The Smiths – Bigmouth Strikes Again (Guitar)

Capo 4
Key
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Chords

Chords: Am x02210 C x32013 D x54030 D/A x54035 Em x22000 Fmaj7 x03210 G 320003 Attention to D and D/A! As you see, Johnny Marr plays D/A just sliding 2 frets from C position (x54035) and D like this (x54030). The important is that you play following the chords, as I wrote them ;)
Riff:
e|-0------------0--------3b-0----0------------0-------3b-0---------|
B|---3--1-1-0-1---3--1-1-----------3-1-1-3-1---3-1-1---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro] Am - C - D/A - D Am - Fmaj7 - G [Verse]
Am         C          D/A   D    Am
Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when

  Fmaj7     G       Am               C          D/A  D  Am  Fmaj7  G
I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head___________________

Am         C         D/A    D    Am
Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking when

  Fmaj7    G         Am                   C       D/A D  Am
I said by rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed._____
[Pre-chorus]
Fmaj7        G               Am        C     D/A D
  And now I know how Joan of Arc felt, now I know how

        Am        Fmaj7  G        Am
Joan of Arc felt,____ _____as the flames rose

             C            D/A D     Am          Fmaj7  G
to her Roman nose and her Walkman started to melt_______
[Solo] Am - C - D/A - D - Am - Fmaj7 - G x4 [Chorus]
 Am              C    D/A
Bigmouth la da da da da

 Am               Fmaj7  G
Bigmouth la da da da

         Am                         C            D/A  D
Bigmouth strikes again and I've got no right to take my place with the

Am       Fmaj7  G
human race

 Am              C    D/A
Bigmouth la da da da da

 Am               Fmaj7  G
Bigmouth la da da da

         Am                         C            D/A  D
Bigmouth strikes again and I've got no right to take my place with the

Am       Fmaj7
human race
[Pre-chorus]
           G               Am        C     D/A D
And now I know how Joan of Arc felt, now I know how

        Am        Fmaj7  G        Am
Joan of Arc felt,____ _____as the flames rose

             C            D/A D         Am          Fmaj7  G
to her Roman nose and her hearing aid started to melt_______
[Bridge] Em - D - Em - Fmaj7 - G Em - D - Em - Fmaj7 - G [Chorus]
 Am              C    D/A
Bigmouth la da da da da

 Am               Fmaj7  G
Bigmouth la da da da

         Am                         C            D/A  D
Bigmouth strikes again and I've got no right to take my place with the

Am       Fmaj7  G
human race

 Am              C    D/A
Bigmouth la da da da da

 Am               Fmaj7  G
Bigmouth la da da da

         Am                         C            D/A  D
Bigmouth strikes again and I've got no right to take my place with the

Am       Fmaj7  G
human race

 Am              C    D/A
Bigmouth la da da da da

 Am               Fmaj7  G
Bigmouth la da da da

         Am                         C            D/A  D
Bigmouth strikes again and I've got no right to take my place with the

Am       Fmaj7  G
human race

 Am              C    D/A
Bigmouth la da da da da

 Am               Fmaj7  G
Bigmouth la da da da

         Am                         C            D/A  D
Bigmouth strikes again and I've got no right to take my place with the

Am       Fmaj7  G
human race
(fade out)