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From: pkang@acsu.buffalo.edu (Pablo Kang)
The song starts out with F#.
After that, you hear that part where he starts hammering on the
guitar. The chord progression is:
A -> D -> G (2X)
Then:
Bm -> G -> A (-> D? I forget)
During the bridge, there's a change of key.
The progression starts with F#.
I can't remember everything, but I'll post the whole thing when I
have time. Hope the chords will help you out a bit though.
(By the way, Marr definitally only uses bar chords)
pablo
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Ace Average |
#1 by Ace Of Spades at May 8, 1972 at 7:03 AM EST |
| 'y did the smiths breakup?' Band tensions had been running high for a long time, especially since Johnny Marr preferred to have John Porter as the producer, while Morrissey preferred Stephen Street. Morrissey was accused of sabotaging a few songs, such as Ask, and it apparantly started to get unworkable. They were forced to take on a new manager who (for reasons I can't remember) they couldn't work with at all, and so he was fired and replaced by Johnny Marr, who eventually got sick of it and decided to take a break. However, they then had to record b-sides for the Girlfriend In A Coma single, and they got in an argument because Morrissey wanted to (and eventually did) do a Cilla Black cover. Marr left the band, and they eventually decided to split up rather than attempt to replace him. If anyone else wants to correct me on any points there, go ahead. | |
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Drake Average |
#2 by Drake Bergman at Feb 18, 1976 at 4:10 AM EST |
| infotainment.. most is right although not sure where you are getting all your info from - I note you were not even born when the Smiths split up! - but hey, you certainly have good tastse!! | |
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The Great South Lead Player |
#3 by The Great Southern Trendkill at Aug 30, 1977 at 2:20 AM EST |
| Morrissey tells us how the record company truely operates. Eating you up and spitting you up. The dead star, perhaps Morrissey was preparing us for the Smith's breakup? | |
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Dylan Average |
#4 by Dylan Ruiz at Feb 25, 1980 at 7:44 PM EST |
| When Morrissey cites "sycophantic slags", it's supposedly a direct attack on over zealous band groupies... or just groupies in general. Who really knows? | |
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jake Average |
#5 by jake battkoo at May 29, 1985 at 11:05 AM EST |
| And I would suggest that the "sycophantic slags" are the record company executives taking credit for knowing (the true essence of) the artist, rather than groupies... | |
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dalton Average |
#6 by dalton hoffman at Jul 24, 1985 at 11:15 AM EST |
| I really love this song. I agree that it does a good job of showing the ups and downs of the music business.... and how it's so hard to refuse it. "You could have said no, if you wanted to / You could have walked away, couldn't you?" Kind of a price-of-fame song. The "true love" at the end is himself, given the "On their hands, at last, a dead star.... / But they can never taint you in my eyes / They can never touch you now." I love the title of this song, and the line: "And if it fails to recoup, well maybe: 'You just haven't erned it yet, baby.'" | |
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Kyle Rhythm Player |
#7 by Kyle Wait I Aint Telling You at Apr 29, 1991 at 11:00 AM EST |
| Also the NME acted like a catalyst for the smiths split, announcing marr had left, when in fact he had taken a holiday as stated earlier. This led to Mozza not talking to the NME until he released "You are the quarry". | |
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logan Average |
#8 by logan cook at Aug 8, 1991 at 2:43 PM EST |
| definitely a small defining of what the Smiths are all about | |
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Jake Wanna Be |
#9 by Jake Stewart at May 3, 1992 at 6:08 AM EST |
| I thought he stopped talking to the NME because of their scathing review of the Madness thing, when he was bottled off stage after performing The National Front Disco while waving a Union Jack? I could be wrong so feel free to correct me on that! | |
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Len Badass |
#10 by Len cullum at Feb 12, 1996 at 10:35 AM EST |
| "You just haven't earned it yet, baby" -Geoff Travis "Paint a vulgar picture" -Oscar Wilde | |
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Austin Average |
#11 by Austin Schrauben at Jan 15, 1998 at 11:36 PM EST |
| What a gorgeous song... Apparently about 60s singer Billy Fury who died in relative obscurity at age 42 - another one of Moz's musical obsessions/inspirations. Does anyone know if he met Billy Fury when he was young as described in the song? | |
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Cohen Wanna Be |
#12 by Cohen B at May 31, 2000 at 8:32 PM EST |
| great, great song. it is ironic, though, given the fact that there are roughly 20 smiths songs that appear on multiple albums ("Buy both, and feel deceived..."). at any rate, the song effectively communicates the ups and downs of fame and the music biz. | |
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Taylor Lead Player |
#13 by Taylor Dutton at Nov 19, 2000 at 4:52 PM EST |
| Also the NME acted like a catalyst for the smiths split, announcing marr had left, when in fact he had taken a holiday as stated earlier. This led to Mozza not talking to the NME until he released "You are the quarry". | |
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marc Professional |
#14 by marc at Feb 10, 2002 at 5:38 AM EST |
| This song gives me the chills, given Moz's current situation-- reissue, repackage, repackage!" Until he releases new stuff, the record co's that own the older will doubtlessly give us "Best ofs Morrissey"-- and there's not a damn thin ghe can do about it. The irony is that this song was directed at the larger labels (I believe the SMiths were on Rough Trade, a smaller label when this was written) and now Moz refuses to sign with a smaller label, though he has a full CD recorded. AAARGH!! | |
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Jake Average |
#15 by Jake Bounds at Aug 9, 2006 at 4:28 PM EST |
| y did the smiths breakup? | |
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