Politely Declined Chords & Tabs
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--------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/ariel_pinks_haunted_graffiti/politely_declined_crd.html ]
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)