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

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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

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