The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Guitar Tab)
Capo 4
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Chords
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NOTE: this tab is based on the performances presented in the next videos
Excerpt A from BBC's "The Story of the Guitar" series - http://goo.gl/AnJMvo
Excerpt B from BBC's "The Story of the Guitar" series - http://goo.gl/rPW7iq
Some of the information presented in "Smiths On Guitar" blog - http://goo.gl/fbs0uZ
And my Guitar Pro submission, currently available in UG - http://goo.gl/rr6Kqi
I highly recommend watching both excerpts to grasp J. Marr's strumming & flow.
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Chords (low to high, in order of appearance)
Dm XX0231 Fmaj7 X33210 G 320003 Am7 X02013 Am7* X02010 C/G 3X2010 Em XX2000
FM7+11 (FM7add11) X33200 C X32010 Dm XX0231
INTRO
Dm Fmaj7 G |-1-----|-0-0-0-0---------| |-3-----|-1-1-1-1---0-0---| |-2-----|-2-2-2-2---0-0---| |-0-----|-3-3-3-3---0-0---| |-------|-3-3-3-3---2-2---| |-------|-----------3-3---|
VERSE I
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G || -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- || || -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- || ||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o|| ||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o|| || -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- || || ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x4 let ring
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Take me out tonight
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Where there's music and there's people who are young and ali--------ve
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car I never, never want to go home
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G
Because I haven't got one
Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
Anymore
VERSE II
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G || -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- || || -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- || ||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o|| ||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o|| || -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- || || ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x4 | let ring
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| Overdub guitar (sounds faintly on original record) || ---0-----0---0---|-----------------|---0-----0---0---|---0------------- || || -1---1-----------|-1-----0---------|---1-----1---1---|-1-1---3--------- || ||o-0-----0---------|-----------2---0-h-2-----2---------|-0---0-----0---0-o|| ||o-2---------------|-----2---------0-h-3---------------|-2---0---0-------o|| || -0---------0---0-|---0-----0---0---|-----------3---3-|-3-----------0--- || || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x4
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Take me out tonight
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Because I want to see people and I want to see life
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car Oh, please don't drop me home
G Am7 * C/G
Because it's not my home, it's their home
Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
And I'm welcome no more
Dm Fmaj7 G |-1-----|-0-0-0-0---------| |-3-----|-1-1-1-1---0-0---| |-2-----|-2-2-2-2---0-0---| |-0-----|-3-3-3-3---0-0---| |-------|-3-3-3-3---2-2---| |-------|-----------3-3---|
CHORUS
C Am7 * Fmaj7 G || -0-----0-0-----3-|---3---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-------| || -1-----1-1-----1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1-----1-|---1---1-1-0-0---| ||o-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-0-0---| ||o-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3-0-0---| || -3-----3-3-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-3-----0-|---3---3-3-2-2---| || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-3---| C Fmaj7 Dm |--------------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0------1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1- || |-0---0-0-0----1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1------3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3- || |-0---0-0-0----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2------2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-0---0-0-0----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----3-3------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-o|| |-2---2-2-2----3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----3-3--------|----------------- || |-3---3-3-3------|-----------------|------------------|----------------- ||x2
C Am7 *
And if a double-decker bus
Fmaj7 G
Crashes into us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Is such a heavenly way to die
C Am7 *
And if a ten ton truck
Fmaj7 G
Kills the both of us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine
VERSE III
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G || -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- || || -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- || ||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o|| ||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o|| || -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- || || ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x4
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11
Take me out tonight
C G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
G Am7* C/G Em Am7
And in the darkened un--derpass
* C/G Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
I thought "Oh, God! My chance has come at last"
G Am7 * C/G
But then a strange fear gripped me
Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
And I just couldn't ask
VERSE IV
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
|| -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- ||
|| -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- ||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o||
||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o||
|| -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- ||
|| ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x4|
| String ensemble (synth) arr. for guitar - not relative to capo - 1 octave lower
|| -----------------|-----*-----------|-4h5r4h5r4h5r4h5-r-4h5r4h5r4h5----- ||
|| ---------4-------|-5---------------|-----------------|-------------5-4- ||
||o-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x4
*: 7 on first & third time, 9 on second & fourth timeAm7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11
Take me out tonight
C G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car I never, never want to go home
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 *
Because I haven't got one, no, I don't
C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
No, I haven't got one
Dm Fmaj7 G |-1-----|-0-0-0-0---------| |-3-----|-1-1-1-1---0-0---| |-2-----|-2-2-2-2---0-0---| |-0-----|-3-3-3-3---0-0---| |-------|-3-3-3-3---2-2---| |-------|-----------3-3---|
CHORUS
C Am7 * Fmaj7 G || -0-----0-0-----3-|---3---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-------| || -1-----1-1-----1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1-----1-|---1---1-1-0-0---| ||o-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-0-0---| ||o-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3-0-0---| || -3-----3-3-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-3-----0-|---3---3-3-2-2---| || -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-3---| C Fmaj7 Dm |--------------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0------1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1- || |-0---0-0-0----1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1------3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3- || |-0---0-0-0----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2------2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-o|| |-0---0-0-0----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----3-3------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-o|| |-2---2-2-2----3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----3-3--------|----------------- || |-3---3-3-3------|-----------------|------------------|----------------- ||x2
C Am7 *
And if a double-decker bus
Fmaj7 G
Crashes into us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Is such a heavenly way to die
C Am7 *
And if a ten ton truck
Fmaj7 G
Kills the both of us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine
OUTRO
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G || -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- || || -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- || ||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o|| ||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o|| || -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- || || ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x8
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 *
There is a light that never goes out
Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
There is a light that never goes out... (x4 slightly fade each repeat)
(Keep playing. No vocals in last 4 repeats)
Not in original track but you can end like this:
Dm Fmaj7 G Am7
|-1-----|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-----|
|-3-----|-1-1-1-1---0-0---|-1-----|
|-2-----|-2-2-2-2---0-0---|-0-----|
|-0-----|-3-3-3-3---0-0---|-2-----|
|-------|-3-3-3-3---2-2---|-0-----|
|-------|-----------3-3---|-------|***************************************************************************************
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