Police Truck (Dead Kennedys)


   POLICE TRUCK      by Dead Kennedys
   ------------
   (words Biafra, music Biafra/Ray)
   
 
First the riffs used in the song:
("10" means ten everywhere except in the Riff 2 and in the solo)
 
 
  Riff 1     Riff 2              Riff 3     Riff 4     Riff 5             
                                                                      
e 6-6-7-7-   -------- --------   7-7-6-6-   --------   -------- --------  
h --------   3--21--- 3310----   --------   --------   -------- --------  
g --------   -------- --------   --------   2-2-3-3-   2b3----- 3b2-0---  
d --------   -------- --------   --------   --------   -------- ------2-  
a --------   -------- --------   --------   --------   -------- --------  
e --------   -------- --------   --------   --------   -------- --------  
 
  Riff 6              Riff 7              comp for Em parts
 
e 10-98--- 10-10-87   -------- --------   -------- --------
h -------- --------   4---4--- 4---4---   -------- --------
g -------- --------   --3---3- --3---3-   -------- --------
d -------- --------   -------- --------   2-2-2-2- 2-2-2-2-
a -------- --------   -------- --------   2-2-2-2- 2-2-2-2-
e -------- --------   -------- --------   0-0-3-0- 0-0-3-0-
 
 
 
Intro:                                            
 
e -------- -------- -------- 
h 3------- 2------- 1------- 
g 2------- 1------- 0------- 
d -------- -------- -------- 
a -------- -------- -------- 
e -------- -------- -------- 
 
  Em                                                    D                 Em
 
e -------- -------- 7------- -10-9-8- 7------- --8-7-6- 5------- -------- ----
h 0------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --3-2-1- 0---
g -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----
d -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----
a -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----
e -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----
 
 
 
Em
Tonight's the night that we got the truck
We're going downtown gonna beat up drunks  (Riff 1)
Your turn to drive I'll bring the beer
It's the late night shift no one to fear  (Riff 1)
 
       B     Bb   A   G  Em
   And ride, ride how we ride  (Riff 2)
      B     Bb B Em
   We ride, low__ride  (Riff 3)  (Riff 3)
   
 
It's roundup time where the good whores meet
We're gonna drag one screaming off the street  (Riff 4)
 
   And ride, ride how we ride  (Riff 5)
 
Got a black uniform and a silver badge
Playin' cops for real, playin' cops for pay  (Riff 4)
 
   Let's ride, lowride   
   
 
Solo:
 
e -------- --------        -------- 
h -------- --------        -------- 
g -------- --------        -------- 
d -------- --------  (3x)  22110011  (4x)
a 22222222 1110-0--        -------- 
e -------- ------33        -------- 
 
 
e -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 
h -------- 32323234 54545454 -------- -------- 32323234 54545454 
g 43434343 -------- -------- 21212123 43434343 -------- -------- 
d -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 
a -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 
e -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 
 
 
e -------- --------
h 54545454 54545454
g -------- --------
d -------- --------
a -------- --------
e -------- --------
 
 
Em    (Riff 3)  (Riff 3)
 
 
Pull down your dress here's a kick in the ass
Let's beat you blue 'til you shit in your pants  (Riff 1)
Don't move, child gotta big black stick
There's six of us, babe so suck on my dick  (Riff 1)
 
   And ride, ride how we ride  (Riff 2)
   Let's ride, lowride
   
    B               Bb            A  G
The left newspapers might whine a bit
        B                              Bb     A   G
But the guys at the station they don't give a shit
B        Bb B   D       B               Bb    A
Dispatch calls "Are you doin' something wicked?"
B          Bb B  D          B Bb   A  G
"No siree, Jack, we're just givin' tickets"
 
   As we ride, ride how we ride  (Riff 2)
   As we ride, ride how we ride  (Riff 6)
   As we ride, ride how we ride  (Riff 7)
   Let's ride, lowride
   
---------------------------------------------------------------------
2b3 means bending from 2 to 3 and 3b2 is releasing it.
I would be quite surprised if there weren't anything wrong with this
tab so if you think you know some part better, please let me know:
                                                           "
                                                 Juha Kivijarvi
                                                 juhkivij@utu.fi