Actually - Pet Shop Boys
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
Pet Shop Boys - Actually
1. One More Chance
2. What Have I Done To Deserve This?
3. Shopping
4. Rent
5. Hit Music
6. It Couldn't Happen Here
7. It's A Sin
8. I Want To Wake Up
9. Heart
10. King's Cross
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1. One more chance
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Instead N.C. is posibble to play Am or only A string.
[Verse 1]
N.C.
The city is quiet, too cold to walk alone
N.C.
Strangers in overcoats hurry on home
N.C.
Tonight I've been walking in the rain
N.C.
Someone's been talking and I've got the blame
[Pre Chorus]
Chained, frame
d, you know wh
at I mean
Push me in a c
orner and I'll
scream
[Chorus]
Just give me o
ne more, one m
ore chance
One more, one
more chance
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
N.C.
I will find out wherever you are
N.C.
Drinking in another club or driving in your car
N.C.
Walking through empty streets
N.C.
Stupid fool, that was yours for keeps
[Pre Chorus]
N.C.
Chained, framed, you know what I mean
N.C.
Push me in a corner and I'll scream
[Chorus]
One more, one
more chance
Give me one mo
re, one more c
hance
Give me one mo
re, one more c
hance
Give me one mo
re chance, one
more chance t
onight
[Verse 3]
N.C.
The city is quiet, too cold to walk alone
N.C.
Strangers in overcoats hurry on home
N.C.
Tonight I've been walking in the rain
N.C.
Someone's been talking and I've got the blame
[Pre Chorus]
Chained, frame
d, you know wh
at I mean
Push me in a c
orner and I'll
scream
[Chorus]
Just give me o
ne more, one m
ore chance
Give me one mo
re, one more c
hance
Give me one mo
re, one more c
hance
Give me one mo
re chance, one
more chance t
onight
[Bridge]
You're so extr
eme
I want to take
you home with
me
Come on, tell
me one more ti
me
I don't mind,
baby, I don't
mind
I don't mind
Just give me o
ne more
[Instrumental]
Push me in a c
orner and I'll
scream
[Chorus]
Give me one mo
re, one more c
hance
Give me one mo
re, one more c
hance
Give me one mo
re, one more c
hance
Give me one mo
re chance, one
more chance
[Outro]
Just give me o
ne more chance
One more chanc
e to
N.C.
I don't mind
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2. What have I done to deserve this
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[Intro]
[Verse 1]
You always wa
nted a lover
I only wanted
a job
I've always w
orked for my l
iving
How am I gonn
a get through?
How am I gonn
a get through?
[Verse 2]
I come here l
ooking for mon
ey
(Got to have it)
And end up li
ving with love
, oh, oh
Now you left
me with nothin
g
(Can't take it)
How am I gonn
a get through?
How am I gonn
a get through?
[Bridge]
I bought you
drinks, I brou
ght you flower
s
I read you boo
ks and talked
for hours
Every day, so
many drinks
Such pretty fl
owers, so tell
me
[Chorus]
What have I, w
hat have I, wh
at have I done
to deserve th
is?
What have I, w
hat have I, wh
at have I done
to deserve th
is?
[break]
What have I
, what have I,
what have I
[Instrumental]
Since you went
away I've bee
n hanging arou
nd
I've been wond
ering why I'm
feeling down
You went away,
it should mak
e me feel bett
er
But I don't kn
ow, oh
How I'm gonn
a get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
How I'm gonn
a get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
[Verse 3]
You always wa
nted me to be
something I wa
sn't
You always wa
nted too much,
oh, oh
N ow I can do
what I want to
- forever
How am I gonn
a get through?
How am I gonn
a get through?
[Bridge]
At night, th
e people come
and go
They talk too
fast, and walk
too slow
Chasing time
from hour to
hour
I pour the dri
nks and crush
the flowers
[Chorus]
What have I, w
hat have I, wh
at have I done
to deserve th
is?
What have I, w
hat have I, wh
at have I done
to deserve th
is?
[break]
What have I
, what have I,
what have I
[Interlude]
Since you went
away I've bee
n hanging arou
nd
I've been wond
ering why I'm
feeling down
You went away,
it should mak
e me feel bett
er
But I don't kn
ow, oh
How I'm gonn
a get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
How I'm gonn
a get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
How I'm gonn
a get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
How I'm gonn
a get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
How I'm gonn
a get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
How I'm gonn
a get through?
(What have I, what have I, what have I done to deserve this?)
[End]
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3. Shopping
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[Intro]
x2
[Verse 1]
We're buying a
nd selling you
r history
How we go abou
t it is no mys
tery
We check it wi
th the city th
en change the
law
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Are you loo
king forward?
Now you want s
ome more
[Chorus]
We're S-H-O-P-
P-I-N-G
We're shopping
[Verse 2]
It's easy when
you've got al
l the informat
ion
Inside help, n
o investigatio
n, investigati
on, investigat
ion
No questions i
n the house, n
o give and tak
e
[Pre-Chorus 2]
There's a bi
g bang in the
city
We're all on
the make
[Chorus]
We're S-H-O-P-
P-I-N-G
We're shopping
We're S-H-O-P-
P-I-N-G
We're shopping
[Bridge]
Our gain, i
s your loss
That's the p
rice you pay
I heard it i
n the House of
Commons
Everything's
for sale
We're shopping
We're shopping
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
We're S-H-O-P-
P-I-N-G
We're shopping
We're S-H-O-P-
P-I-N-G
We're shopping
We're S-H-O-P-
P-I-N-G
We're shopping
We're S-H-O-P-
P-I-N-G
We're shopping
[Outro]
We're shopping
We're shopping
We're shopping
We're shopping
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4. Rent
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[Intro]
[Synth Riff]
x2
[Verse 1]
You dress me
up, I'm your
puppet
You buy me t
hings, I love
it
You bring me
food, I need
it
You give me
love, I feed
it
And look at
the two of u
s in sympathy
With everythin
g we see
I never want a
nything, it's
easy
You buy whatev
er I need
[Chorus]
But look at my
hopes, look a
t my dreams
The currency w
e've spent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
[Verse 2]
You phone me i
n the evening
on hearsay
And bought me
caviar
You took me to
a restaurant
off Broadway
To tell me who
you are
[Chorus]
We never ever
argue, we neve
r calculate
The currency w
e've spent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I'm your puppe
t
I love it
[Verse 3]
And look at th
e two of us in
sympathy
And sometimes
ecstasy
Words mean so
little, and mo
ney less
When you're ly
ing next to me
[Chorus]
But look at my
hopes, look a
t my dreams
The currency w
e've spent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
[Chorus]
But look at my
hopes, look a
t my dreams
The currency w
e've spent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
[Outro]
Look at my hop
es, look at my
dreams
The currency w
e've spent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
I love you, yo
u pay my rent
(It's easy, it
's so easy)
Ooh, You pay m
y rent (It's e
asy, it's so e
asy)
Ooh, You pay m
y rent (It's e
asy, it's so e
asy)
I love you (It
's easy, it's
so easy)
N.C.
(It's easy, it's so easy) x 6
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5. Hit music
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[Intro]
x4
x4
[Chorus 1]
Hit music,
on the radio
Hit music,
on the radio
[Verse 1]
When you dance
with me we da
nce forever
All night long
to your favou
rite
[Chorus 1]
Hit music,
on the radio
Hit music,
on the radio
[Verse 2]
When you dance
with me we da
nce forever
All night long
to the latest
song
Live a lie, da
nce together
All night long
to your favou
rite
[Chorus 2]
Hit music
Hit music
[Bridge 1]
I've been work
ing hard all d
ay
To pay the bil
ls I have to p
ay
Don't have the
strength to w
ork all night
Or fight until
it's almost l
ight
[Chorus 3]
Music,
on the radio
D-dance music,
at the disco
[Verse 3]
Live a lie, da
nce together
All night lo
ng to your fav
ourite song
Live and die
, it's all tha
t we know
I need a fri
end at the jou
rney's end
[Chorus 4]
Hit music,
in stereo
[Interlude]
x8
[Verse 4]
It's all about
love and it's
about forgett
ing
Choose a song
when the night
's too long
We all need lo
ve and we want
protection
I need a frien
d at the journ
ey's end
In Kensington
or Spanish Har
lem
All night long
to your despe
rate
[Chorus 5]
Hit music,
on the radio
Music,
at the disco
[Chorus 1]
Hit music
on the radio
Hit music on t
he radio
[End]
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6. It couldn't happen here
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[Intro]
[Verse 1]
Yesterday, rem
ember how clea
r it seemed
in six-inch he
els quoting ma
gazines
Go all the way
, you knew you
could
So far, so goo
d
[Verse 2]
Someone asked:
Who do you th
ink you are?
Who pays your
bills?
How come you c
ame this far?
Shrugged him o
ff and locked
the door
So good, this
far
[Chorus]
Now it almost
seems impossib
le
We’ve drunk to
o much and wok
e up everyone
I may be wrong
, I thought we
said
it couldn’t ha
ppen here
[Verse 3]
I don’t expect
to talk in te
rms of sense
our dignity an
d injured inno
cence
It contradicts
your battle s
cars
still healed s
o far
[Chorus]
Now it almost
seems incredib
le
We've laughed
too loud and w
oke up everyon
e
I may be wrong
but I thought
we said
it couldn’t ha
ppen here
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Now it almost
seems impossib
le
We've found ou
rselves back w
here we starte
d from
I may be wrong
, I thought we
said
it couldn’t ha
ppen here
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
I may be wrong
, I thought we
said
it couldn’t ha
ppen here
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7. It's a sin
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[Verse 1]
When I look ba
ck upon my lif
e
It's always wi
th a sense of
shame
I've always be
en the one to
blame
For everything
I long to do
No matter when
or where or w
ho
Has one thing
in common, too
[Chorus]
It's a, it's a
, it's a, it's
a sin
It's a sin
Everything I'v
e ever done
Everything I e
ver do
Every place I'
ve ever been
Everywhere I'm
going to
It's a sin
[Verse 2]
At school they
taught me how
to be
So pure in tho
ught and word
and deed
They didn't qu
ite succeed
For everything
I long to do
No matter when
or where or w
ho
Has one thing
in common, too
[Chorus]
It's a, it's a
, it's a, it's
a sin
It's a sin
Everything I'v
e ever done
Everything I e
ver do
Every place I'
ve ever been
Everywhere I'm
going to
It's a sin
[Bridge]
Father, forgiv
e me, I tried
not to do it
Turned over a
new leaf, then
tore right th
rough it
Whatever you t
aught me, I di
dn't believe i
t
Father, you fo
ught me, 'caus
e I didn't car
e
And I still do
n't understand
[Verse 3]
So I look back
upon my life
Forever with a
sense of sham
e
I've always be
en the one to
blame
For everything
I long to do
No matter when
or where or w
ho
Has one thing
in common, too
[Chorus]
It's a, it's a
, it's a, it's
a sin
It's a sin
Everything I'v
e ever done
Everything I e
ver do
Every place I'
ve ever been
Everywhere I'm
going to
It's a sin
Everywhere I'm
going to
It's a sin
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8. I want to wake up
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[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I heard what y
ou said and I
can tell you i
t's true
I heard you've
said that I a
m crazy about
you
Turn in my sle
ep, the bad dr
eam is over
Think of you a
nd shall I eve
r recover?
[Chorus]
Now I want to
wake up
How I want to
wake up
[Verse 2]
I stood at the
kitchen sink,
my radio play
ed
Songs like "Ta
inted Love" an
d "Love Is Str
ange"
As I listened
and the words
hit my ears
I cried sudd
en tears
[Chorus]
Now I want to
wake up
How I want to
wake up
Wake up
[Bridge]
It's mad
To be in love
with someone e
lse
When you're in
love with he
She's in love
with me
But you know a
s well as I do
I can never th
ink of anyone
but you
[Interlude]
All my life
All my life
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
Play with fire
, play with gu
ns
It's easy to i
mpress someone
Turning in my
sleep you call
me a fool
To fall in lov
e is it so unc
ool?
[Chorus]
Now I want to
wake up
How I want to
wake up
How I want to
wake up
Wake up
[Interlude]
x2
[Outro]
I, I want to w
ake up x3
I, I want to w
ake up with yo
u
I, I want to w
ake up with yo
u, oh, oh
I want to wake
up, wake up,
wake up
I, I want to w
ake up, wake u
p, wake up wit
h you
I want to wake
up, oh, oh
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9. Heart
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[Intro]
x2
x4
[Verse 1]
Every time I
see you
Something ha
ppens to me
Like a chain
reaction
Between you
and me
[Chorus]
My heart start
s missing a be
at
My heart start
s missing a be
at
Every time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
[Verse 2]
If I didn't lo
ve you
I would look a
round for some
one else
But every ti
me I see you
You have the
same effect
[Chorus]
My heart start
s missing a be
at
My heart start
s missing a be
at
Every time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
Every time
[Post-Chorus]
I hear your he
art beat next
to me
I'm in love wi
th you, I mean
what I say
I'm in love wi
th you, and yo
u don't know
What it means
to be with you
[Bridge]
Beat
Beat, Beat
H-heartbeat
[Interlude]
x4
[Bridge]
Beat
Beat
Beat
H-heartbeat
[Verse 3]
Every time I s
ee you
No matter wh
at we do
There's a st
range reaction
Can you feel
it too?
[Chorus]
My heart start
s missing a be
at
My heart start
s missing a be
at
Every time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
[Post-Chorus]
I hear your he
art beat next
to me
I'm in love wi
th you, I mean
what I say
I'm in love wi
th you, and yo
u don't know
What it means
to be with you
[Interlude]
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
Oh oh oh, ever
y time
[Outro]
Beat
Beat
Every time
Beat
Beat
Every time
Beat
H-heartbeat
Beat
H-heartbeat
Beat
H-heartbeat
Beat
H-heartbeat, H
-heartbeat
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10. King's Cross
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Capo 3
[Intro]
[Verse]
The man at the
back of the q
ueue was sent
to feel the sm
ack of firm go
vernment
Lingered by th
e fly poster f
or a fight
It's the same
story every ni
ght
I've been hurt
and we've bee
n had
You leave home
and you don't
go back
[Chorus]
Someone told m
e Monday, some
one told me Sa
turday
Wait until tom
orrow and ther
e's still no w
ay
Read it in a b
ook or write i
t in a letter
Wake up in the
morning and t
here's still n
o guarantee
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
Only last nigh
t I found myse
lf lost
by the station
called King's
Cross
Dead and wound
ed on either s
ide
You know it's
only a matter
of time
I've been good
and I've been
bad
I've been guil
ty of hanging
around
[Chorus]
Someone told m
e Monday, some
one told me Sa
turday
Wait until tom
orrow and ther
e's still no w
ay
Read it in a b
ook or write i
t in a letter
Wake up in the
morning and t
here's still n
o guarantee
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
So I went look
ing out today
for the one wh
o got away
Murder walking
round the blo
ck
ending up in K
ing's Cross
Good luck, bad
luck waiting
in a line
It takes more
than the matte
r of time
[Chorus]
Someone told m
e Monday, some
one told me Sa
turday
Wait until tom
orrow and ther
e's still no w
ay
Read it in a b
ook or write i
t in a letter
Wake up in the
morning and t
here's still n
o guarantee
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Someone told m
e Monday, some
one told me Sa
turday
Wait until tom
orrow and ther
e's still no w
ay
Read it in a b
ook or write i
t in a letter
Wake up in the
morning and t
here's still n
o guarantee
[Outro]
There
is still no gu
arantee
There
is still no gu
arantee