Metric - The Police and the Private: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "The Police and the Private" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Police and the Private ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Police and the Private" smoothly on your ukulele.

Cm                F             A#
Get straight and wait here while I try to find
the exit sign
Cm                  F                 D
When will you stop asking strangers, no one
Gm
wants what we want
D#                  Gm                        D#
Keep one eye on the door, keep one eye on the bag
                    D
Never expect to be sure

Chorus:
                        D#
You're working for the police and the private,
     Gm
the pirates and the pilots
A#                            D#
Fingerprinted waiting for the train
D#                    Gm
A doctor, A writer, A hairdresser,
A#                                        D#
Felt up and fingerprinted waiting for the train
           D#                       Gm
Lord lord mother you're all losing love
             A#                      D#
Lord listen lover you're all missing mama
           A#                       Gm
Lord lord mother you're all losing love
             A#                      D#
Lord listen lover you're all missing something
(I don't got)

There's a place that ends here
I know when they close the gates, I'll cry
I'm so tired of never sleeping
The whole world wants what we're on
Didn't make this up, I learned
I learned it from a friend
My friend is coming clean, she told me
"Keep one eye on the door, keep one eye on the bed
Never expect to be sure who you're working for."

Chorus:
You're working for the police and the private
The pirates and the pilots
Fingerprinted, waiting for the train
The doctor, the writer, the garbage collector
Fingerprinted, waiting for the train
Lord, lord, mother, we are all losing love
Lord, listen lover, we are all missing mama
Lord, lord, mother, we are all losing love
Lord, listen lover, we are all missing mama
Lord, lord, mother, we are all losing love
Lord, listen lover, we are all missing mama
Lord, lord, mother, we are all losing love
Lord, listen lover, we are all missing love

Got to get out
Got to get to you, the orphanage is closing
in an hour

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D

Ukulele chord D

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Police and the Private" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Police and the Private" by Metric.