Don't Stand So Close To Me 86 chords by The Police

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro:

G+G E minorEm DmDm x2

G#G# Bb majorBb C majorC x2


Verse 1:

G#G#      Bb majorBb
Young teacher, the subject
C majorC
Of schoolgirl fantasy
G#G#      Bb majorBb
She wants him so badly
C majorC
Knows what she wants to be
G#G#      Bb majorBb
Inside her there's longing
C majorC
This girl's an open page
G#G#      Bb majorBb
Bookmarking, she's so close now
C majorC
This girl is half his age

G#G# Bb majorBb C majorC x2

Chorus:

G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me


Verse 2:

G#G#      Bb majorBb
Her friends are so jealous
C majorC
You know how bad girls get
G#G#       Bb majorBb
Sometimes it's not so easy
C majorC
To be the teacher's pet
G#G#     Bb majorBb
Temptation, frustration
C majorC
So bad it makes him cry
G#G#       Bb majorBb
Wet bus stop, she's waiting
C majorC
His car is warm and dry

Chorus:

G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me


Instrumental:

G#G# Bb majorBb C majorC x4


Chorus:

G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me


Verse 3:

G#G#        Bb majorBb
Loose talk in the classroom
C majorC
To hurt they try and try
G#G#         Bb majorBb
Strong words in the staffroom
C majorC
The accusations fly
G#G#      Bb majorBb
It's no use, he sees her
C majorC
He starts to shake and cough
G#G#      Bb majorBb
Just like the old man in
C majorC
That book by Nabokov


Chorus:

G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me
G+G       E minorEm    DmDm
Don't stand so close to me