Chord Next To You by The Police

next to you - the police the intro and after each line in the verse is series of quick double hits of the D , A E chords . i marked this as D - D - A - A - E - E . these sound fine as open chords . while the is sung , you can strum the top three strings of an E chord . for the chorus , play C#m , D E as barre chords . right after the chorus , andy summers does a barre chord slide from to E three times - denoted as D/E . this part ain’t easy! - stodman intro : D - D - A - A - E - E i can’t stand it for another day D - D - A - A - E - E when you live so many miles away D - D - A - A - E - E nothing here is gonna make me stay D - D - A - A - E - E you took me over let me find a way D - D - A - A - E - E i sold my house i sold my motor , too D - D - A - A - E - E all i want is to be next to you D - D - A - A - E - E i’d rob a bank maybe steal a plane D - D - A - A - E - E you took me over think i’m goin’ insane C#m D E what can i do all i want is to be next to you C#m D E D - D - A - A - E - E what can i do all i want is to be next to you i’ve had a thousand girls or maybe more D - D - A - A - E - E but i’ve never felt like this before D - D - A - A - E - E but i just don’t know what’s come over me D - D - A - A - E - E you took me over , take a look at me C#m D E what can i do all i want is to be next to you C#m D E what can i do all i want is to be next to you D all i want is to be next to you E all i want is to be next to you D all i want is to be next to you solo so many times i used to give a sign D/E D/E D/E D - D - A - A - E - E got this feeling , gonna lose my mind D/E D/E D/E D - D - A - A - E - E when all it is is just a love affair D/E D/E D/E D - D - A - A - E - E you took me over baby , take me there D/E D/E D/E C#m D E what can i do all i want is to be next to you C#m D E what can i do all i want is to be next to you D what can i do all i want is to be next to you E what can i do all i want is to be next to you D what can i do all i want is to be next to you fade out