Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the song Roxanne chords from The Police on guitar.
Roxanne with chords
The four verses are almost played in the same way.
We will therefore only look at first verse, bridge and chorus.
Verse 1 | Roxanne with chords
To play the first verse of this rock musics, you will need to know and work with your guitar some first chords :
When these positions are mastered, you can follow the next tab from the band The Police to play the first verse :
Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.
Verse 2 as well as verses 3 and 4 are played on the same way. You just have to follow the lyrics.
Bridge | Song by The Police
As you can see in the structure, the Roxanne chords song is composed of a bridge and a chorus played after verses 1 – 2 then 3 – 4.
To play this bridge with your guitar, no need to know new chords. You can follow directly with the next tab :
Chorus | Roxanne by The Police
To play the chorus of this rock chords from the band of Sting, you’ll have to know and work two last chords :
When this position as well as the previous ones are mastered with your guitar, you just have to read and play the next tab :
Roxanne video with tab
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Roxanne lyrics
The song Roxanne is composed of four verses, a bridge and a chorus.
The structure of the lyrics is simple:
Verse 1 – Verse 2 – Bridge – Chorus – Verse 3 – Verse 4 – Bridge – Chorus
Verse 1
Roxanne
You don’t have to put on the red light
Those days are over
You don’t have to sell your body to the night
Verse 2
Roxanne
You don’t have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You don’t care if it’s wrong or if it’s right
Bridge
Roxanne
You don’t have to put on the red light
X2
Chorus
Roxanne (Put on the red light)
x5
Verse 3
I loved you since I knew you
I wouldn’t talk down to you
I have to tell you just how I feel
I won’t share you with another boy
Verse 4
I know my mind is made up
So put away your make up
Told you once I won’t tell you again
It’s a bad way
Bridge
Chorus
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PDF score for play Roxanne from The Police
The following score is a “home-made” PDF score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.
This score summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the Rock song Roxanne chords from The Police on guitar.