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

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:

G Em Dm x2

G# Bb C x2


Verse 1:

G#      Bb
Young teacher, the subject
C
Of schoolgirl fantasy
G#      Bb
She wants him so badly
C

Knows what she wants to be
G#      Bb
Inside her there's longing
C
This girl's an open page
G#      Bb
Bookmarking, she's so close now
C
This girl is half his age

G# Bb C x2


Chorus:

G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me
G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me


Verse 2:

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


Chorus:

G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me
G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me


Instrumental:

G# Bb C x4


Chorus:

G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me
G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me


Verse 3:

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


Chorus:

G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me
G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me
G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me
G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me
G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me
G       Em    Dm
Don't stand so close to me