The Dictator Decides chords by Pet Shop Boys

SimplifiedD · Bb · Dm · C · Gm …

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Intro 1
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C 
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Verse 1
Gm 
D 
Will someone please say the unsayable?
Gm 
Will someone please tell me I'm wrong?
C 
F 
I live every day like a sad beast of prey
Bb 
Em 
For I have to appear to be strong
And that's wrong
D 
I'm too weak to be strong
Gm 

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Verse 2

Today I met with the generals

And the head of my secret police

Discussing conspiracies

and prison facilities

For op ponents I can never release

And there'll be no peace

Until they're released

Verse 3
Gm 
D 
Of course I'm in league with the army
It's not like I've got any choice
Gm 
They officially adore me an
D 
d  my father before me
But gunpoint has a firm voice

Verse 4
Gm 
D 
The joke is I'm not even a demagogue
Gm 
Have you heard me giving a speech?
C 
My facts are invented
F 
I sound quite demented
Bb 
Em 
So deluded it beggars belief
D 
It would be such a relief not
Gm 
D 
to give another speech

Verse 5
Gm 
Can someone please say
D 
the impossible?
Gm 
Crowds should be out on the street
C 
F 
I've lost any will to threaten or kill
Bb 
Em 
I'll be easy for you to defeat
D 
And any resistance I meet
I'll beat a retreat
Gm 

Verse 6
D 
Gm 
I'd rather that you didn't shoot me
D 
But I'd quite understand if you did
Gm 
Watch out for the army
The generals will go barmy
D 
At the thought of a takeover bid