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Being Boring

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Written by: Tennant/Lowe
7” version
Album version on: “Behaviour” (1990)
        E-A-D-G-B-e
Ebm7    x-x-1-3-2-2 or x-6-8-6-7-6
Emaj7   0-2-2-4-4-4 or x-7-9-8-9-7
F#/G#   4-x-4-3-2-x
F#6     2-4-x-3-4-2
[Intro]
G#m(freely)
[Chorus]
|  A|  B|  G#m7|  C#m7|
|  A|  B|  G#m7|  C#m7|
|  A|  G#m7|  F#m7|  Emaj7| % |
[Verse]
 FmI came across a cache of old photos
And Ebm7invitations to teenage parties
 Fm'Dress in white' one said with quotations
From Ebm7someone’s wife, a famous writer
In the Gb/Abnineteen-tAb7wenties
[Bridge]
 C#When you’re young you find inspiration 
In F#6anyone who’s ever gone
 BAnd opened up a closing door
                           G#m|  G#| % |
 She said we were never feeling bored
[Chorus]
‘Cos we were never Abeing boring 
  BWe had too much G#m7time to find for ourC#mselves
And we were never Abeing boring 
  BWe dressed up and G#m7fought then thought "make aC#mmends"
And we were never Aholding back or G#m7worried that
                F#m7|  Emaj7| % |
Time would come to an end
[Verse]
 FmWhen I went, I left from the station
With a Ebm7haversack and some trepidation
 FmSomeone said if you’re not careful 
You’ll Ebm7have nothing left and nothing to care for
In my Gb/Abnineteen-Ab7seventies
[Bridge]
 C#But I sat back and looking forward
My F#6shoes were high and I had scored
 BI’d bolted through a closing door
                                G#m|  G#| % |
  I would never find myself feeling bored
[Chorus]
‘Cos we were never Abeing boring 
  BWe had too much G#m7time to find for ourC#mselves
And we were never Abeing boring 
  BWe dressed up and G#m7fought then thought "make aC#mmends"
And we were never Aholding back or G#m7worried that
F#m7Time would come to an Bend
We were always hAoping that, G#m7looking back
You could F#m7always rely on a Emaj7friend
[Interlude]
|  Ebm7|  Emaj7|  Ebm7|  Emaj7|
|  Eb| % |
[Verse]
 FmNow I sit with different faces 
In Ebm7rented rooms and foreign places
 FmAll the people I was kissing
 Ebm7Some are here and some are missing
In the Gb/Abnineteen-Ab7nineties
[Bridge]
 C#I never dreamt that I would get to be
 F#6The creature I always meant to be
 BBut I thought in spite of dreams
                                G#m|  G#| % |
 You’d be sitting somewhere her with me
[Chorus]
‘Cos we were never Abeing boring 
  BWe had too much G#m7time to find for ourC#mselves
And we were never Abeing boring 
  BWe dressed up and G#m7fought then thought "make aC#mmends"
And we were never Aholding back or G#m7worried that
F#m7Time would come to an Bend
We were always Ahoping that, G#m7looking back
You could F#m7always rely on a Emaj7friend
[Outro]
And we were never Abeing boring
  BWe were G#m7never being C#m7bored
‘Cos we were never Abeing boring
  BWe were G#m7never being C#m7bored
|  A|  G#m7|  F#m7|  Emaj7| % | % | % |
                           (fade out)

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Being Boring

by Pet Shop Boys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

G#m7

C#m7

F#m7

Emaj7

Ebm7

Gb/Ab

Ab7

F#6

C#m

Written by: Tennant/Lowe

7” version

Album version on: “Behaviour” (1990)

E-A-D-G-B-e

Ebm7 x-x-1-3-2-2 or x-6-8-6-7-6

Emaj7 0-2-2-4-4-4 or x-7-9-8-9-7

F#/G# 4-x-4-3-2-x

F#6 2-4-x-3-4-2

[Intro]

G#m

(freely)

[Chorus]

A B G#m7 C#m7

| | | | |

A B G#m7 C#m7

| | | | |

A G#m7 F#m7 Emaj7

| | | | | % |

[Verse]

I came across a cache of old photos

Ebm7

And invitations to teenage parties

'Dress in white' one said with quotations

Ebm7

From someone’s wife, a famous writer

Gb/Ab Ab7

In the nineteen-twenties

[Bridge]

When you’re young you find inspiration

F#6

In anyone who’s ever gone

And opened up a closing door

G#m G#

| | % |

She said we were never feeling bored

[Chorus]

‘Cos we were never being boring

B G#m7 C#m

We had too much time to find for ourselves

And we were never being boring

B G#m7 C#m

We dressed up and fought then thought "make amends"

A G#m7

And we were never holding back or worried that

F#m7 Emaj7

| | % |

Time would come to an end

[Verse]

When I went, I left from the station

Ebm7

With a haversack and some trepidation

Someone said if you’re not careful

Ebm7

You’ll have nothing left and nothing to care for

Gb/Ab Ab7

In my nineteen-seventies

[Bridge]

But I sat back and looking forward

F#6

My shoes were high and I had scored

I’d bolted through a closing door

G#m G#

| | % |

I would never find myself feeling bored

[Chorus]

‘Cos we were never being boring

B G#m7 C#m

We had too much time to find for ourselves

And we were never being boring

B G#m7 C#m

We dressed up and fought then thought "make amends"

A G#m7

And we were never holding back or worried that

F#m7 B

Time would come to an end

A G#m7

We were always hoping that, looking back

F#m7 Emaj7

You could always rely on a friend

[Interlude]

Ebm7 Emaj7 Ebm7 Emaj7

| | | | |

| | % |

[Verse]

Now I sit with different faces

Ebm7

In rented rooms and foreign places

All the people I was kissing

Ebm7

Some are here and some are missing

Gb/Ab Ab7

In the nineteen-nineties

[Bridge]

I never dreamt that I would get to be

F#6

The creature I always meant to be

But I thought in spite of dreams

G#m G#

| | % |

You’d be sitting somewhere her with me

[Chorus]

‘Cos we were never being boring

B G#m7 C#m

We had too much time to find for ourselves

And we were never being boring

B G#m7 C#m

We dressed up and fought then thought "make amends"

A G#m7

And we were never holding back or worried that

F#m7 B

Time would come to an end

A G#m7

We were always hoping that, looking back

F#m7 Emaj7

You could always rely on a friend

[Outro]

And we were never being boring

B G#m7 C#m7

We were never being bored

‘Cos we were never being boring

B G#m7 C#m7

We were never being bored

A G#m7 F#m7 Emaj7

| | | | | % | % | % |

(fade out)

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