Please - Pet Shop Boys
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
Pet Shop Boys - "Please" (1986)
# | Song Title | [Tab author / editor(s)]
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1. Two Divided by Zero [ryjazi23 / Beehatelone]
2. West End Girls [JMFozzatti / CPWKruger, craigsfrost, evfidripiy, & maguri]
3. Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) [printedguitar / KonstantinBond]
4. Love Comes Quickly [ryjazi23 / maguri]
5. Suburbia [BigMadBarry / ryjazi23]
6. Opportunities - Reprise [ryjazi23 / NSpen1]
7. Tonight Is Forever [bebert]
8. Violence [PiGiFr]
9. I Want a Lover [night_of_the_sw / ryjazi23]
10. Later Tonight [mugofsoul]
11. Why Don't We Live Together? [bebert]
Tabs compiled by ryjazi23
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"Two Divided by Zero"
[Intro]
N.C. for 15 beats, then...
N.C. for 15 be
ats, then...
(Two divided b
y zero, zero)
(Two divided b
y zero, zero,
zero)
[Verse 1]
Let's not go h
ome
We'll catch th
e late train
I've got enoug
h money
to pay on the
way
When the postm
an calls
He'll deliver
the letter
I've explained
everything
It's better th
at way
[Chorus]
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
I think they h
eard a rumour
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
or someone tip
ped them off
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
It's better to
go sooner
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
than call it a
ll off
[Verse 2]
We'll catch a
plane to New Y
ork
and a cab goin
g down
cross the brid
ges and tunnel
s
straight into
town
Tomorrow morni
ng
we'll be miles
away
on another con
tinent
and another da
y
[Chorus]
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Let's not go h
ome
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
or call it a d
ay
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
You won't be a
lone
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Let's run away
[Bridge]
(Two divided b
y zero, zero)
N.C.
(Two divided by zero, zero, zero)
(Zero)
[Chorus]
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Someone spread
a rumour
(Divided by, d
ivided by zero
, zero)
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Better to go s
ooner
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Let's run away
[Verse 3]
So why hang ar
ound
for the deed t
o be done?
You can give i
t all up
for a place in
the sun
When the postm
an calls
we'll be miles
away
on a plane to
New York
and another da
y
[Chorus]
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
I think they h
eard a rumour
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
or someone tip
ped them off
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Better to go s
ooner
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
than call it a
ll off
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Someone spread
a rumour
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
and someone ha
s to pay
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Let's not go h
ome
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Let's run away
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Let's not go h
ome
(Divided by, d
ivided by)
Let's run away
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"West End Girls"
E7(no 3rd) 0-
Cmaj7 x-
Dsus2 x-
B/D# x-
Bm/E 0-
Em9 0-
2-0-4-0-0
3-2-0-0-0
x-0-2-3-0
x-1-x-0-2
2-4-4-3-2 or
2-2-0-3-2 or
0-x-4-4-3-2
0-7-5-7-7-0
[Intro]
E7(no 3rd)
[Verse 1]
Sometimes you'
re better off
dead
There's gun in
your hand and
it's pointing
at your head
You think you'
re mad, too un
stable
Kicking in cha
irs and knocki
ng down tables
In a restauran
t in a West En
d town
Call the polic
e, there's a m
adman around
Running down u
nderground
To a dive bar
in a West End
town
[Chorus]
In a West End
town, a dead e
nd world
The East End b
oys and West E
nd girls
In a West End
town, a dead e
nd world
The East End b
oys and West E
nd girls
West End gir
ls
[Verse 2]
Too many shado
ws, whispering
voices
Faces on poste
rs, too many c
hoices
If, when, why,
what?
How much have
you got?
Have you got i
t, do you get
it, if so, how
often?
And which do y
ou choose, a h
ard or soft op
tion?
(How much do
you need?)
[Chorus]
In a West End
town, a dead e
nd world
The East End b
oys and West E
nd girls
In a West End
town, a dead e
nd world
The East End b
oys and West E
nd girls
West End gir
ls, West End
girls
[Bridge]
(How much
do you need?)
[Chorus]
In a West End
town, a dead e
nd world
The East End b
oys and West E
nd girls
In a West End
town, a dead e
nd world
East End boys
and West End g
irls
West End gir
ls
[Verse]
You've got a h
eart of glass
or a heart of
stone
Just you wait
'til I get you
home
We've got no f
uture, we've g
ot no past
Here today, bu
ilt to last
In every city,
in every nati
on
From Lake Gene
va to the Finl
and station
(How far ha
ve you been?)
[Chorus]
In a West End
town, a dead e
nd world
The East End b
oys and West E
nd girls
In a West End
town, a dead e
nd world
East End boys,
West End girl
s
West End girl
s
West End girl
s
[Outro]
West End girls
(How fa
r have you bee
n?)
East End boys
and West End g
irls
Girls
West End girls
East End boys
West End girls
West End girls
West End girls
West End girls
West End girls
West End girls
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"Opportunities"
[Intro]
[Chorus]
I've got the b
rains
You've got the
looks
Let's make lot
s of money
You've got the
brawn
I've got the b
rains
Let's make lot
s of
[Verse 1]
I've had enoug
h of scheming
And messing ar
ound with jerk
s
My car is park
ed outside
I'm afraid it
doesn't work
I'm looking fo
r a partner
Someone who ge
ts things fixe
d
Ask yourself t
his question
Do you want to
be rich?
[Chorus]
I've got the b
rains
You've got the
looks
Let's make lot
s of money
You've got the
brawn
I've got the b
rains
Let's make lot
s of money
[Verse 2]
You can tell I
'm educated
I studied at t
he Sorbonne
Doctored in ma
thematics
I could have b
een a don
I can program
a computer
Choose the per
fect time
If you've got
the inclinatio
n
I have got the
crime
[Bridge]
Oh, there's a
lot of opportu
nities
If you know wh
en to take the
m
You know, ther
e's a lot of o
pportunities
If there aren'
t you can make
them
(Make or break
them)
[Chorus]
I've got the b
rains
You've got the
looks
Let's make lot
s of money
Let's make lot
s of
[Bridge]
(Ahhhhhh Uhhh
Ahhhh Ahhhh Ah
Uh Uh)
Money
(Ahhhhhh Uhhh
Ahhhh Ahhhh Ah
Uh Uh) (x2)
[Verse 3]
You can see I'
m single-minde
d
I know what I
could be
How'd you feel
about it?
Come and take
a walk with me
I'm looking fo
r a partner
Regardless of
expense
Think about it
seriously
You know it ma
kes sense
[Outro]
Let's (got the
brains)
Make (got the
looks)
Let's make lot
s of money (Oo
hh money)
(Let's) You've
got the brawn
(Make) I've go
t the brains (
Oohh)
Let's make lot
s of money (Oo
hh money)
I've got the b
rains (Got the
brains)
You've got the
looks (Got th
e looks)
Let's make lot
s of money (Oo
hh money)
Money
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"Love Comes Quickly"
[Intro]
N.C. for 4 measures, then...
Sooner or la
ter
this happens t
o everyone
to everyone
[Verse 1]
You can live y
our life lonel
y
heavy as stone
Live your life
learning
and working al
one
Say this is al
l you want
but I don't be
lieve that it'
s true
'cause when yo
u least expect
it
waiting round
the corner for
you
[Chorus]
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling (ooh
ooh)
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling
[Verse 2]
You can live a
life of luxur
y
if that's what
you want
Taste forbidde
n pleasures
whatever you w
ant
You can fly aw
ay to the end
of the world
but where does
it get you to
?
'cause just wh
en you least e
xpect it
just what you
least expect
[Chorus]
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling (ooh
ooh)
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling (ooh
ooh)
Ooh
[Bridge]
I know it soun
ds ridiculous
but speaking f
rom experience
It may seem ro
mantic
and that's no
defense
love will alwa
ys get to you
Sooner or la
ter, sooner or
later
this happens t
o everyone
to everyone
[Verse 3]
You can fly aw
ay to the end
of the world
but where does
it get you?
[Chorus]
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling (ooh
ooh)
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling (ooh
ooh)
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling (ooh
ooh)
Ooh, aah
[Outro]
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling (ooh
ooh)
Love comes qui
ckly whatever
you do
you can't stop
falling (ooh
ooh)
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"Suburbia"
[Intro]
N.C. for 8 measures, then...
[Verse 1]
Lost in the hi
gh street, whe
re the dogs ru
n
roaming suburb
an boys
Mother's got h
er hairdo to b
e done
She says they'
re too old for
toys
Stood by the b
us stop with a
felt pen
in this suburb
an hell
and in the dis
tance a police
car
to break the s
uburban spell
[Chorus]
Let's take a r
ide
and run with t
he dogs tonigh
t in suburbia
You can't hide
Run with the d
ogs tonight in
suburbia
[Verse 2]
Break the wind
ow by the town
hall
Listen! A sire
n screams
there in the d
istance like a
roll call
of all the sub
urban dreams
[Chorus]
Let's take a r
ide
and run with t
he dogs tonigh
t in suburbia
You can't hide
run with the d
ogs tonight in
suburbia
[Bridge]
I only wante
d something el
se to do but h
ang around
I only wante
d something el
se to do but h
ang around
I only wante
d something el
se to do but h
ang around
I only wante
d something el
se to do but h
ang around
[Verse 3]
It's on the fr
ont page of th
e papers
This is their
hour of need
Where's a poli
ceman when you
need one
to blame the c
olour TV?
[Chorus]
Let's take a r
ide
and run with t
he dogs tonigh
t in suburbia
You can't hide
run with the d
ogs tonight in
suburbia
Take a ride
and run with t
he dogs tonigh
t in suburbia
You can't hide
run with the d
ogs tonight in
suburbia
run with the d
ogs tonight in
suburbia
You can't hide
in suburbia
In suburbia
In suburbia
N.C.
In suburbia
N.C.
In suburbia
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"Opportunities - Reprise"
[Instrumental A] (w/ Samples of People Talking)
(bar of 3/
4)
[Instrumental B]
---------------------------------
"Tonight Is Forever"
Those chords c
Eb x-x-1
F7 x-x-1
F x-x-3
Ab7 x-x-1
an be played with classic barre structure, it sounds well too.
-3-4-3
-2-1-1
-2-1-1
-1-1-3
Bbsus4 x-x-3
Fm7 x-x-1
-3-4-4 (or 6-8-8-8-6-x is easier in this song)
-1-1-1
[Drums]
[Intro]
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|---1-------|
A|-----3-----|
E|-----------|
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[Verse]
I may be wrong
, I may be rig
ht
Money's short
and time is ti
ght
Don't even thi
nk about those
bills
Don't pay the
price, we neve
r will
We're out agai
n another nigh
t
I never have e
nough
It will be lik
e this forever
If we fall in
love
[Chorus]
Tonight is for
ever, tell me
now you don't
disagree
Tonight is for
ever, open the
door, you hol
d the key
[Verse]
I may be wrong
, I may be rig
ht
So don't depen
d, I could lie
I haven't got
a job to pay
But I could st
ay in bed all
day
Then out again
another night
I never have e
nough
It will be lik
e this forever
If we fall in
love
[Chorus]
Tonight is for
ever, tell me
now you don't
disagree
Tonight is for
ever, open the
door, you hol
d the key
Tonight, tonig
ht, tonight, t
onight
Tonight is the
first night
[Bridge]
We don't need
any more when
we dance
I don't think
of the future
tonight
[Chorus]
Tonight is for
ever, tell me
now you don't
disagree
Tonight is for
ever, open the
door, you hol
d the key
[Break]
N.C.
[Intro]
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B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|---1-------|
A|-----3-----|
E|-----------|
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--1---3-----|-
----3-------|-
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-1-------|----
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1-0------|
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[Verse]
I may be wrong
, I may be rig
ht
But I don't gi
ve up any nigh
t
You could say
conventional
And I could cl
aim intentiona
l
We're out agai
n another nigh
t
We never have
enough
It will be lik
e this forever
When we fall i
n love
[Chorus]
Tonight is for
ever, tell me
now you don't
disagree
Tonight is for
ever, open the
door, you hol
d the key
Tonight is for
ever, tell me
now you don't
disagree
Tonight is for
ever, open the
door, you hol
d the key
Tonight
End on
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"Violence"
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
The sons and b
rothers, fight
ing for anothe
r cause
Anything to gi
ve their lives
some meaning
Busy with thei
r guns and dre
aming
Far away from
here
Said they woul
d act in self-
defense
And all the ot
hers, running
'round so hot
and bothered
Anything to gi
ve their lives
some meaning
In the evening
Running around
with guns and
Said they woul
d act in self-
defense
[Chorus]
With violence
Violence
Violence
[Interlude]
Violence breed
s Violence
Violence breed
s
[Verse 2]
The son and br
other, when he
gets home
He gives someo
ne some love
And mutters: "
Woman, you'll
never understa
nd
I did what I s
aid in self-de
fense
With violence"
[Chorus]
Violence breed
s Violence
Violence breed
s Violence
Violence breed
s Violence
[Outro]
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"I Want a Lover"
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
At this time o
f night when t
he crowds have
passed
we're the last
to leave, we
need some comp
any
No need to loo
k so shy, don'
t even wonder
why
You know the r
eason that we
need this comp
any
I've been sitt
ing here looki
ng out for you
someone just l
ike me who's m
aybe had a dri
nk or two
[Chorus]
I don't want a
nother drink o
r fight
I want a lover
I don't care w
hether it's wr
ong or right
I want a lover
tonight
Tonight
[Verse 2]
Outside the da
wn is breaking
, looks like i
t's started ra
ining
We'll catch a
cab and soon b
e driving home
No need to loo
k so shy, don'
t even wonder
why
You'll know th
e reason just
as soon as we
get home
You've been si
tting there wo
ndering what t
o do
I've been stan
ding here wait
ing to make th
e first move
[Chorus]
I don't want a
nother drink o
r fight
I want a lover
I don't care w
hether it's wr
ong or right
I want a lover
tonight
I don't want a
nother drink o
r fight
I want a lover
I don't care w
hether it's wr
ong or right
I want a lover
tonight
Tonight
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
This anticipat
ion is a stimu
lation
No need for co
nversation as
we're driving
home
Put your arms
around me, it
doesn't mean y
ou love me
just that you
want me and yo
u need my comp
any
Driving throug
h the night, i
t's so excitin
g
Turning off th
e light withou
t another thou
ght tonight
[Chorus]
I don't want a
nother drink o
r fight
I want a lover
I don't care w
hether it's wr
ong or right
I want a lover
tonight (I wa
nt a lover ton
ight)
I don't want a
nother drink o
r fight
I want a lover
I don't care w
hether it's wr
ong or right
I want a lover
tonight
Tonight
[Outro]
(I want you, I
want your lov
e)
I want a lover
(I want you, I
want your lov
e)
I want a lover
(I want you, I
want your lov
e)
I want a lover
(I want your l
ove tonight)
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"Later Tonight"
[Intro]
[Chorus]
You wait 'til
later
'til later ton
ight
You wait 'til
#
later, 'til la
ter
'til later ton
ight
[Verse 1]
That boy never
cast a look i
n your directi
on
never tried to
hook for your
affection
dresses like t
he mod of your
invention, ta
ll and proud
He is the head
boy of a scho
ol of thought
that plays in
your intention
s, night and d
ay
[Chorus]
And you wait '
til later
'til later ton
ight
You wait 'til
later, 'til la
ter
'til later ton
ight
[Chorus]
And you wait '
til later
'til later ton
ight
You wait 'til
later, 'til la
ter
'til later ton
ight
'cause tonight
always comes
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"Why Don't We Live Together?"
66888x
x33331
[Intro]
[Verse]
There comes a
time in everyo
ne's life
when all of th
e parties ever
y night they'r
e not enough
You want somet
hing more
I want you I
want you
[Break]
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D|---------|--
A|---------|--
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[Verse]
I find you whe
n I want you
and lose you l
ate at night
The woman in m
e shouts out
the man in me
just smiles
I may not alwa
ys love you
you may not ca
re
but if we shou
ld live togeth
er
there's someth
ing we could s
hare
If we dare Why
don't we?
[Chorus]
Baby, why don'
t we live toge
ther?
You won't beli
eve in love un
til the day yo
u try
Baby, why don'
t we live toge
ther?
With all the l
ove we had and
all the love
we hide
[Verse]
We'll find a h
ome together
and sleep ther
e every night
There's a time
and place for
most things
This time we'l
l get it right
You may not al
ways love me
I may not care
but intuition
tells me, baby
there's someth
ing we could s
hare
If we dare Wh
y don't we?
[Chorus]
Baby, why don'
t we live toge
ther?
You won't beli
eve in love un
til the day yo
u try
Baby, why don'
t we live toge
ther?
With all the l
ove we had and
all the love
we hide
[Bridge]
Why don't we l
ive together?
Together?
Why don't we l
ive together?
Together?
Ooh, ooh, yeah
, yeah
Ooh, ooh, yeah
, yeah
[Instrumental]
[Verse]
You may not al
ways love me
I may not care
But intuition
tells me, baby
There's someth
ing we could s
hare
If we dare Why
don't we?
[Chorus]
Baby, why don'
t we live toge
ther?
You won't beli
eve in love un
til the day yo
u try
Baby, why don'
t we live toge
ther?
With all the l
ove we had and
all the love
we hide
[Coda]
Why don't we l
ive together?
Together? Tog
ether?
Ooh, ooh, yeah
, yeah
Baby
You won't beli
eve until the
day you try
Baby, why don'
t we live toge
ther?
Why don't we l
ive together?
Baby, why don'
t we live toge
ther?
You won't beli
eve in love un
til the day yo
u try
Baby
Without the lo
ve, love you f
eel inside