Don’t Stand So Close To Me (2-harp version)

By: Sting
The Police
Key: Eb, G
Harps: Eb, C (2nd pos)

Eb
4 -3 3 4 -3 3
7 -7 6 7 -7 6
Young teach-er the sub-ject

4 -3 3 2 -3”-3”
7 -7 6 5 -6 -6
Of school-girl fan-ta-sy

4 -3 3 4 -3 3
7 -7 6 7 -7 6
She wants him so bad-ly

4 -3 3 2 -3”-3
7 -7 6 5 -6 -7
Knows what she wants to be

4 -3 3 4 -3 3
7 -7 6 7 -7 6
In-side her there’s long-ing

4 -3 3 2 -3” -3”
7 -7 6 5 -6 -6
This girl’s an op-en page

4 -3 3 3 4 -3 3
7 -7 6 6 7 -7 6
Book mark-ing she’s so close now

4 -3 3 2 -3” -3”
7 -7 6 5 -6 -6
This girl is half his age

(CHORUS) In G (C harp)

-4 -4 -3 3 -3 4-3”
-8 -8 -7 6 -7 7-6
Don’t stand so close to me

-4 -4 -3 3 -3”4-3”3-2”
-8 -8 -7 6 -6 7-66-5
Don’t stand so close to me

Eb

4 -3 3 4 -3 3
7 -7 6 7 -7 6
Her friends are so jeal-ous

4 -3 3 2 -3” -3”
7 -7 6 5 -6 -6
You know how bad girls get

4 -3 3 -3” 4 -3 3
7 -7 6 -6 7 -7 6
Some-times it’s not so eas-y

4 -3 3 2 -3” -3”
7 -7 6 5 -6 -6
To be the teach-er’s pet

4 -3 3 4 -3 3
7 -7 6 7 -7 6
Temp-ta-tion, frus-tra-tion

4 -3 3 2 -3” -3
7 -7 6 5 -6 -7
So bad it makes him cry

4 -3 3 4 -3 3
7 -7 6 7 -7 6
Wet bus stop, she’s wait-ing

4 -3 3 2 -3” -3”
7 -7 6 5 -6 -6
His car is warm and dry

(CHORUS) In G (C harp)

-4 -4 -3 3 -3 4-3”
-8 -8 -7 6 -7 7-6
Don’t stand so close to me

-4 -4 -3 3 -3 4-33-2”
-8 -8 -7 6 -7 7-76-5
Don’t stand so close to me

Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staff room
The accusations fly
It’s no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by nabakov

(CHORUS) 2x