Verse 1:
                       Em
Thank God for the cops
                                                  C
Who else is gonna show up and murder my neighbors dog
                                              G
Who else is gonna write a report when you get assaulted?
                                          D
Show up at the scene of the crime, take a couple pictures and then

Accuse you of lying?
            Em
We love the cops

Who wouldn’t ever lie on the stand?
       C
If you can’t do the time you shouldn’t have got that tan
           G
We understand

They’re trained to be afraid of the sun,
               D
So they should definitely be allowed

To shoot anyone

Chorus:
            Em
We love the cops

Stop resisting
C                        G
Try thanking him for his service
             D
Gotta be nice
                           Em
You wouldn’t like him when he’s sad
               C
Starin' down a barrel
               G
Why are you so nervous?
         D                          Em
If I got mugged I'd just call a cab
       C           G
Call a cab, call a cab
                D               Em
If I got mugged I'd just call a cab

Interlude: C G D

Verse 2:
                   Em
Give it up for the cops
                                                  C
40 percent’ll put you on a shirt just for getting lost
                                                 G
Turn the blue lights on and cut the body cameras off
                                                    D
Detaining and tasing blind folks for looking at him wrong

It’s fine as long as he’s doing his job
             Em
Was that the cops?
                                               C
Who took an hour to open a door that was never locked?
                                      G
400 to 1 just ain’t good enough, it's tough

Remember the words of Martin Luther King
             D
“When you're marching in the streets, try not to break anything.“

Chorus:
            Em
We love the cops
              C
Stop resisting
                         G
Try thanking him for his service
         D
Gotta be nice
                           Em
You wouldn’t like him when he’s sad
               C
Starin’ down a barrel
               G
Why are you so nervous?
         D                          Em
If I got mugged I’d just call a cab
       C           G
Call a cab, call a cab
             D                Em
If I got mugged I’d just call a cab

Interlude: C G D

Chorus:
              Em
Thank God for the cops
               C
Stop resisting
                         G
Try thanking him for his service
          D
Gotta be nice
                           Em
You wouldn’t like him when he’s sad
               C
Starin' down a barrel
               G
Why are you so nervous?
         D                     Em
If I got mugged I’d call a cab
       C           G
Call a cab, call a cab
         D               Em     C  G  D  Em
If I got mugged I’d call a cab
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