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Birthday Boy

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Tuning: Standard
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[Intro]
e|E7-----7-----7---|----------------|A9-----9-----9---|----------------|
B|--9-----9-----9-|----------------|--10---10-----10|----------------|
G|----9-----9-----|--------%-------|----9----9------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|G#m7-----7-----7---|C#m9-----9-----9---|B7-----7-----7---|----------------|
B|--9-----9-----9-|--9-----9-----9-|--7-----7-----7-|----------------|
G|----8-----8-----|----9-----9-----|----8-----8-----|-------%--------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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[Intro]
|  E| % |  A| % |  G#m|  C#m|  B| % |
 (guitars only)
|  E| % |  A| % |  G#m|  C#m|  B| % |
[Verse 1]
Birthday Eboy can't exAplain
Christmas G#meve    C#mhe's born aBgain
On the Eline a broken Atrain
Going G#mnowhere    C#mendless Brain
Birthday Eboy so aAfraid
Plays the maG#m7chines    C#min the arBcade
[Bridge]
Oh baby, do you reEmember
He's been through Aall this before
Spent the G#m7summer    C#mgetting Bnowhere
Taking Eall of the blame for the Acity
CalcuG#m7lating    C#mfrom pain comes Bpity
[Verse 2]
Christmas EEve a time of Ajoy
If you beG#mlieve    C#min Birthday Bboy
This time aEround it's all a misAtake
Is he deG#mluded     C#mor just a Bfake
[Bridge]
Oh baby do you reEmember
He's been through Aall this before
Spent the G#m7summer    C#mgetting Bnowhere
Taking Eall of the blame for the Acity
CalcuG#m7lating    C#mfrom pain comes Bpity
      Cmaj7If you knew his Emname
      Cmaj7Would you feel the Emsame
      C#mIf you knew his F#name
[Solo]
|  B|  A#m   D#m|  C#|
|  F#|  B|  A#m   D#m|  C#|
[Interlude]
|  F#|  B|  A#m   D#m|  C#|
[Verse 3]
Birthday F#boy stands aBpart
As the A#mdrama's     D#mabout to C#start
A quick beF#trayal, a speedy Btrial
As beA#mfore,      D#mcomplete deC#nial
[Bridge]
Oh baby do you reF#member
He's been through Ball this before
Spent the A#msummer    D#mgetting C#nowhere
Taking F#all of the blame for the Bcity
CalcuA#mlating    D#mfrom pain comes C#pity
[Outro]
      Dmaj7If you knew his F#mname
      Dmaj7Would you feel the F#msame
|  Dmaj7|  F#m|  Dmaj7|  F#m|
|  Dmaj7|  F#m|  Dmaj7|  F#m|
|  Dmaj7|  F#m|  Dmaj7|  F#m|
|  D   C#m| F#m  

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Birthday Boy

by Pet Shop Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

G#m7

Cmaj7

A#m

D#m

Dmaj7

F#m

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Tuning: Standard

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[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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G#m 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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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[Intro]

E A G#m C#m B

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(guitars only)

E A G#m C#m B

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[Verse 1]

E A

Birthday boy can't explain

G#m C#m B

Christmas eve he's born again

E A

On the line a broken train

G#m C#m B

Going nowhere endless rain

E A

Birthday boy so afraid

G#m7 C#m B

Plays the machines in the arcade

[Bridge]

Oh baby, do you remember

He's been through all this before

G#m7 C#m B

Spent the summer getting nowhere

E A

Taking all of the blame for the city

G#m7 C#m B

Calculating from pain comes pity

[Verse 2]

E A

Christmas Eve a time of joy

G#m C#m B

If you believe in Birthday boy

E A

This time around it's all a mistake

G#m C#m B

Is he deluded or just a fake

[Bridge]

Oh baby do you remember

He's been through all this before

G#m7 C#m B

Spent the summer getting nowhere

E A

Taking all of the blame for the city

G#m7 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 A#m D#m C#

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F# B A#m D#m C#

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[Interlude]

F# B A#m D#m C#

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[Verse 3]

F# B

Birthday boy stands apart

A#m D#m C#

As the drama's about to start

F# B

A quick betrayal, a speedy trial

A#m D#m C#

As before, complete denial

[Bridge]

Oh baby do you remember

He's been through all this before

A#m D#m C#

Spent the summer getting nowhere

F# B

Taking all of the blame for the city

A#m D#m C#

Calculating from pain comes pity

[Outro]

Dmaj7 F#m

If you knew his name

Dmaj7 F#m

Would you feel the same

Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7 F#m

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Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7 F#m

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Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7 F#m

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D C#m F#m

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