O My God Tabs by The Police

O My God tab by The Police

Guitar tabs

Police – O My God
add some delay and chorus or a flanger to the guitar; chorus on the bass

Intro:
guitar 1 - 12th and 7th fret harmonics
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|

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 then guitar 2 or synth (for guitar 2, need one or two delays and a volume pedal to make a wash sound)
  A7
E|--5--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass guitar
    A7
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5----------------5--5----|--------5--5----------------5---5-------------|
A|----------7-------------------7----------|-----7-------------------7--------------------|
E|----5--------------------5---------------|-5-------------------5------------------------|

 guitar 2
  A7
E|--5--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass guitar
    A7
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5----------------5--5----|--------5--5----------------5---5-------------|
A|----------7-------------------7----------|-----7-------------------7--------------------|
E|----5--------------------5---------------|-5-------------------5------------------------|

Verse 1:
  Everyone I know is lonely        With God’s so far away
guitar 2 or synth
  A7                     C7
E|--5--------------------------------------|---8------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------------|---8------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5----------------5--5----|-----------8--8---------------8---8-----------|
A|----------7-------------------7----------|-----10-----------------10--------------------|
E|----5--------------------5---------------|-8-------------------8------------------------|

  And my heart belongs to no one       So now sometimes I pray
guitar 2 or synth
   A7                    C7
E|--5--------------------------------------|---8------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------------|---8------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5----------------5--5----|-----------8--8---------------8---8-----------|
A|----------7-------------------7----------|-----10-----------------10--------------------|
E|----5--------------------5---------------|-8-------------------8------------------------|

 Take the space between us          Fill it up some way
guitar 2 or synth
   A7                    C7
E|--5--------------------------------------|---8------------------------------------------|
B|--5--------------------------------------|---8------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5----------------5--5----|-----------8--8---------------8---8-----------|
A|----------7-------------------7----------|-----10-----------------10--------------------|
E|----5--------------------5---------------|-8-------------------8------------------------|

 Take the space between us          Fill it up, fill it up
 guitar 2 or synth
  D7                     A7
E|--10-------------------------------------|---5------------------------------------------|
B|--10-------------------------------------|---5------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------10--10-------------10-10----|----------5--5----------------5---5-----------|
A|--------12-----------------12------------|------7-------------------7-------------------|
E|---10-----------------10-----------------|-5-------------------5------------------------|

Verse 2:
  O my God you take the biscuit       Treating me this way
guitar 1 (funky rhythm)
  A7                     C7
E|-5--5-5------5--5----5--5-5------5--5----|---8--8--8-----8--8----8--8--8-----8--8-------|
B|-5--5-5--5---5--5----5--5-5--5---5--5----|---8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
G|-6--6-6--6---6--6----6--6-6--6---6--6----|---9--9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
D|-5--5-5--5---5--5----5--5-5--5---5--5----|---8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
A|-7--7-7------7--7----7--7-7------7--7----|--10-10-10----10-10---10-10-10----10-10-------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5----------------5--5----|-----------8--8---------------8---8-----------|
A|----------7-------------------7----------|-----10-----------------10--------------------|
E|----5--------------------5---------------|-8-------------------8------------------------|

 Expecting me to treat you well      No matter what you say
guitar 1
  A7                     C7
E|-5--5-5------5--5----5--5-5------5--5----|---8--8--8-----8--8----8--8--8-----8--8-------|
B|-5--5-5--5---5--5----5--5-5--5---5--5----|---8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
G|-6--6-6--6---6--6----6--6-6--6---6--6----|---9--9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
D|-5--5-5--5---5--5----5--5-5--5---5--5----|---8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
A|-7--7-7------7--7----7--7-7------7--7----|--10-10-10----10-10---10-10-10----10-10-------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5----------------5--5----|-----------8--8---------------8---8-----------|
A|----------7-------------------7----------|-----10-----------------10--------------------|
E|----5--------------------5---------------|-8-------------------8------------------------|

 How can I turn the other cheek       It's black and bruised and torn
guitar 1
  A7                     C7
E|-5--5-5------5--5----5--5-5------5--5----|---8--8--8-----8--8----8--8--8-----8--8-------|
B|-5--5-5--5---5--5----5--5-5--5---5--5----|---8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
G|-6--6-6--6---6--6----6--6-6--6---6--6----|---9--9--9--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-------|
D|-5--5-5--5---5--5----5--5-5--5---5--5----|---8--8--8--8--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
A|-7--7-7------7--7----7--7-7------7--7----|--10-10-10----10-10---10-10-10----10-10-------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5----------------5--5----|-----------8--8---------------8---8-----------|
A|----------7-------------------7----------|-----10-----------------10--------------------|
E|----5--------------------5---------------|-8-------------------8------------------------|

 I've been waiting             Since the day that I was born, fill it up
 guitar 1
   D7                    A7
E|-10--10-10----10-10---10--10-10----10-10-|---5--5-5-----5--5----5--5-5-----5--5---------|
B|-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-|---5--5-5--5--5--5----5--5-5--5--5--5---------|
G|-11--11-11-11-11-11---11--11-11-11-11-11-|---6--6-6--6--6--6----6--6-6--6--6--6---------|
D|-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-|---5--5-5--5--5--5----5--5-5--5--5--5---------|
A|-12--12-12----12-12---12--12-12----12-12-|---7--7-7-----7--7----7--7-7-----7--7---------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

bass
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------10--10------------10-10-----|----------5--5----------------5---5-----------|
A|--------12-----------------12------------|------7-------------------7-------------------|
E|---10-----------------10-----------------|-5-------------------5------------------------|?

Chorus:
Fill it up.........Fill it up......       Fill it up.........Fill it up......
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|


Fill it up.........Fill it up......       Fill it up.........Fill it up......
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|

Short verse 3:
Take the space between us        Fill it up some way
The guitar 2 (or synth) PLUS guitar 1 playing some Walking on the Moon-style delay (about 3 repeats)
  guitar 1
  A7                    C7
E|--5-------------------------------------|---8--------------------------------------------|
B|--5-------------------------------------|---8--------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------------------|---9--------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------------------------------------|---8--------------------------------------------|
A|--7-------------------------------------|--10--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

bass
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5—5-----------------5--5--|-----------8--8---------------8---8-------------|
A|----------7-------------------7---------|-----10------------------10---------------------|
E|----5--------------------5--------------|--8-------------------8-------------------------|


 Take the space between us         Fill it up, fill it up
 guitar 2 or synth
   D7                   A7
E|--10------------------------------------|---5--------------------------------------------|
B|--10------------------------------------|---5--------------------------------------------|
G|--11------------------------------------|---6--------------------------------------------|
D|--10------------------------------------|---5--------------------------------------------|
A|--12------------------------------------|---7--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

bass
E|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------10--10------------10-10----|----------5--5----------------5---5-------------|
A|--------12-----------------12-----------|------7-------------------7---------------------|
E|---10-----------------10----------------|-5-------------------5--------------------------|

Chorus:

Fill it up.........Fill it up......       Fill it up.........Fill it up......
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|


Fill it up.........Fill it up......       Fill it up.........Fill it up......
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|

Verse 4: (guitar is same as short verse 3 – Walking on the Moon style)
Fat man in his garden
Thin man at his gate
My God you must be sleeping
Wake up, it's much too late
Take the space between us
Fill it up some way
Take the space between us
Fill it up, fill it up,

Last Chorus:

Fill it up.........Fill it up......       Fill it up.........Fill it up......
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

new guitar notes, just repeating the same thing over and over w/ delay & chorus
E|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
B|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|


Fill it up.........Fill it up......       Fill it up.........Fill it up......
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

new guitar notes, just repeating the same thing over and over w/ delay & chorus
E|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
B|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|


Do I have to tell the story          Of a thousand rainy days
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

new guitar notes, just repeating the same thing over and over w/ delay & chorus
E|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
B|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|

Since we first met........
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

new guitar notes, just repeating the same thing over and over w/ delay & chorus
E|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
B|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|


It's a big enough umbrella           But it's always me that ends up getting wet
   /   //  / //  /   //  / //     /  //  / //  /  //  / //
E|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
B|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
G|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
D|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
A|---12*----------------7*----------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----12*----------------7*---------------------|

repeating guitar notes
E|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
B|--5-----5-----5------5-----5-----5----5-|----5----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5----5---|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

bass guitar
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5--7--------------------|----------------5--7---------------------------|
A|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7---|--------5--7-----------5------5--7--7----------|
E|----5-----------------------------------|---5-------------------------------------------|

Song outros with this bass guitar & improvised guitar, saxophone
    A7
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------5--5--------------5--5----|---------5--5----------------5------5----7-----|
A|----------7-------------------7---------|------7------------------7-------7-------------|
E|----5--------------------5--------------|--5-----------------5--------------------------|



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