--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Birthday Boy - Pet Shop Boys --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Pet Shop Boys Birthday Boy (2002) (Tennant/Lowe) From: "Release" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO E A e|7-----7-----7---|----------------|9-----9-----9---|----------------| B|--9-----9-----9-|----------------|--10---10-----10|----------------| G|----9-----9-----|--------%-------|----9----9------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Abm C#m B e|7-----7-----7---|9-----9-----9---|7-----7-----7---|----------------| B|--9-----9-----9-|--9-----9-----9-|--7-----7-----7-|----------------| G|----8-----8-----|----9-----9-----|----8-----8-----|-------%--------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (guitars only) | E | % | A | % | Abm | C#m | B | % | INTRO | E | % | A | % | Abm | C#m | B | % | E A Birthday boy can't explain Abm C#m B Christmas eve he's born again E A On the line a broken train Abm C#m B Going nowhere endless rain E A Birthday boy so afraid Abm7 C#m B Plays the machines in the arcade E Oh baby do you remember A He's been through all this before Abm7 C#m B Spent the summer getting nowhere E A Taking all of the blame for the city Abm7 C#m B Calculating from pain comes pity E A Christmas Eve a time of joy Abm C#m B If you believe in Birthday boy E A This time around it's all a mistake Abm C#m B Is he deluded or just a fake E Oh baby do you remember A He's been through all this before Abm7 C#m B Spent the summer getting nowhere E A Taking all of the blame for the city Abm7 C#m B Calculating from pain comes pity Cmaj7 Em If you knew his name Cmaj7 Em Would you feel the same C#m F# If you knew his name SOLO | B | Bbm Ebm | C# | | F# | B | Bbm Ebm | C# | INTRO | F# | B | Bbm Ebm | C# | F# B Birthday boy stands apart Bbm Ebm C# As the drama's about to start F# B A quick betrayal, a speedy trial Bbm Ebm C# As before, complete denial F# Oh baby do you remember B He's been through all this before Bbm Ebm C# Spent the summer getting nowhere F# B Taking all of the blame for the city Bbm Ebm C# Calculating from pain comes pity Dmaj7 F#m If you knew his name Dmaj7 F#m Would you feel the same CODA | Dmaj7 | F#m | Dmaj7 | F#m | | Dmaj7 | F#m | Dmaj7 | F#m | | Dmaj7 | F#m | Dmaj7 | F#m | | D C#m | F#m