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Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 09:01:29 -0800 (PST)
From: ABRAHA'N GARZA
Subject: MORRISSEY:TAB:SPEEDWAY
"SPEEDWAY"
FROM MORRISSEY'S
FIFTH SOLO STUDIO
ALBUM
"VAUXHALL AND I"
C#m E
And when you slam down the hammer
A (STRUM AND MUTE)
can you see it in your heart??
*instrumental*
C#m B A E
C#m B A E
{SOC}
C#m B A
All of the rumors keeping me grounded
E C#m
I never said, I never said
B A
That they were completely unfounded
{EOC}
C#m E
So when you slam down the hammer
A(BARRED)
can you see it in your heart??
G#
Can you delve so low??
C#m E
And when you're standing on my fingers
A
Can you see it in your heart??
C#m
And when you try to break my spirit
E
It won't work(live...Morrissey said "happen" instead of work)
A(BARRED)
Because there's nothing left to break
G#
Ahhhhhhh anymore
*Chorus*
C#m
You won't sleep
E
Until the earth that wants me
A(BARRED)
Finally has me
G#
Ohhh you've done it now
C#m
You won't rest
E
Until the the hearse that becomes me
A(BARRED)
Finally takes me
G#
Ohhh you've done it now!!
C#m
You won't smile
E
Until my loving mouth
A
Is shut good and proper
E (LET RING)
FOREVER
*instrumental*
C#m B A E
C#m B A E
*chorus*
C#M
And all those lies
B A(BARRED)///G#
Written lies, twisted lies
(you get the idea).....
Well they weren't, they weren't lies
They weren't lies
I never said, I never said
I could have mentioned your name
I could have dragged you in
Guilt by implication
By association I've always been true to you
In my my own sick way
I've always been true to you
In my own strange way
I'll always be true to you
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Rob Average |
#1 by Rob Jones at Oct 6, 1971 at 1:03 PM EST |
| I don't know if it's aimed at a man or a woman, and I wish people would stop on about it unless it's absolutely core to the song - like "Dear God, Please Help Me." This is exactly why he says he's celibate (well there's obviously some question of that with the new album) because it shouldn't matter. I think there's a lot of emotional weight in this song, be it via blame, condemnation and or just feeling lost: "And when you try to break my spirit It won't work because there's nothing left to break " So brilliantly put. Maybe it is about Marr, saying that he was part of the royalties debacle but he always took the full blame. But I don't think Marr has ever expressed any dislike for Morrissey, more confusion and bygones. And yes, that tribal beat at the end is fantastic. | |
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Dylan Average |
#2 by Dylan Donovan at Feb 27, 1972 at 10:44 PM EST |
| Amazing and very underrated song. It makes you second guess Morrissey once you think you know him. | |
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Eric Average |
#3 by Eric Zinkhon at Nov 28, 1975 at 9:11 AM EST |
| I assume this is about the situation regarding that court case against Mike Joyce. Slam down the hammer, guilt by implication, etc. How kick ass is that drum fill at the end? | |
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ben Rhythm Player |
#4 by ben kurkul at Jan 29, 1979 at 4:13 PM EST |
| It's about all of the rumors the media makes up about him. He's accepting guilt, if only to shut them the hell up. They totaly ruined his carreer in the 90's, especially the NME. But perhaps he provoked them. There was that preformance of National Front Disco where he wrapped himself in the Union Jack Hmm. | |
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Thomas Average |
#5 by Thomas Buckman at Feb 24, 1987 at 7:37 AM EST |
| The title is almost certainly a thinly veiled reference to Johnny Marr. In the Guardian a few weeks back there was an article on Marr, who listed 10 important things in his life. One of them was a badge for the Belle Vue Aces speedway team. Apparently Marr often goes to watch speedway racing, so it has to be about him in my opinion. | |
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Austin Rhythm Player |
#6 by Austin at Jan 16, 1989 at 9:40 PM EST |
| It does appear to be about that court case, slamming hammers and all... The last part of the song may relate to him taking all the flak from the press when Marr had only done exactly as he had done... Mind you, can you imagine Mozzer in court? His mouth would be working for the prosecution! | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#7 by Matt Beach at Feb 24, 1991 at 10:31 PM EST |
| This song is gorgeous. Personally I like to imagine that it is about Johnny Marr. | |
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More Cowbell Lead Player |
#8 by More Cowbell at Nov 26, 1992 at 7:56 PM EST |
| I think this is the most intelligent and personal song Morrissey has ever written and I agree its also very underated. It does remind you of the court case but I'm sure that happened after this song was written. The slamming of the hammer I think is a metaphor for people judging him, in particular the press. They are the ones who wont rest until hes dead, or until his career is dead. Remember the racism allegations? Yet he could also be writing about an individual person. Thats the genius of this song. Thats why its my favourite Morrissey song. The listener can simply add in who they believe the song is about and for me that has been entirely true. And the drum fill is amazing. The more I listen to it the more brilliant it becomes. Genius!!! | |
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Hey Retard Wanna Be |
#9 by Hey Retard at Jul 28, 1999 at 3:43 PM EST |
| I don't know...Morrissey HATES Joyce...wishes him pain...this song sounds more like he loves the person..deeply. Could it be about Marr? | |
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Jon Wanna Be |
#10 by Jon Leff at Dec 22, 2002 at 5:57 AM EST |
| This is a totally underrated song. One of my favorites. | |
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Bodom Lake Murd Average |
#11 by Bodom Lake Murderer at Jun 10, 2004 at 11:48 AM EST |
| I don't see the married man part, it just seems a bit more straight forward to me. He knows a secret, he got busted for something, and he took all the heat for it because he is in love with whomever else is implicated. and lights, this is such a great song. | |
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jimmy Wanna Be |
#12 by jimmy rodrigues at Feb 15, 2007 at 1:29 AM EST |
| Accordin to his own interviews, he stopped being celibate about 10-11 years ago (check The Face 1997 interview, the Janice Long 2002 BBC interview, the NME 2006 interview) and if you're so bloody interested, he's bisexual (check the Face 1990 interview and the Observer 1992 interview) - though he doesn't use the actual word because he hates labels. Who exactly he loves or who he sleeps with and if he is sleeping with anyone at all, he doesn't say and shouldn't be your business anyway. Are you all satisfied now?! Can we please move on?! Who or what this song is actually about, I don't know. Some of these interpretations are ridiculous enough (wow, how exactly did you see that it was about an affair with a married man?! why not a married woman? or why not an unmarried man/woman, a cat... :D), but not as ridiculous as the NME's interpretation - they thought it he was adressing them and that he meant that the racist allegations were true... yeah, right. In any case, anyone can interpret it however they like it. | |
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Will Wanna Be |
#13 by Will Hay at Sep 29, 2007 at 8:15 PM EST |
| Okay I'm guessing this song is about him having an affair with a married man, and this other person who he has had a relationship with is so scared that Morrissey himself just might tell everyone about there sordid encounters, but for Morrissey it goes far deeper, he loves him in his own sick way, and would never say a word about it, but is so angry this person would think he would tell a soul. | |
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