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