I Made My Excuses And Left
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: EbCapotraste: Sem capotraste
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I Made My Excuses And Left – Pet Shop Boys
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Written by: Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe
From: “Fundamental” (2006)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Capo: 1st fret
Play: D
Key: Eb
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and “use flats”).
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
E5/C# x-4-2-4-0-0
C#m7b5 x-4-2-0-0-0
G/D x-5-x-4-3-3
D/D x-0-4-2-3-2
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[Prelude]
street and subway noises, singing, keyboard orchestra
[Verse 1]
D E5/C#
I walked into the room
F#m Bm
Imagine my surprise
G F#sus4 F#m
You were sitting close to him
Em
Staring in each other's eyes
[Verse 2]
D E5/C#
Each of you looked up
F#m Bm
But no one said a word
G F#sus4 F#m
I felt I should apologise
Em
For what I hadn't heard
[Bridge]
C#m7-5 G/D
A silence filled the room
C#m7-5 Bm D/A
Awkward as an elephant
G C#m7-5
In the crowded court of your love
Bm
I was now a supplicant
[Verse 3]
D E5/C#
And clumsy as I felt
F#m Bm
At stumbling on this theft
G F#sus4 F#m
To save further embarrassment
| Em | Asus4 | G | D |
I made my excuses ... and left
[Interlude]
| G | % | Bm | % |
| G | % | Bm | % |
| C#m7-5 | % | Gmaj7 | % |
[Outro]
G F#m Bm D/A
So long ago
Em F#m7
I felt like such a fool for crying
G F#m Bm D/A
All that I know
Em F#m7
Is when you feel inside, you're dying
G
It all begins again
Asus4 A
Defying
| G | D | % | D
Your excuses
How to play I Made My Excuses And Left
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.