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Subject: The Smiths: There is a Light that Never Goes Out
To: jamesb@nevada.edu
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1992 14:30:56 -0800 (PST)
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There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
by The Smiths
Transcribed by John S. Jacob (jsjacob@soda.berkeley.edu)
The lyrics are right out of the insert to "The Smiths I Best..."
Yes, the chords sound picked, but I prefer to pound out (strum)
the chords and sing along. I mean, aren't these lyrics so
uplifting?! ;-)
As for rhythm, I always say go find a recording -- it's much
easier than trying to get it from a transcription (or to put
it into one, for that matter...)
Intro:
Am F G
Am G Am G F C G
Take me out tonight
Am G
where there's music and there's people
Am G F C G
who are young and alive
Am G Am G
Driving in your car
F C
I never never want to go home
G Am G Am G
because I haven't got one
F C G
anymore
Am G Am G F C G
Take me out tonight
Am G
because I want to see people and I
Am G F C G
want to see lights
Am G Am G
Driving in your car
F C
oh please don't drop me home
G Am G
because it's not my home, it's their
Am G F C G
home, and I'm welcome no more
Chorus:
Em F
G C Am
And if a double-decker bus
F G
crashes into us
C
to die by your side
F G
such a heavenly way to die
C Am
And if a ten ton truck
F G
kills the both of us
C
to die by your side
F G
the pleasure the privilege is mine
Am G Am G F C G
Take me out tonight
Am G Am G F C G
oh take me anywhere, I don't care
Am G Am
And in the darkened underpass
G F C G
I thought Oh God, my chance has come at last
Am G
(but then a strange fear gripped me and I
Am G F C G
just couldn't ask)
Am G Am G F C G
Take me out tonight
Am G Am G F C G
take me anywhere, I don't care
Am G Am G
Just driving in your car
F C
I never never want to go home
G Am G Am G
because I haven't got one
F C G
I haven't got one
Chorus
Am G Am G
There is a light and it never goes out
F C G
There is a light and it never goes out
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Freddy Badass |
#1 by Freddy Timmons at Sep 11, 1970 at 1:16 AM EST |
| Excuse me "Miss Chainsaw", but how could you think that "And if a double-decker bus crashes in to us to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die" was not about true love?????? It is and I'm with Chloe Le Fav on the afraid of rejection idea. The bit about "its not my home" is also about rejection, a feeling of not being good enough or accepted by your own family. | |
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jamie Lead Player |
#2 by jamie soad at Oct 1, 1973 at 9:58 AM EST |
| this song is absolutely amazing and got me hooked on the smiths. as soon as i heard that bass line... btw the lyrics are "take me *out* tonight" it's such a beautiful, quirky, strangely affecting little tale of true love. The Doom Generation...thanx for reminding me..that was one disturbing movie. it was also a load of shit | |
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Josh Average |
#3 by Josh Smith at Jan 20, 1974 at 1:46 AM EST |
| The whole song is humerously romantic and one of my favorite songs. | |
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Chad Wanna Be |
#4 by Chad Barri at Feb 10, 1974 at 7:27 PM EST |
| if there is good 80's music, this is it. well, this and the cure and U2. but yeah, this song is adorably charming. | |
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dylan Average |
#5 by dylan pesino at Feb 6, 1976 at 4:46 AM EST |
| i always thought it was someone's plea for a more exciting life. wanting to get out of the small towns and into the big cities. i also thought that the singer didn't know the person they were in the car of, like a hitch hiker, and the 'oh god my chance has come at last' was about losing your virginity in a one night stand with a stranger. i never got the impression it was about real love. i love the way such a strong line as 'there is a light that never goes out' makes me think of tacky neon nightclub signs. | |
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Alexander Wanna Be |
#6 by Alexander Taule at Nov 1, 1976 at 8:13 AM EST |
| I think it's a death wish of sorts. Two people in a car, one of whom (the narrator) is in love, but isafraid to admi, because he thinks he might be rejected. He obviously is not incredibly happy (he also lived with his parents and just got kicked out of the house), but he feels content with his belovèd, and wishes he could die right then at the one good moment of his life. | |
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Jesus Average |
#7 by Jesus Christ at Jan 28, 1978 at 2:47 PM EST |
| such an amazing song! | |
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Anthony Average |
#8 by Anthony Pardee at May 22, 1979 at 5:15 PM EST |
| Fantastic song which collocates humour with the theme of love. You can't get much better than The Snmiths IMO :) | |
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Ace Average |
#9 by Ace Of Spades at Jul 9, 1981 at 9:49 PM EST |
| really romantic. beautiful. | |
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NICK Wanna Be |
#10 by NICK COGHLAN at Nov 7, 1981 at 6:07 AM EST |
| i have a smiths shirt that says "And if a double-decker bus crashes in to us to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die". it's so great. so is this song. | |
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Bobby Rhythm Player |
#11 by Bobby McCorkle at Dec 19, 1981 at 12:03 AM EST |
| trying to avoid problems and staying in the moments of happiness as long as you can. i think this part "and in the darkened underpass I thought Oh God, my chance has come at last but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask" is about him contemplating suicide and not being able to go through it. | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#12 by Matt Cromwell at Jun 2, 1982 at 8:43 PM EST |
| this song always, gave me the hope of being able to get away, but in reality just being stuck, where i always will be. great song though. | |
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bobby Rhythm Player |
#13 by bobby volm at Aug 5, 1983 at 11:26 AM EST |
| The song is far more simple than people like to admit. The narrator is hopelessly in love and its just another one of his problems. Its a simple protestation of almost unfathomable love coupled with the narrator's self-loathing of his own lack of self confidence "oh God my chance has come at last, but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldnt ask." Simple, stupidly beautiful though. | |
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bob Average |
#14 by bob fred at Apr 12, 1984 at 6:53 AM EST |
| "and in the darkened underpass I thought Oh God, my chance has come at last but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask" Morrissey himself has said that these lines are the only ones from his songs that really strike him- apparently hearing this always shocks him. Make of that what you will. | |
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kelson Average |
#15 by kelson white at Jan 18, 1987 at 10:07 PM EST |
| I've been a Smiths fan for a short while and yet I somehow never came across this song until lastnight, when a very special girl asked me to play it with her as we listened together over the internet. I was near tears after the second listen. The song HAS to be about true love, not a one night thing. He's talking about someone SO special that dying is actually less important than simply being with that person! | |
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bogex Rhythm Player |
#16 by bogex luna at Feb 26, 1992 at 1:58 PM EST |
| my favorite smiths song ever. I have to admit to making my (now ex, but no bitterness) boyfriend listen to this song when I wanted him to get into the Smiths. and of course, he asked if there was any other meaning into my making him listen to that particular song... I couldn't say no. Morrissey always succeeds in creating the most romantic songs. | |
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camilo Average |
#17 by camilo velasquez at Dec 7, 1992 at 1:50 AM EST |
| To me, this song is about his homosexuality and his family's disapproval of it. He asks his friend to take him away and possibly tries to express his feelings for him, but can't. | |
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Dylan Rhythm Player |
#18 by Dylan Fitzgerald at Mar 17, 1999 at 7:06 PM EST |
| I believe all the "take me home" lyrics are supposed to be "take me OUT"! I dont know what song you were listening to cause Moz clearly says "....take me out tonight" Great song by the way. Have you guys seen the video or heard the live version of this song? both really great. | |
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Laurence Average |
#19 by Laurence Alam at May 5, 1999 at 7:24 PM EST |
| not something to cry about though... | |
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Razor Wanna Be |
#20 by Razor Edge at Jul 27, 2001 at 5:55 AM EST |
| One of my favorites from The Smiths too. I don't know how familiar everyone is with Gregg Araki's movie The Doom Generation, but this song always makes me think of the relationship the two main characters have. There's a scene in the movie also that really goes along with this song where the guy wishes that they'd both die together in a firey explosion at once because he can't bear to miss her. Anyway, I think the song is more about true love than a one night stand. | |
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MelissA Average |
#21 by MelissA at Sep 12, 2003 at 5:12 PM EST |
| Beautiful song, indeed. | |
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The other James Wanna Be |
#22 by The other James Molina at Jan 7, 2005 at 6:19 AM EST |
| In the book "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", which I thought was pretty mediocre and sort of sappy, there was one part I really liked about a song that makes the main character feel immortal. For me, this is the song that makes me feel "immortal". There is NOTHING like driving around with this blasting out of your speakers at night. | |
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HammerOffFreak Professional |
#23 by HammerOffFreak at Feb 9, 2006 at 6:16 AM EST |
| i heard morrissey wrote this song for elvis. | |
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ToRRi Average |
#24 by ToRRi L at Jun 25, 2006 at 3:54 AM EST |
| The first time I heard this song I thought it sounded familiar and it was! I'd actually heard it first in SPANISH. Mikel Erentxun (or however you spell his last name) atually made a remake of this song but in spanish. The song is exactly the same and the lyrics are almost the same. It's titled "Esta Luz Nunca Se Apagara". Both of the songs are great. First it was my fav. in spanish and now in english | |
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David Rhythm Player |
#25 by David Bradley at Aug 7, 2007 at 12:49 AM EST |
| The song is far more simple than people like to admit. The narrator is hopelessly in love and its just another one of his problems. Its a simple protestation of almost unfathomable love coupled with the narrator's self-loathing of his own lack of self confidence "oh God my chance has come at last, but then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldnt ask." Simple, stupidly beautiful though. | |
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