Every Breath You Take Tab

by The Police
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Every Breath You Take
The Police
 
Tuning: Dropped D DADGBe
 
I know there are many versions of this song here
already but this version is WAY easier to play
and it should be just about 100% accurate.
 
Intro:
 
   G#sus2  G#add9  G#sus2   G#add9
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----8----10-8---8-----8---10-8---8---|
A|---6---6-------6-----6---6------6-----|
D|-6-----------------6------------------|
 
   Fsus2  Fmadd9  Fsus2    Fmadd9
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----5---6-5---5------5---6-5---5-----|
A|---3---3-----3------3---3-----3-------|
D|-3----------------3-------------------|
 
  C#sus2   C#5     Ebsus2   Eb5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----8---6------------10---8----------|
D|---6---6---6---6----8----8---8---8----|
A|-4-----------4----6------------6------|
D|--------------------------------------|
 
   G#sus2  G#add9  G#sus2   G#add9
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----8----10-8---8-----8---10-8---8---|
A|---6---6-------6-----6---6------6-----|
D|-6-----------------6------------------|
 
VERSE 1:
                 G#sus2 G#add9 (x2)
Every breath you take
 
                  Fsus2 Fmadd9(x2)
and every move you make
 
      C#sus2   C#5         Ebsus2   Eb5
Every bond you break every step you take
 
                 Fsus2 Fmadd9(x2)
I'll be watching you
 
             G#sus2 G#add9 (x2)
Every single day
 
                  Fsus2 Fmadd9(x2)
and every word you say
 
      C#sus2   C#5         Ebsus2   Eb5
Every game you play every night you stay
 
                 G#sus2 G#add9 (x2)
I'll be watching you
 
 
CHORUS:
 
  C#sus2   C#5     Bsus2    B5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----8---6------------6---4-----------|
D|---6---6---6---6----4---4---4----4----|
A|-4-----------4----2------------2------|
D|--------------------------------------|
   Oh can’t you see you belong to me…
 
   G#sus2   G#add9  G#sus2   G#add9
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----8----10-8---8-----8---10-8---8---|
A|---6---6-------6-----6---6------6-----|
D|-6-----------------6------------------|
                              …how my poor heart…
 
  Bbsus2    Bbadd9  Bbsus2     Bbadd9
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----10---12-10---10-----10---12-10---10--|
A|---8----8-------8------8----8-------8-----|
D|-8-------------------8--------------------|
  …aches…                         …with every step you
 
   Ebsus2   Eb5      Ebsus2   Eb5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----10---8------------10---8---------|
D|---8----8---8---6----8----8---8---8---|
A|-6------------6----6------------6-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
  …take
 
Verse 2:
 
               G#sus2 G#add9 (x2)
Every move you make,
 
              Fsus2 Fmadd9 (x2)
Every vow you break,
 
      C#sus2    C#5         Ebsus2    Eb5
Every smile you fake, Every claim you stake,
 
                 Fsus2 Fmadd9 (x2)
I'll be watching you.
 
 
Bridge:
 
  E
  Since you've gone, I've been lost without a trace,
  F#
  I dream at night I can only see your face,
  E
  I look around but it's you I can't replace,
  F#
  I feel so cold and I long for your embrace,
  E                         G#
  I keep crying baby, baby please.
 
 
Instrumental:
 
 G#sus2 G#add9    x2
 Fsus2 Fmadd9     x2
 C#sus2 C#5       x1
 Ebsus2 Eb5       x1
 Fsus2 Fmadd9     x2
 
 G#sus2 G#add9    x2
 Fsus2 Fmadd9     x2
 C#sus2 C#5       x1
 Ebsus2 Eb5       x1
 G#sus2 G#add9    x2
 
 
CHORUS:
 
  C#sus2   C#5     Bsus2    B5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----8---6------------6---4-----------|
D|---6---6---6---6----4---4---4----4----|
A|-4-----------4----2------------2------|
D|--------------------------------------|
   Oh can’t you see you belong to me…
 
   G#sus2   G#add9  G#sus2   G#add9
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----8----10-8---8-----8---10-8---8---|
A|---6---6-------6-----6---6------6-----|
D|-6-----------------6------------------|
                              …how my poor heart…
 
  Bbsus2    Bbadd9  Bbsus2     Bbadd9
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----10---12-10---10-----10---12-10---10--|
A|---8----8-------8------8----8-------8-----|
D|-8-------------------8--------------------|
  …aches…                         …with every step you
 
   Ebsus2   Eb5      Ebsus2   Eb5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----10---8------------10---8---------|
D|---8----8---8---6----8----8---8---8---|
A|-6------------6----6------------6-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
  …take
 
               G#sus2 G#add9 (x2)
Every move you make,
 
              Fsus2 Fmadd9 (x2)
Every vow you break,
 
      C#sus2    C#5         Ebsus2    Eb5
Every smile you fake, Every claim you stake,
 
                 Fsus2 Fmadd9 (x2)
I'll be watching you.
 
      C#sus2    C#5         Ebsus2    Eb5
Every move you make, Every step you take,
 
                 Fsus2 Fmadd9 (x4)
I'll be watching you
 
                 G#sus2 G#add9(x2) Fsus2 Fmadd9  C#sus2 C#5
I'll be watching you
	
	Repeat this line and the chords to end the song
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pbarney
Easier, but not very accurate. I feel there's some sadness missing from the arpeggios by simplifying them. They come across as too stark.
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