• Song:

    Birthday Boy

  • Artist:

    Pet Shop Boys

  • Album:

    Release

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

INTRO
  E5                                 A5
e | 7-----7-----7--- | ---------------- | (b9)----(b9)----(b9)-- | ---------------- | 
B | --(b9)----(b9)----(b9) | ---------------- | --10---10-----10 | ---------------- | 
G | ----(b9)----(b9)---- | --------%------- | ----(b9)---(b9)----- | ---------------- | 
D | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | 
A | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | 
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | 
  Ab5              C#5              B5
e | 7-----7-----7--- | (b9)----(b9)----(b9)-- | 7-----7-----7--- | ---------------- | 
B | --(b9)----(b9)----(b9) | --(b9)----(b9)----(b9) | --7-----7-----7- | ---------------- | 
G | ----8-----8----- | ----(b9)----(b9)---- | ----8-----8----- | -------%-------- | 
D | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | 
A | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | 
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | 

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INTRO (guitars only)
 E5  %  A5  %  Ab5  C#5  B5  % 

INTRO
 E5  %  A5  %  Ab5  C#5  B5  % 

         E5           A5
Birthday boy can't explain
          Ab5  C#5          B5
Christmas eve    he's born again
       E5             A5
On the line a broken train
      Ab5     C#5        B5
Going nowhere    endless rain

         E5       A5
Birthday boy so afraid
            Ab5   C#5         B5
Plays the machines    in the arcade


                 E5
Oh baby do you remember
                  A5
He's been through all this before
          Ab5   C#5        B5
Spent the summer    getting nowhere
       E5                        A5
Taking all of the blame for the city
     Ab5   C#5                B5
Calculating    from pain comes pity


          E5             A5
Christmas Eve a time of joy
         Ab5   C#5            B5
If you believe    in Birthday boy
           E5                   A5
This time around it's all a mistake
        Ab5   C#5           B5
Is he deluded     or just a fake

                 E5
Oh baby do you remember
                  A5
He's been through all this before
          Ab5   C#5        B5
Spent the summer    getting nowhere
       E5                        A5
Taking all of the blame for the city
     Ab5   C#5                B5
Calculating    from pain comes pity


C5                 E5
      If you knew his name
C5                    E5
      Would you feel the same
C#5                   F#5
      If you knew his name


SOLO
 B5  Bb5 Eb5  C#5 
 F#5  B5  Bb5 Eb5  C#5 


INTRO
 F#5  B5  Bb5 Eb5  C#5 


         F#5          B5
Birthday boy stands apart
       Bb5     Eb5          C#5
As the drama's     about to start
          F#5               B5
A quick betrayal, a speedy trial
     Bb5     Eb5           C#5
As before,      complete denial

                 F#5
Oh baby do you remember
                  B5
He's been through all this before
          Bb5    Eb5        C#5
Spent the summer    getting nowhere
       F#5                       B5
Taking all of the blame for the city
     Bb5    Eb5                C#5
Calculating    from pain comes pity

D5                 F#5
      If you knew his name
D5                    F#5
      Would you feel the same

CODA
 D5  F#5  D5  F#5 
 D5  F#5  D5  F#5 
 D5  F#5  D5  F#5 
 D5 C#5  F#5
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