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Politely Declined

Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Synth stabs
B
E----2----2---|
B----2----4---|
G----3----4---|
D----4----4---|
A-------------|
E-------------|
If  you ask me to call
One  more time
 I will be forced  to ignore
 Your pressure violently
 I guess  there's no use
 In phoning  what  I said
 I'm not angry  a lot
 (unintelligible)
 And I'll politely decline
 I'll put an  end to your query
 I'll pop a cork  in it, scurry,  I will
Then,  I'll politely decline
 If you  don't acknowledge
 And  if you seem  to hurry
 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
 I politely  decline
 You every time,  it's a clue
 It's not that I'm busy,  it's you
 Find ways to make  me turn blue
Once  again, I'll politely decline
When  you call  me
 And may move  on with your story
 As if I told  it to you
 Riff 1. Play 4x
Bbm
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--------------|
 On the fourth and last repetition of riff 1
 instead of playing Am chord play D#m.
 (1:12)
 (1:20 Synth begins solo)
 (Ariel sings "now I just feel a little exposed" then drum pattern changes)
 (1:33)
 /  x3
  -8-
  -5-
  -5-
  -7-
  -7-
  -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
 Now they're malicious,  they try
 To make you break  down and cry,  cry
 For no reason why
 For no reason why
 Malicious, they try
 To make you break  down and cry,  cry
 For no reason why
 For no reason  why
 If I politely  decline
 I'll put an end  to your query
 I'll put a cork  in it, scurry
 And get the fuck  out of here!
Once  again, I'll politely decline
You  withdraw me
 And stay  a lone woman
 And stay  a lone woman
I  politely decline
 You every time,  it's a clue
 It's not that I'm busy,  it's you
 Christ, you make me  turn blue!
Once  again, I'll politely decline
When  you call me
 And may move on  with your story
 As if I told  it to you
 ->Riff 1, but after Gm play D#m, then

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Readable chord sheet for Politely Declined by Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti

[Abm]   [C#] [Bbm]

Synth stabs
    [F#]   [B]
E----2----2---|
B----2----4---|
G----3----4---|
D----4----4---|
A-------------|
E-------------|

[F#]If you ask me to [B]call
[Ebm]One more [C#]time
I will be [F#]forced to [B]ignore
Your [Ebm]pressure [C#]violently
I g[F#]uess there's no [B]use
In [Ebm]phoning w[C#]hat I said
I'm not [F#]angry a l[B]ot
(un[Ebm]intelligi[C#]ble)
And I'll [Ebm]politely [C#]decline
I'll put [Abm]an end to your [C#]query
I'll pop a [B]cork in it, [Abm]scurry, I will
[B]Then, I'll politely decline
If y[Ebm]ou don't [C#]acknowledge
And[F#] if you see[C#]m to hurry
And you [B]complete as a [Abm]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

I [B]politely de[F#]cline
You every [Ebm]time, it's a [Abm]clue
It's not that I'm [B]busy, it's [Abm]you
Find ways to [B]make me turn [C#]blue
[B]Once again, I'll politely decline
[Ebm]When you [C#]call me
And may [B]move on with your [C#]story
As if I [F#]told it to [Abm]you

Riff 1. Play 4x

             [Abm]  [C#]  [Bbm]
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--------------|

On the fourth and last repetition of riff 1
instead of playing A

(1:12)
[C#]   [Ebm]   [Bbm]   [Ebm]

(1:20 Synth begins solo)
[Bb]   [C]   [Am]   [Dm]   [Bb]   [C]

(Ariel sings "now I just feel a little exposed" then drum pattern changes)
(1:33)
[Bbm] / [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

Now they're [B]malicious, they [F#]try
To make you [Ebm]break down and cr[Abm]y, cry
For no [B]reason [Abm]why
For no [C#]reason [F#]why
Malicious, they [B]try
To make you [Ebm]break down and [C#]cry, cry
For no [F#]reason [Abm]why
For no [C#]reason why

If I [Abm]politely decline
I'll put an [Ebm]end to your [C#]query
I'll put a c[B]ork in it, s[C#]curry
And get the [B]fuck out of [Abm]here!
[B]Once again, I'll politely decline
[Ebm]You withdraw [C#]me
And [F#]stay a lone [Abm]woman
And [B]stay a lone [Abm]woman

[B]I politely decline
You every [Ebm]time, it's a [C#]clue
It's not that I'm [B]busy, it's [Abm]you
Christ, you make [F#]me turn [C#]blue!
[B]Once again, I'll politely decline
[Ebm]When you call [C#]me
And may move [B]on with your [Abm]story
As if I [B]told it to [F#]you

->Riff 1, but after G

[C#]   [D#m]

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