Mar102023

Sam Stone – Call Acab Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEm C G D

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These are Call Acab chords by Sam Stone on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[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
show up at the scene of the
       D
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
      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
if I got mugged I'd just call a cab
           Em            C
call a cab call a cab
             G                    D
if I got mugged I'd just call a cab


[Verse 2]
    Em
give it up for the cops
                       C
40 percent’ll put you on a
shirt just for getting lost
turn the blue lights on and
           G
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,
Its tough

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

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[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
if I got mugged I’d just call a cab
           Em            C
call a cab call a cab
             G            D
if I got mugged I’d just call a cab
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
if I got mugged I’d call a cab
           Em            C
call a cab call a cab
             G               D
if I got mugged I’d call a cab

How to play Call Acab: key, chords and progression

Call Acab by Sam Stone is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 4 chords: Em, C, G and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Em – C – G – D (i – VI – III – VII in E minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.