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Song
"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - The Smiths
(Marr/Morrissey)
transcribed by Adam Schaffer
Notes:
Tune up two semitones to F# or capo on the 2nd fret. As if you
didn't figure it out, the main part is played on an 12-string
acoustic. For chords with asterisks (*) below them, the note on
the low E string should be played using your thumb.
Park the car at the side of the road
only desire is to die but
F#-0----0----4----0----7-----------0----------------2-| C#-5----0----0----0----5-----------0----------------2-| A -6----6----6----6----5-----------1----------------2-| E -7----7----7----7----5-----------2----------------4-| B -0----0----0----0----7-----------2----------------4-| F#---------------------------------0----------------2-|
you should know time's tide with smother you
I'm a-fraid it doesn't make me smile
F#--0----0----2-----0-----------------------------2---0-| C#--0----0----2-----0-----------------------------0---0-| A --1----1----2-----4-----------------------------4---4-| E --2----2----4-----5-----------------------------5---5-| B --2----2----4-----5-----------------------------5---5-| F#--0----0----2-----3-----------------------------3---3-|
* * *
and I will too
I wish I could laugh...
F#-0-----------0---0-| C#-5-----------1---0-| A -6-----------2---0-| E -7-----------3---5-| B -0-----------3---5-| F#-------------1---3-|
* *
when you laugh about people who feel so very lonely their
F#-0-----4---------------------0------------7----5---4--0-| C#-0-----0---------------------0------------0----0---0--0-| A -6-----6---------------------6------------6----6---6--6-| E -7-----7---------------------7------------X----X---X--X-| B -7-----7---------------------7------------7----7---7--7-| F#-5-----5---------------------5--------------------------|
* * *
but that joke isn't funny anymore it's
F#-8---5-----------0----------0--0--0-------3---2-| C#-6---3-----------1----------3--1--0-------3---3-| A -0---0-----------2----------0--0--0-------0---2-| E -7---4-----------3----------2--2--2-------0---0-| B -8---5-----------3----------3--3--3-------X-----| F#-----------------1------------------------3-----|
*
too close......too near the bone,
F#-8--------------5----------| C#-6--------------3----------| A -0--------------0----------| E -7--------------4----------| B -8--------------5----------| F#---------------------------|
too close to home and it's too near the bone
F#-0------------0----0---0----3------------2-| C#-1------------3----1---0----3------------3-| A -2------------0----0---0----0------------2-| E -3------------2----2---2----0------------0-| B -3------------3----3---3----X--------------| F#-1--------------------------3--------------|
*
more than you'll ever know
F#-----------0-------------0---0---0-----0--0-| C#-----------1-------------0---0---1-----0--0-| A -----------2-------------2---0---2-----2--0-| E -----------3-------------3---3---3-----3--3-| B -----------3-------------3---3---3-----3--3-| F#-----------1-------------1---1---1-----1--1-|
* * * * * *
F#-0-----------0---0-| C#-5-----------0---0-| A -6-----------2---0-| E -7-----------3---5-| B -0-----------3---5-| F#-------------1---3-|
* *
The "I've seen this happen..." part
F#-5-----5-7--8--7---0-2--0-| C#-5-----5-5--5--5---0-0--0-| A -6-----5-5--5--5---4-4--4-| E -7-----6-6--6--6---5-5--5-| B -7-----7-7--7--7---5-5--5-| F#-5-----5-5--5--5----------|
the next two chords are either:
F#-0---0-| C#-0---0-| A -0---0-| E -2---4-| B -3---5-| F#-------|
or:
F#-3---5-| C#-5---7-| A -5---7-| E -5---7-| B -3---5-| F#-------|
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