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Certain People I Know

Morrissey
Tab
★4.7(9)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse 1

Verse Riff1:

E A B9

E ||-----0-------0-----0------|--0--------0-------0--------------|
B ||----(0)-0h2----0h2---2h0--|-(0)----2-----0h2-------0h2p0-----|
G ||-0h1---------------------2h3-----2---------------------------|
D ||--------------------------|----------------------------------|  x2
A ||--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E ||--------------------------|----------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Electric Clean. Capo 2nd

E A

I take the cue from

B9

Certain people I know

E A

I use the cue

B9

And then I hand it on to you

Verse Riff2:

Guitar 2.

E A B9

E ||---------7----7s5-----4---|-5~---------x-5s7---5---4---2---|
B ||---------7----7s5-----5---|-5~---------x-5s7---5---5---4---|
G ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D ||-2~-----------------------|--------------------------------|
A ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|

E A B9

E ||-4-------7----7s5-----4---|-5~---------x-5s7---7---7---7~--|
B ||-5-------7----7s5-----5---|-5~---------x-5s7---7---7---7~--|
G ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|

Chorus 1

Chorus Riff1:

Guitar 2.

C Am

E ||--------------3-----------|-------------3------------------|
B ||-----1--0h1------1--0--1--|--1--0--1---------1---0---1-----|
G ||--------------------------|-(2)----------------------------|
D ||-(2)----------------------|-(2)----------------------------|
A ||-(3)----------------------|--------------------------------|
E ||--------------------------|--------------------------------|

F F#7 B7

E ||--------------3------------|--------------------------------|
B ||-----1--0--1---------0--1--|-----2-x-2--4-5----3---3--------|
G ||-(2)-----------------------|-(3)---------(2)--(2)-(2)--4b~--|
D ||-(3)-----------------------|-(4)----------------------------|
A ||-(3)-----------------------|--------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------|--------------------------------|

C Am

And when I swing it

F

So, it catches his eye... Ah, ooh...

F#7 B7

(ah, weren't you there? - you'd have died!)

Chorus Riff2:

Guitar 3. Electric, Overdrive, Capo 2nd fret:

C Am

E ||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G ||-5--------5--------4-------|-2-------------2----------------|
D ||-5--------5--------4-------|-2-------------2----------------|
A ||-3--------3--------2-------|-0-------------0-------2--------|
E ||---------------------------|-----------------------3--------|

F F#7 B7

E ||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
G ||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D ||-3------------------3--3--3s4-----------4s9-----------------|
A ||-3------------------3--3--3s4-----------4s9-----------------|
E ||-1------------------1--1--1s2-----------1s7-----------------|

Verse 2

Guitar 2: Verse Riff1 x2

E A

I trust the views of

B9

Certain people I know

E A

They look at danger

B9

And they laugh their heads off

E A B9

E A B9

Guitar 2: Verse Riff2 x1

Chorus 2

Guitar 2: Chorus Riff1 x1

Guitar 3: Chorus Riff1 x1

As before.

C Am

Their clothes are imitation

F

George the 23rd ah, ooh...

F#7 B7

(don't you find life absurd?)

Verse 3

Guitar 2: Verse Riff1 x2

As before.

E A

I'd hate to be like

B9

Certain people I know

E A

They break their necks

B9

And can't afford to get them fixed

Breakdown

Guitar1:

F#m C#m A E

E ||---------------------------|--------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------|-----------------3--3b~---------|
G ||-2--2--2--2-2--------------|-----------------2--2b~---4~----|
D ||-4--4--4--4-4-3--3--3--3---|-2--2--2--2--------------(3~)---|
A ||-4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4---|-0--0--0--0---------------------|
E ||---------------------------|--------------------------------|

Palm Mute

Guitar 2: Follow Chords

Guitar 3:

F#m C# A E

E ||-14~---------13~-----------|12~------------------------------|
B ||---------------------------|----------------3--3b~-----------|
G ||---------------------------|----------------2--2b~---4~------|
D ||---------------------------|------------------------(3~)-----|
A ||---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ||---------------------------|---------------------------------|

Then

Verse Riff1 and Chords x 4

Chorus 3

Guitar 2: Chorus riff x1

C Am

Ah, and they'd sacrifice all

F F#7 B7

Of their principles for anything cashable

Outro

Guitar 2: Verse Riff1 x2

Guitar 3: Follow Chords

E A

I... I do believe,

B9

waah... It's terrible

Guitar 2: Verse Riff2

Repeat Verse Chords and riff 1 and 2 to fade.

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