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Follow The Cops Back Home Tab

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hey, this song is from placebo's album 'meds' and wen you play it, it helps to turn ur
and treble on your amp up high. you need to downtune the low E so that you tune the next
from the 6th fret instead of the 5th. enjoy the tablature goodness. any comments, my
email is luke_salami@hotmail.com
intro
E   - - 7 7 - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
E   - - 7 7 - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
Verse 1
E   - - 7 7 - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
The call to arms was never true, time to imbibe here’s to you, I’ll tell you stories
and blue, of drum machines and land slides.
E   - - 7 7 - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
Just one more round before we’re through, more psychedelic yuppie flu, it’s such a silly
to do, and now we’re stuck on rewind.
Chorus
E   - - 7 7 - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
Lets follow the cops back home, follow the cops back home, lets follow the cops back
and rob their houses.
Verse 2
Interval
E   - - 7 7 8 8 7 7 - - 5 5 7 7 5 5 - - 3 3 5 5 3 3 - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
E   - - 7 7 8 8 7 7 - - 5 5 7 7 5 5 - - 3 3 5 5 3 3 - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
The call to arms was never true, come take a ride push it through, suspended animation
and blame it on apartheid.
E   - - 7 7 8 8 7 7 - - 5 5 7 7 5 5 - - 3 3 5 5 3 3 - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
Lets spend the night in Jimmy Choo’s, I’ll give you coats and cheap shampoo, I’ll give
nothing else to do, and now we’re stuck on rewind.
Chorus
E   - - 7 7 - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
Lets follow the cops back home, follow the cops back home, lets follow the cops back
and rob their houses.
(x2)
(Interval for the length of 2 choruses)
Verse 3
E   - - 7 7 8 8 7 7 - - 5 5 7 7 5 5 - - 3 3 5 5 3 3 - - 2 2 - - 2 3
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
The call to arms was never true, I’m medicated how are you, lets take a dive swim right
sophisticated point of view.
Chorus
E   - - 7 7 - - - - - - 5 5 - - - - - - 3 3 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - -
B   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
D   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eb   5 5 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - - 2 2 - - - - - - 0 0 - - - - - -
Lets follow the cops back home, follow the cops back home, lets follow the cops back
and rob their houses.
(x2)

Follow The Cops Back Home Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ben Lead Player	#1 by ben Tee at Sep 30, 2007 at 12:10 PM EST
	"what the 'More phsychedelic yuppie flu' exactly mean?" i think it means: young people without stronger impressions.. live life of ease.. maybe they're often hiiigh, inluenced by some psychedelics.. it's a flu, because they've been more and more.. in the icelandic isolation from other societies.

No Picture Alyssa Professional	#2 by Alyssa at Oct 1, 2007 at 11:22 PM EST
	I agree with Placebo711 because he sings the beginning of this song in a monotone voice, leaving his whiny voice; but then just breaks out on the last part "I'm medicated how are you?" and sings it with so much feeling. Gah. shivers

No Picture Michael Average	#3 by Michael Vanderveen at Oct 2, 2007 at 12:25 PM EST
	yeah i agree with the above it gives me goosebumps when it leads up to that part. it's quite comical too, like someone saying how are you? and him responding - i'm medicated how are you?! love it !!

No Picture Snap! Crackle! Average	#4 by Snap! Crackle! Josh!! waldenmaier at Oct 2, 2007 at 2:51 PM EST
	my first comment,,, english is not my mother tongue... what the 'More phsychedelic yuppie flu' exactly mean? is there anybody tell me ? thx...

No Picture TonkpilS Average	#5 by TonkpilS at Oct 3, 2007 at 4:14 PM EST
	The call to arms was never true I'm medicated how are you? lets take a dive swim right through sophisicated points of view beautiful, beautiful, powerful-best part of the song. I love it.

No Picture Alex Lead Player	#6 by Alex Russo at Oct 4, 2007 at 9:48 PM EST
	a few corrections ive picked up: The call to arms was never true Time to IMBIBE here's to you I'll tell you stories bruised and blue of DRUM machines and land slides suspended animiation GLUE blame it on APARTHEID and I'll give you COATS and cheap shampoo I'll give u nothing else to do good job with the rest of it though :)

No Picture Chris Average	#7 by Chris H... at Oct 8, 2007 at 4:30 AM EST
	Is there anybody who could help me with the phrase "of drum machines and landslides" ??? What the hell does Brian mean with this line ???

No Picture Ryan Sutherland Rhythm Player	#8 by Ryan Sutherland at Oct 8, 2007 at 9:37 AM EST
	I'm not quite sure if the lyrics are right though so just let me know if you see any mistakes.

No Picture Lead Player	#9 by Michael Leathers at Oct 10, 2007 at 11:01 PM EST
	Thanks for the corrections. I have changed the lyrics but I didn't change it to imbide because there is no such word. That is what I thought it was originally though. Also the chorus is not repeated at the end of the song.

No Picture ToRRi Average	#10 by ToRRi L at Oct 11, 2007 at 6:01 AM EST
	this place is like message boards after a new episode of lost (nevermind) love the song, always been meaning to figure out what molko means by every song, never really have time for it.

No Picture dann Average	#11 by dann at Oct 11, 2007 at 11:53 AM EST
	you missed the end to the song which goes.. the call to arms was never true im medicated how are you? lets take a dive, swim right through sophisticated points of view? that last line im not too sure on

No Picture Marks Average	#12 by Marks at Oct 11, 2007 at 2:19 PM EST
	I read that too! He also said that there wasn't much to do there and the locals said they drink and f***k, so it's written about being in a bar getting drunk with some locals who suddenly become your best friend and then having drunken rants , putting the world to rights etc and then going out and doing something silly or whatever out of boredom, cos there's not much else to do.ican't remember what magazine that was in. when i first heard this though i felt the song had a very european feel to it i don't know why , it made me think of amsterdam or norway or something and when i heard it was iceland i couldn't beleive it, i just think they captured that vibe

No Picture Ĵǿ Wanna Be	#13 by Ĵǿħŋ Ĝęřđěŋĭţš at Oct 13, 2007 at 1:52 PM EST
	Sorry about the wrong lyrics I have put up the lyrics straight from the lyrics inside the album cover now so it SHOULD be right now.

No Picture Klint Average	#14 by Klint flowers at Oct 13, 2007 at 4:42 PM EST
	I love this song, it's grown on me tremendously since I first heard it. L'anyhoodle, I just thought I'd mention something that I thought of while listening to the song, let me know if you think the reference is too obscure or whatnot to be plausible. XD I was thinking about the line, 'of drum machines and landslides'. Some of you may or may not be aware that Doktor Avalanche is the drum machine used by The Sisters of Mercy. An avalanche is reasonably similar to a landslide, no? Anyway, sister of mercy is a slightly archaic term for a prostitute, soo, maybe the line's a long winded, veiled allusion to stories that took place in brothels? Okay, maybe not, but atleast I've got that off my chest now. :P

No Picture Alexander Wanna Be	#15 by Alexander Taule at Oct 14, 2007 at 2:38 AM EST
	its pretty poor life advice ea Lets follow the cops back home and rob their houses i can't stop laughing when he says that.

No Picture Corey Average	#16 by Corey La Plante at Oct 14, 2007 at 7:51 PM EST
	It's written about teenagers in Iceland after Molko took a trip there. The crime rates are so low there that there are hardly any police, so it's kinda questioning what teenagers there do in terms of crime, which is 'follow the cops back home and rob their houses'

No Picture Jp Wanna Be	#17 by Jp Collins at Oct 15, 2007 at 9:00 AM EST
	Yeah it's somthing to do with iceland and they were talking about what would be the worst thing to do to piss the police off and Brian said follow them home and rob their houses then hey presto!

No Picture Chris Badass	#18 by Chris Phillips at Oct 15, 2007 at 11:19 AM EST
	The call to arms was never true I'm medicated how are you? lets take a dive swim right through sophisicated points of view That little four lined verse right there is one of the most meaningful little verse things on the album i'd say. Besides the part in Blind with the whole "your eyes forever glued to mine" part, I think that part was sung with lots of meaning and I love it. Brian's voice is amaaazing.

No Picture Bobby Wanna Be	#19 by Bobby Warneke at Oct 16, 2007 at 5:04 AM EST
	On the album chart show ( C4 UK) Brian said that the song was inspired by a visit to Iceland during 24-hour sun. The vistas, the geysers, the salt pools and the fact that there is no crime there. I love this song (hey, I love most of the album), I guess the ‘and then we’ll rob’ them is a reference to the low crime rate. As for the rest of it, I really have no idea – except that I can’t afford a pair of Jimmy Choos!

No Picture Anthony Average	#20 by Anthony at Oct 16, 2007 at 5:42 AM EST
	follow the cops back home is about dark-skinned people, i guess. The call to arms was never true Time to imbibe here's to you I'll tell you stories bruised and blue of drum machines and land slides -> for me it sounds like: come on, my friend, i want to tell you about those people who lied to us, who betrayed us... Just one more round before we're through More phsychedelic yuppie flu Its such a silly thing to do Now we're stuck on rewind -> some people are stuck in time with their opinion about others, you know what i mean.. let's follow the cops back home follow the cops back home lets follow the cops back home and rob their houses -> the guy, about whom i talked about in the first part of my opinion wants revenge... blame it on apartheid -> i think we all know, what apartheid is lets spend the night in jimmy choos I'll give you coats and cheap shampoo I'll give u nothing else to do -> i guess, this is a text-symbol for something like that they have no money & stuff. I'm medicated how are you? -> 'i've got enough of their stuff' i'm sorry for my english, i'm from germany ,] i hope, everybody understands what i wanted to say & please, please don't get me wrong .[ i luve this song

No Picture Snap! Crackle! Average	#21 by Snap! Crackle! Josh!! waldenmaier at Oct 16, 2007 at 8:07 PM EST
	Brilliant interpretation sepherenia! i think you're right , it's very cryptic isn't it! i think brian loves to write these cryptic lyrics and for people to decipher them, he is such a good writer, and that would tie in with the idea of it being old locals propping up the bar talking about their escapades!

No Picture foster Average	#22 by foster meng at Oct 17, 2007 at 9:31 AM EST
	God I love this song. To me its a romantic song. Hes kinda saying he just wants to be with this person, it doesnt matter what they do, even robbing a cops house!!! Its such a beautiful song

No Picture zach Wanna Be	#23 by zach lilly at Oct 17, 2007 at 9:47 AM EST
	This is one of my favorite Placebo songs--one of many. I love the "I'm medicated how are you?" bit. It's wondefully bitter and dry. Just like the song.

No Picture JustiN Professional	#24 by JustiN at Oct 17, 2007 at 12:00 PM EST
	Other than Pierrot the clown this is my favourite song off meds!!

No Picture jacob Average	#25 by jacob ap at Oct 18, 2007 at 7:58 AM EST
	Thats because the lyric isnt IMBIDE its IMBIBE. I agree that Imbide is not a word, however Imbibe is. Imbibe means to drink which does make sense in that sentence. A time to drink, heres to you. Hope this clears it up!