bsus2 F#madd9 |
Just a castaway,
| C#sus2 Asus2 | Bsus2 F#madd9 |
an island lost at sea, oh.
Roxanne
| Gm | Dm/F | Ebmaj7 | Dm |
Roxanne, you don’t have to put on the red light.
| Cm7 | Fsus4 | Gsus4 | Gsus4 |
Those days are over, you don’t have to sell your body to the night.
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