Murder By Numbers Chords by The Police

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[Intro]

[Verse]
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Once that you've decided on a killing
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First you make a stone of your heart
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And if you find that your hands are still willing
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Then you can turn a murder into art
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There really isn't any need for bloodshed
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You just do it with a little more finesse
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If you can slip a tablet into someone's coffee


[Chorus]
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Then it avoids an awful lot of mess
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It's murder by numbers one two three
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It's as easy to learn as your ABC's
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It's murder by numbers one two three
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It's as easy to learn as your ABC's ■  


[Verse]
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Now if you have a taste for this experience
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If you're flushed with your very first success ■     
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Then you must try a twosome or a threesome
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You'll find your conscience bothers you much less
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Because murder is like anything you take to 
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It's a habitforming need for more and more ■     
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You can bump off every member of your family ■     


[Chorus]
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And anybody else you find a bore
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Because it's murder by numbers one two three
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It's as easy to learn as your ABC's ■  
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Murder by numbers one two three
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It's as easy to learn as your ABC's


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Now ■   you can join the ranks of the illustrious ■  
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In history's great dark hall of fame
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All our greatest killers were industrious ■  
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At least the ones that we all know by  name ■  
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But you can reach the top of your profession ■     
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If you become the leader of the land
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For murder is the sport of the elected


[Chorus]
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And you don't need to lift a finger of your hand
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Because it's murder by  numbers one two three
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It's as easy to learn as your ABC's ■   ■ 
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Murder by numbers one two three
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It's as easy to learn as your A B C D E   ■   ■  
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■   One two three ■   ■  A B C   ■  
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■  One two three ■ A B C  
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■   One two three ■  ■  ■  A B C  
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■   ■   ■    ■
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Because it's murder by numbers one two three
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It's as easy to learn as your ABC 
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Murder by numbers one two three
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It's as easy to learn as your A B  C D E   ■  ■   ■  


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