Intro:
F Am F Am F Am
F Am
From the West Coast gonna take a plane
F Am
Hit the East Coast gonna take an G train
F Gm
Hit the East Coast going all the way
Why don't you come to Harlem?
F
All the spies went out to sea
Am
But I remained in Harlem
F
Had to pay my parking fees
Am
Felt just like P.T. Barnum
F
Caught a couple Pinter plays
Am
I should have stayed in Harlem
F
Then I heard a policeman say
Am
"I think we should disarm him
F
I think we strong-arm him
Gm
So out of place in Harlem"
Am G A# F
Then I see you standing there
Am G A# F
In your dyed black hair and no underwear
F
Bum bum diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
Am
Bum bum diddy police encounters
F
Bum bum diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
Am
Bum bum diddy police encounters
F
Caught a couple Albee plays
Am
I should have stayed in Harlem
F
Then I heard a policeman say
Gm
"Do your best to not alarm him"
Am G A# F
I've got eyes for the policeman's wife
Am G A# F
In her dyed black hair and her Bowie knife
Am G A# F
I've got eyes for the policeman's wife
Am G
The policeman's wife, the policeman's wife
A# F
The policeman's wife, the policeman's wife
F
Bum bum diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
Am
Bum bum diddy police encounters
F
Bum bum diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
Am
Bum bum diddy police encounters
F
Diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
Am
Bum bum diddy police encounters
F
Diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
Am
Police encounters
F
Unions went on strike today
Gm
But I remained in Harlem
Am G A# F
I've got eyes for the policeman's wife
Am G A# F
In her dyed black hair and her Bowie knife
Am G A# F
As I see her standing there alone
Am G A# F
In her dyed black hair and her Android phone
(x3)
F
Bum bum diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
Am
Bum bum diddy police encounters
F
Bum bum diddy diddy, bum bum diddy diddy
Am
Bum bum diddy police encounters
Bum bum