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Rent
Written by Tennant/Lowe
Transcribed by Andreas Ahlfors
C F/C Bm E F G
Am F G Em x2
Am F
You dress me up, I’m your puppet
G Em
You buy me things, I love it
Am F
You bring me food, I need it
G Em
You give me love, I feed it
Am F G Em Am
And look at the two of us in sympathy with everything we see
F G Em C
I never wanted anything, it’s easy, you buy whatever I need
F/C Bm E F
But look at my hopes, look at my dreams, the currency we’ve spent
G Am F G Am
I love you, you pay my rent I love you, you pay my rent
Am F G Em x2
You phoned me in the evening on hearsay and bought me caviar
You took me to a restaurant off Broadway to tell me who you are
We never ever argue, we never calculate the currency we’ve spent
I love you, you pay my rent x3
I’m your puppet, I love it
And look at the two of us in sympathy and sometimes ecstasy
Words mean so little and money less, when you’re lying next to me
But look at my hopes, look at my dreams, the currency we’ve spent
I love you, you pay my rent
I love you, you pay my rent
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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(DDD Bass Gu Rhythm Player |
#1 by (DDD Bass Guitar/Backup Vocals) Jeff Fritts at Jun 17, 1975 at 2:57 PM EST |
| hehehe...I think this song rocks...Or is that just me? You can hear the guilt in his voice, and yeah this song is self explanatory...but its great | |
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goofy Rhythm Player |
#2 by goofy at Apr 18, 1980 at 10:11 AM EST |
| As the comment above states, its about someone who will love someone else for money "I love you, you pay my rent" pretty much sums it up. A very "hurt" song and you can hear in his voice the shame of what the song is about, makes this more of an iconic song. | |
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Joe Average |
#3 by Joe Miller at Oct 5, 1982 at 12:18 AM EST |
| Neil Tennant has said that this is sung from the perspective of a kept, younger mistress - something very much talked about in the 80s when this was written. a great song, but i always thought that it was "i'm your poppet, i love it" which i think is sweet. shame. thier best song, i would say. | |
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David Average |
#4 by David Tims at Sep 18, 1984 at 12:15 PM EST |
| this is obviously about rentboys. good, self-explanatory lyrics. the singing conveys feelings helplessness and sadness. He pays his rent and he loves him, it's so easy. "You give me love, I feed it" is also a good line. | |
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Josh Professional |
#5 by Josh Wilson at Mar 16, 1990 at 6:39 PM EST |
| I have always thought this to be the very best Pet Shop Boys song, but it never occurred to me it was actually about rent boys until reading the comments above! Mind you, I was young and naive enough when I first heard it over 20 years ago to assume that the person he is singing to is necessarily a woman! In fact, of course, it's about a kept man and the nature of all such relationships. Terribly sad and also a comment on 1980s life, as were all the Boys' songs at the time, it remains nevertheless timeless and seminal. The irony in the repeated lline 'It's so easy' is particularly moving. | |
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The Masta The Muther F*ing Masta! |
#6 by The Masta at Feb 3, 2004 at 3:22 PM EST |
| Strange that, I thought it was about a woman too, since I was about 8 or nine years old. It only just occured to me at lunchtime (it was on the radio), it was about rent boys, how naive am I??? Must remember not to sing along too enthusiasticly next time. | |
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