Pet Shop Boys – The Dictator Decides (Guitar)
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Written by: Tennant/Lowe
The song is built in part upon arpeggios and a chord sequence borrowed
from eight bars of a piece by Italian baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi
(Introduzioni al Miserere - Filiae Maestae Jerusalem)
From: “Super” (2016)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E* 0-x-2-x-x-x
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0
D/E 0-x-2-2-3-2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
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[Middle 8]
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[Verse]
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| D7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | F#m |
| D | E | Am | Esus4 E |
[Verse 1]
Am E Will someone please say the unsayable? E7 Am Will someone please tell me I'm wrong? D7 Gmaj7 I live every day like a sad beast of prey Cmaj7 F#m For I have to appear to be strong D And that's wrong E | Am | Esus4 E | I'm too weak to be strong
[Verse 2]
Am E Today I met with the generals E7 Am And the head of my secret police D7 Gmaj7 Discussing conspiracies and prison facilities Cmaj7 F#m For opponents I can never release D E And there'll be no peace | Am | Esus4 E | Until they're released
[Middle 8]
C/E Of course, I'm in league with the army D/E It's not like I've got any choice C/E They officially adore me and my father before me D/E But gunpoint has a firm voice
[Verse 3]
Am E The joke is I'm not even a demagogue E7 Am Have you heard me giving a speech? D7 Gmaj7 My facts are invented, I sound quite demented Cmaj7 F#m So deluded it beggars belief D E It would be such a relief | Am | Esus4 E | Not to give another speech
[Verse 4]
Am E Can someone please say the impossible? E7 Am Crowds should be out on the street D7 Gmaj7 I've lost any will to threaten or kill Cmaj7 F#m I'll be easy for you to defeat D E And any resistance I meet | Am | Esus4 E | I'll beat a retreat
[Middle 8]
C/E I'd rather that you didn't shoot me D/E But I'd quite understand if you did C/E Watch out for the army, the generals will go barmy D/E At the thought of a takeover bid
[Verse 5]
Am E Oh, please will somebody put me E7 Am Out of my misery? D7 Gmaj7 This sad old dictator must sooner or later Cmaj7 F#m Flee so that you can be free D E If you get rid of me | Am | Esus4 E | A | % | We can all be free
[Coda]
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