This is one of my favourite Police songs but no-one seems to rate it for some reason.
live version on ‘Message In a Box – The Complete Recordings’ is ace. (for info on ‘Message
a Box’, Check out my review)

Intro:

|——————-|
|——————-|
|——————-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6—–7-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4–7–5-|
|————–5—-| (Repeat 4 times)

Sleep lay behind me like a broken ocean
Strange waking dreams before my eyes unfold
You lay there sleeping like an open doorway
I stepped outside myself and felt so cold
Take a look at my new toy
It’ll blow your head in two, oh boy

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_police/truth_hits_everybody_crd.html )
Truth hit’s everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hit’s everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hit’s everybody, truth hits everyone

(Now do the same the rest of the song)

I thought about it and my dream was broken
I clutch at images like dying breath
And I don’t want to make a fuss about it
The only certain thing in life is death
Take a look at my new toy
It’ll blow your head in two, oh boy

Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone

Where you want to be, won’t you ever see?
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone
Truth hits everybody, truth hits everyone

Oh..….…...Now!

I love this cover… Dilana is awesome!!!

Hold chords like this:

Fm# – x44200
Emaj – 022100
Dmaj – x00230
[-]
Amaj [-]- 002200

vocal solo intro:

Roxanne

you don’t have to put on that red light

those days are over,

you don’t have to

sell your body to the night

Roxanne
You don’t have to wear that dress tonight
you walk the streets for money
you don’t care if it’s wrong or if it’s right
Roxanne
Cm7# (ap.1) Fm# (ap.2)
you dont have to put on the red light
Roxanne, yeah
you dont have to put on the red light
I love u since i knew you
i wouldn’t talk down to you
i tell you once, I won’t tell u again
it’s the bad way
Roxanne
You don’t have to put on the red light
Roxanne
You don’t have to put on the red light (sing it boys)

(Roxanne)
put on the red light

(Roxanne)
put on the red light

(Roxanne)
you don’t have to put on the red light

(Roxanne)
Put on the red light

Roxanne, Roxanne, Roxanne, Roxanne

ap.1 – for this part lift and return your finger off the second string

so that it would look like this: e|—4–4–4—|
B|—5–4–5—|
G|—4–4–4—|
D|—6–6–6—|
A|—4–4–4—|
E|—4–4–4—|

ap.2 – here you only play this part (Don’t let ring)

This part is like a build-up: e|————-|
B|————-|
G|———-6–|
D|-4–6–7–6–|
A|-4–6–7–4–|
E|-2–4–5—–|

I think that should cover it

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