Pet Shop Boys - Living In The Past

                [Intro]
 
D   Dsus4 G A
D A G D A G F#m A (whole thing 2 times)
 
[Verse]
 
D
I arrive in the city
             A
where they’ve unveiled a bust
Em
 of my predecessor
G                 A
 still much discussed
D
We tried to forget him
           A
His crimes were catalogued
Em
 But in the new circumstances
       G           A
once again he’s a god
 
[Chorus]
 
D       Dsus4  G    A
The past isn’t even past
       D    A      G      D A G
That’s how long it lasts
 
[Interlude]
 
D   Dsus4 G A
D A G D A G F#m A
 
[Verse]
 
D
I want them to fear me
     A
like everyone feared him
Em
 Arrested and shot
  G          A
but still they revered him
D
 Like him I’ll win
A
 I won’t be eclipsed
Em
 I want men to die
       G               A
with my name on their lips
 
[Chorus]
 
D       Dsus4  G    A
The past isn’t even past
       D    A      G      D A G
That’s how long it lasts
 
 D       Dsus4  G    A
The past isn’t even past
       D    A      G      D A G
That’s how long it lasts
 
[Bridge]
 
F#m C#m                   F#m
I’m the living embodiment
G
of a heart of stone
A
A human monument
F#m     G
to testosterone
F#m
Though inside I’m dead
Em
it’s too late to lose
F#m
I’m all they ever talk about
G                        A
on their news cycle of abuse
 
[Interlude]
 
D   Dsus4 G A
D A G D A G F#m A
 
[Verse]
 
             D
I’m there on your borders
A
 Not gonna quit
Em
 To new world orders
       G     A
I will never submit
D
Call me a warmonger
         A
and I’ll give you a war
Em
 Say I’m a cheat
            G           A
and I’ll still fake the score
D
There’s no defeat
                 A
that I’ll answer for
Em
The West is effete
            G            A
and they’re begging for more
D
I’ll get it all back
     A
the old status quo
Em
 I remember how it was
       G
and I won’t let it go
 
[Outro]
 
D   Dsus4 G A
 
       D   A       G      D A G
That’s how long it lasts
 
  D       Dsus4  G    A
The past isn’t even past
       D    A      G
That’s how long it lasts
 
D A G