Ariel Pink: Politely Declined
Tabbed not without effort by hospitalcleaner

1: Intro (guitar chords)
G#m / C# A#m

Synth stabs
    F#   B/F#
E----2----2---|
B----2----4---|
G----3----4---|
D----4----4---|
A-------------|
E-------------|

F#               B
If you ask me to call
D#m      C#
One more time
          F#        B
I will be forced to ignore
     D#m      C#
Your pressure violently
   F#              B
I guess there's no use
   D#m      C#
In phoning what I said
        F#       B
I'm not angry a lot
   D#m      C#
(unintelligible)
         D#m      C#
And I'll politely decline
         G#m            C#
I'll put an end to your query
           B           G#m
I'll pop a cork in it, scurry, I will
B
Then, I'll politely decline
    D#m      C#
If you don't acknowledge
   F#         C#
And if you seem to hurry
        B             G#m
And you complete as a woman

-> use same chords for verse

Now what can I do?
Forget your offer
I guess it's a game
To break all the rules

See, my wall's going up
Too hard to explain
That you're really a bore
Leave me alone

  B          F#
I politely decline
          D#m          G#m
You every time, it's a clue
                  B          G#m
It's not that I'm busy, it's you
             B            C#
Find ways to make me turn blue
B
Once again, I'll politely decline
D#m      C#
When you call me
        B                 C#
And may move on with your story
        F#         G#m
As if I told it to you

Instrumental

Riff 1. Play 4x

             G#m  C#  A#m
E-------------4-----------|
B-------------4---6----2--|
G-------3-----4---6----3--|
D-6--4--1-----6---6----3--|
A-4--2-(1)-6------4----1--|
E----------4--------------|

On the fourth and last repetition of riff 1
instead of playing A#m chord play D#m.

(1:12)
C# / D#m / A#m / D#m

(1:20 Synth begins solo)
A# / C / Am / Dm / A# / C

(Ariel sings "now I just feel a little exposed" then drum pattern changes)
(1:33)
A#m / Am x3
Gm / Am
    E-8-
    B-5-
    G-5-
    D-7-
    A-7-
    E-5-

Then play riff 1.
-> Use same chords for verse

I'm getting a fever
Just from your face
Won't you get out of my way
Get out of my pace

Don't even bother trying
To make it all right
'Cause I was lying to you
When I was being polite

            B               F#
Now they're malicious, they try
            D#m              G#m
To make you break down and cry, cry
       B      G#m
For no reason why
       C#     F#
For no reason why
                B
Malicious, they try
            D#m            C#
To make you break down and cry, cry
       F#     G#m
For no reason why
       C#
For no reason why

     G#m
If I politely decline
            D#m         C#
I'll put an end to your query
            B           C#
I'll put a cork in it, scurry
            B           G#m
And get the fuck out of here!
B
Once again, I'll politely decline
D#m          C#
You withdraw me
    F#          G#m
And stay a lone woman
    B           G#m
And stay a lone woman

B
I politely decline
          D#m          C#
You every time, it's a clue
                  B          G#m
It's not that I'm busy, it's you
                 F#      C#
Christ, you make me turn blue!
B
Once again, I'll politely decline
D#m           C#
When you call me
             B            G#m
And may move on with your story
        B          F#
As if I told it to you

->Riff 1, but after G#m play D#m, then

C# / D#m (till fade out)