Alvvays - Party Police: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Party Police" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A
Walking through the trees
               C#m
I never really know what's on your mind
            D                                 A      E
Is it ever me, or just someone you've left behind?
A
Floating through a dream,
                   C#m
I never could make out the words you said
               D                                 A      E
Sentences are bouncing back and forth inside my head

Chorus:
     A
You don't have to leave
                A/C#
You could just stay here with me
                D
Forget all the party police
               A            E
We could find comfort in debauchery

Fighting through the fog
I can't believe it rained all summer long
When every day's a hurricane, you know there's something wrong
I see you every day
It's hard to figure out what happens next
I cannot decipher conversation in your head

Chorus:
     A
You don't have to leave
                A/C#
You could just stay here with me
                D
Forget all the party police
               A            E
We could find comfort in debauchery

    F#m             E
You don't have to leave
                 D            Bm
You could just stay here with me
               F#m      E
Forget all the local police
               D           Bm
We could find comfort in biology

    F#m       E           D
We wrote our names on the overpass,
       Bm
And I hope it lasts forever
Don't have to, you don't have to

Chorus:
     A
You don't have to leave
                A/C#
You could just stay here with me
                D
Forget all the party police
               A            E
We could find comfort in debauchery

    F#m             E
You don't have to leave
                 D            Bm
You could just stay here with me
               F#m      E
Forget all the local police
              B7/D#                D
We could find- If you don't want to,
you don't have to


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

B7

Guitar chord B7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Party Police" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Party Police" by Alvvays.