Biography:
The Smiths were a rock band which formed in 1982 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The band consisted of Morrissey (vocals, lyrics), Johnny Marr (guitar, music), Mike Joyce (drums) and Andy Rourke (bass). Hugely influential, The Smiths lasted all of five years from 1982 to 1987, releasing during this period four studio albums (The Smiths, Meat Is Murder, The Queen Is Dead and Strangeways, Here We Come) and three compilation albums (Hatful Of Hollow, The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs).
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Other songs:
- A Rush And A Push And The Land Is Ours
- Ask
- Asleep
- Bigmouth Strikes Again
- Cemetery Gates
- Frankly Mr. Shankly
- Girlfriend In A Coma
- Hand In Glove
- Heaven Know I'm Miserable Now (alternative)
- Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
- Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now
- How Soon Is Now
- How Soon Is Now (charmed Theme)
- I Know Its Over
- Paint A Vulgar Picture
- Panic
- Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want
- Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want (alt Ver)
- Pretty Girls Make Graves
- Reel Around The Fountain
- Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
- Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
- There Is A Light And It Never Goes Out
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (easier Key)
- This Charming Man
- What Difference Does It Make
- Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
- Please, Please, Please
- Stretch Out And Wait
- Accept Yourself
- Cemetry Gates
- Death Of A Disco Dancer
- Frankly Mr Shankly
- Girl Afraid
- Golden Lights
- Half A Person
- Headmaster Ritual
- I Dont Owe You Anything
- I Started Something
- I Want The One I Cant Have
- I Wont Share You
- Is It Really So Strange
- Jeane
- Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
- Margaret On The Guillotine
- Meat Is Murder
- Money Changes Everything
- Never Had No One Ever
- Nowhere Fast
- Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
- Rubber Ring
- Rusholme Ruffians
- Shakespeares Sister
- Sheila Take A Bow
- Shelia Take A Bow
- Shoplifters Of The World Unite
- Still Ill
- Stop Me If You Think Youve Heard This One Before
- Suffer Little Children
- Sweet And Tender Hooligan
- That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore
- The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
- The Headmaster Ritual
- The Queen Is Dead
- These Things Take Time
- This Night Has Opened My Eyes
- Unhappy Birthday
- Unloveable
- Vicar In A Tutu
- Well I Wonder
- What Do You See In Him
- What She Said
- William It Was Really Nothing
- Wonderful Woman
- Work Is A Four Letter Word
- You Just Havent Earned It Yet Baby
- Youve Got Everything Now
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This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
These work well enough for playing the song on the acoustic, even if they're a far cry from Johnny Marr's
actual guitar work on the song!
[Intro]
E9 D9
F#m F#m F#m A
F#m F#m F#m A
[Verse 1]
F#m A
As merry as the days were long
C#m E
I was right and you were wrong
F#m F#m F#m A
F#m A
Back at the old grey school
C#m E
I would win and you would lose
F#m F#m F#m A
[Bridge]
C#m A G#m F#m A
But you've got everything now
C#m A G#m F#m
You've got everything now
A C#m E F#m
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
A C#m A
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
[Chorus 1]
E B A
No, I've never had a job
B F#m
Because I've never wanted one
C#m A
I've seen you smile
B E D E B
But I've never really heard you laugh
A B F#m
So who is rich and who is poor?
C#m A B
I cannot say... oh
E D
Ah...
E B A B
F#m
You are your mother's only son
C#m A B
And you're a desperate one
E D
Oh...
E B
A B F#m
But I don't want a lover
C#m A
I just want to be seen...
B E D C#m
Oh...
C#m F#m A
In the back of your car
[Verse 2]
F#m A
A friendship sadly lost?
C#m E
Well this is true...and yet, it's false
F#m A
Oh...
F#m A
And did I ever
F#m A
Tell you, by the way?
C#m E
I never did like your face
F#m A
Oh...
[Bridge]
C#m A G#m F#m A
But you've got everything now
C#m A G#m F#m
You've got everything now
A C#m E F#m
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
A C#m A
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
[Chorus 2]
E B A
No, I've never had a job
B F#m
Because I'm too shy
C#m A
I've seen you smile
B E D E B
But I've never really heard you laugh
A B F#m
So who is rich and who is poor?
C#m A B
I cannot say... oh
E D
Ah...
E B A B
F#m
You are your mother's only son
C#m A B
And you're a desperate one
E D
Oh...
E B
A B F#m
But I don't want a lover
C#m A
I just want to be tied...
B
oh...
[Outro]
E D
A C D E
To the back of your car
D A C D
To the back of your car
E D
To the back of your car
A C D
To the back of your car
E D
To the back of your car
A C D
To the back of your car
E D
Oh...
A
actual guitar work on the song!
[Intro]
E9 D9
F#m F#m F#m A
F#m F#m F#m A
[Verse 1]
F#m A
As merry as the days were long
C#m E
I was right and you were wrong
F#m F#m F#m A
F#m A
Back at the old grey school
C#m E
I would win and you would lose
F#m F#m F#m A
[Bridge]
C#m A G#m F#m A
But you've got everything now
C#m A G#m F#m
You've got everything now
A C#m E F#m
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
A C#m A
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
[Chorus 1]
E B A
No, I've never had a job
B F#m
Because I've never wanted one
C#m A
I've seen you smile
B E D E B
But I've never really heard you laugh
A B F#m
So who is rich and who is poor?
C#m A B
I cannot say... oh
E D
Ah...
E B A B
F#m
You are your mother's only son
C#m A B
And you're a desperate one
E D
Oh...
E B
A B F#m
But I don't want a lover
C#m A
I just want to be seen...
B E D C#m
Oh...
C#m F#m A
In the back of your car
[Verse 2]
F#m A
A friendship sadly lost?
C#m E
Well this is true...and yet, it's false
F#m A
Oh...
F#m A
And did I ever
F#m A
Tell you, by the way?
C#m E
I never did like your face
F#m A
Oh...
[Bridge]
C#m A G#m F#m A
But you've got everything now
C#m A G#m F#m
You've got everything now
A C#m E F#m
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life
A C#m A
Oh, what a mess I've made of my life
[Chorus 2]
E B A
No, I've never had a job
B F#m
Because I'm too shy
C#m A
I've seen you smile
B E D E B
But I've never really heard you laugh
A B F#m
So who is rich and who is poor?
C#m A B
I cannot say... oh
E D
Ah...
E B A B
F#m
You are your mother's only son
C#m A B
And you're a desperate one
E D
Oh...
E B
A B F#m
But I don't want a lover
C#m A
I just want to be tied...
B
oh...
[Outro]
E D
A C D E
To the back of your car
D A C D
To the back of your car
E D
To the back of your car
A C D
To the back of your car
E D
To the back of your car
A C D
To the back of your car
E D
Oh...
A
