Tuning: G C E A

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Left to my own Devices – Pet Shop Boys --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: 7" version (1988) Now on: "PopArt: Pet Shop Boys – The Hits" Album version on "Introspective" (1988) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS g-C-E-A Dm6 2-2-1-2 Amadd9 2-0-0-2 Bm7 4-2-2-2 E7sus4 2-2-0-2 E7 1-2-0-2 C6 0-0-0-0 F#m7 2-4-2-4 Fmaj7 2-4-1-0 Dsus2 2-2-0-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Orchestral Intro] | Dm6 | % | % | % | | Amadd9 | % | % | % | | Dm | % | % | % | [Intro] | Am | % | % | % | | Dm | % | % | % | | Am | % | % | % | | Dm | % | % | % | [Verse]

I ^Amget out of bed at half past ten ^AmPhone up a friend, who's a party animal ^DmTurn on the news and drink some tea Maybe if ^Dmyou're with me, we'll do some shopping ^AmOne day I'll read, or learn to drive a car If you ^Ampass the test, you can beat the rest But I don't ^Dmlike to compete, or talk street, street, street I can ^Dmpick up the best from the party animal

[Chorus] A [ Bm7 ] I could leave you, say goodbye

^Bm7 Or I could love you, if I ^E7sus4try - and I ^E7could And ^C6left to my own de^Bm7vices, I probably ^Awould

[Verse]

^AmPick up a brochure about the sun ^AmLearn to ignore what the photographer saw I was ^Dmalways told that you should join a club ^DmStick with the gang, if you want to belong I was a ^Amlonely boy, no strength, no joy In a ^Amworld of my own at the back of the garden I didn't ^Dmwant to compete, or play out on the street For in a ^Dmsecret life I was a round head general

[Chorus] A [ Bm7 ] I could leave you, say goodbye

^Bm7 Or I could love you, if I ^E7sus4try - and I ^E7could And ^C6left to my own de^Bm7vices, I probably ^Awould C6 Bm7 [ F ] Left to my own devices, I probably would

[Interlude] | F G | Am | | F G | Am | (Oh, I would) | F G | Am | | F G | Am | [Bridge]

I was ^F#m7faced with a choice at a difficult age Would I ^Fmaj7write a book, or should I take to the stage? But in the ^Dsus2back of my head I heard distant feet G | G | % | Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat

[Verse]

It's not a ^Amcrime when you look the way you do The w^Amay I like to picture you When ^DmI get home, it's late at night I ^Dmpour a drink and watch the fight ^AmTurn off the TV, look at a book ^AmPick up the phone, fix some food ^DmMaybe I'll sit up all night and day ^DmWaiting for the minute I hear you say

[Chorus] A [ Bm7 ] I could leave you, say goodbye

^Bm7 Or I could love you, if I ^E7sus4try - and I ^E7could C6 Bm7 [ A ] And left to my own devices, I probably would

[Chorus] A [ Bm7 ] Come on, baby, say goodbye

^Bm7 Or I could love you, if I ^E7sus4try - and I ^E7could C6 Bm7 | A | % | And left to my own devices, I probably would

C6 Bm7 | A | % | Left to my own devices, I probably would (Come on, baby) C6 Bm7 | A | % | Left to my own devices, I probably would [Coda] | C6 | Bm7 | A | % | A

Pet Shop Boys - Left to my own devices