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The chords are:
G /Gmaj7 /C /D [figure 1]
Em /Em -D /C /C-D [figure 2]
and the lyrics are:
[Repeat figure 1]
Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's serious
Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's really serious
There were times when I could have murdered her,
but you know I would hate anything to happen to her
Would you please let me see her
[Repeat figure 2]
Do you really think she'll pull through?
Do you really think she'll pull through?
[Figure 1]
Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's serious
My, my, my, my, my, my, my baby goodbye
There were times when I could have strangled her
but you know I would hate anything to happen to her
Would you please let me see her?
[Figure 2]
Do you really think she'll pull through?
Do you really think she'll pull through?
[Figure 1]
Let me whisper my last goodbyes
I know it's serious.
I think that should be correct, but if it isn't, it's not far away.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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chris Average |
#1 by chris at Feb 25, 1970 at 3:28 PM EST |
| This is a "The Smiths Song", so dont refer to "The Smiths" as just being Morrissey. | |
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Chris Average |
#2 by Chris Essery at Jul 22, 1971 at 1:23 AM EST |
| I agree with buterflykiss, sort of. The girlfriend in a coma represents how girls (and relationships with them) are almost dead to him. The whisper my last good bye part is him saying "I'll say goodbye fondly, because there were good times" but he's more or less through with women. This doesn't necessarily mean he'll be playing with the other team, although you could interpret it that way. Morrissey always keeps the line of sexuality blurred in his songs. | |
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Abe Lead Player |
#3 by Abe Watson at Sep 8, 1972 at 9:55 PM EST |
| ^ i basically see it like Miss Chainsaw saw it. | |
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IvZ Average |
#4 by IvZ at Apr 19, 1973 at 4:17 AM EST |
| exactly, SwedishFish, the girl's not really in a coma. Seems to me just a little diddy/story he came up with, and it's a great visual way to talk about this guy who is at a stand-still with his girlfriend. this has got to be the shortest Smith's song... | |
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Turd Fergeson Lead Player |
#5 by Turd Fergeson Fergeson at Jan 20, 1975 at 3:18 PM EST |
| buttrefly is correct-o-mundo | |
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Dan The English Wanna Be |
#6 by Dan The English at Jan 23, 1975 at 7:37 AM EST |
| i've always wondered whether he put her in a coma or not. its almost like he's confessing what he did. 'but you know i would hate anything to happen to her'... like he just went pyscho and didn't mean to hurt her. | |
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Mike Wanna Be |
#7 by Mike at Aug 22, 1977 at 2:38 PM EST |
| This was the song that got me obsessed with The Smiths. Wow, I love this song. This line makes me cry every time 'Let me whisper my last goodbyes' | |
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Dark Lead Player |
#8 by Dark Avenger at Sep 7, 1980 at 8:10 PM EST |
| i love how it's so human....he admits how angry she made him,...."there were times when i could have strangled/murdered her' but you know i'd hate anything to happen to her", but he loves her and freaks out that she won't come out of the coma | |
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john Wanna Be |
#9 by john dolmayan at Oct 13, 1980 at 4:47 AM EST |
| hilarious! this song makes me crack up in laughter everytime. morrissey is true. | |
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Ace Average |
#10 by Ace Of Spades at Jan 30, 1981 at 2:43 AM EST |
| I thought this song was just trying to emphasize the bitersweet realilty of being in a relationship. You can care about someone and not always give them a lot of respect. You can also easily hurt someone you care about even though you might not have meant to, or regret it later. It think the song is pretty vague on purpose. I don't think it's about a person who is actually in a coma. It's just a senerio to provide a feeling. It's showing that every relationship has it's good an bad points and when you're put in a traumatic circumstance like that your brain goes through all these thoughts. You briefly get angry at the person and then start to cry because you remembered something great about them.. this song illustrates an emotional rollercoaster that everyone goes through when something bad happens to someone close to them. | |
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Dakota Average |
#11 by Dakota Keyes at Jul 24, 1987 at 1:22 PM EST |
| I think most of Morrisseys songs are full of geuine feelings and emotion but I think sometimes he reaches too far. Other than this song being catchy, I don't think there's nothing more to it. Maybe I'm missing something. | |
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spence Average |
#12 by spence o'brien at Mar 28, 1988 at 9:55 PM EST |
| Lol, I couldnt believe how different this song was to everybody, so I signed up! So first post! I always saw this song as soooo different from what everyone else is saying...I guess I saw it as like, the guy is kinda falling in love, and he's accepting that he's in love, but is going through a kinda bittersweet emotion (Let me whisper my last goodbye, I know its serious) - and 'Do you really think she'll pull through' meaning 'Do you think we'll make it?' Ok, I can see where there might be flaws in my theory lol, but I only got into The Smiths and Morrissey a few months ago, and I love metaphors and stuff, so I guess I saw it all as one big metaphor! HOW fab is this site, though? It's the best best idea for a website I've ever seen! | |
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Alex Lead Player |
#13 by Alex at Dec 8, 1989 at 1:08 PM EST |
| i agree with kaguth on this. | |
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Josh Lead Player |
#14 by Josh Ripley at Mar 3, 1990 at 10:17 PM EST |
| I downloaded this song after I read "Girlfriend in a Coma" by Douglas Coupland. I don't think there's a direct connection, other than the girl's in a coma, but they're both amazing. A must-read and a must-hear, to be cliche. | |
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ashley Wanna Be |
#15 by ashley pudding at Dec 7, 1991 at 3:33 PM EST |
| I read on a Morrissey website that the lyrics were influenced by a movie with a similar theme. Don't remember much more though. | |
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birdman Average |
#16 by birdman ethdh at Jan 20, 1992 at 8:15 PM EST |
| hilarious! this song makes me crack up in laughter everytime. morrissey is true. | |
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tim Rhythm Player |
#17 by tim cronin at Aug 25, 1994 at 3:47 PM EST |
| I ignore that because... Because, yeah, I forgot about that part of the song. Forgive me, but at least my interpretation works for the part I remembered. As for the ending, it makes sense that he'd want to put a conclusion to things, as opposed to just waiting for her to die. Cough cough, covering my ass. | |
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Drake Average |
#18 by Drake Bergman at Jun 24, 1995 at 8:54 AM EST |
| infectious! | |
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Darren Wanna Be |
#19 by Darren Pilton at Aug 25, 1996 at 2:52 PM EST |
| But you ignore the "Let me whisper my last goodyes." Cant interpret a song and not listen to all the lyrics. | |
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Ashley Rhythm Player |
#20 by Ashley 666 at Aug 2, 1999 at 5:44 PM EST |
| i love this song and i also saw the sarcasm in this song. if you picture it, you either come up with two images. he's so distraut that he doesn't want to see her but he keeps asking if she's ok or you can look at it as this nervous paranoid guy who is hiding something.... atleast thats what i noticed. | |
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The Great South Lead Player |
#21 by The Great Southern Trendkill at Jan 28, 2000 at 11:50 PM EST |
| I've always thought that this symbolised him detaching himself from heterosexuality - as if the 'girl' is dying along with his interest in women as sexual beings. Just my opinion though :] | |
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Dudey Average |
#22 by Dudey at Apr 18, 2000 at 1:36 PM EST |
| This song means a lot to my girlfriend and I, it really is our song. I've never beaten her up or put her into a coma, but before we were going out I told her that if she was in a coma I would come and sing this song to her. We were going out 5 days later. So cute! | |
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Jonathan Rhythm Player |
#23 by Jonathan Matuszyk at Aug 13, 2001 at 2:43 AM EST |
| I could've sworn this was one of the most sarcastic and biting songs that ever existed. "Yeah, I know it's serious. Look, doc, do you really think she'll make - no, I don't want to see her - anyways, do you really think she's gonna survive?" Look at it that way. | |
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Aaron Wanna Be |
#24 by Aaron Frederick at Oct 3, 2006 at 12:48 AM EST |
| Yeah I reckon he gave her a smack. | |
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Mikel Average |
#25 by Mikel A. at Sep 7, 2007 at 7:44 PM EST |
| I think its meant to be a boyfriend who is fed up with his girlfriend and is secretly relieved that she is in a Coma because it means he might be rid of her without having to ditch her. At the same time he has to pretend to care. Very black humour. | |
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