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You Just Havent Earned it Yet Baby

The Smiths
Tab

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Tab2

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

Intro

C#m B B6 B F# F# B

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-----------------|------------2-|
G|----6------6--|---6----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
D|-\6-----------|\7------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
A|--------------|--------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2--0-|
E|--------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0----|

Verse

C#

e||-------------|----------------||
B||--0--0-------|-0--0-0---------||
G||--4--4-2---2-|-4--4-4-2-2--2-:|| x3
D||--4------4---|-4----------4---||
A||--2----------|-2--------------||
E||-------------|----------------||

If you're wondering why

All the love that you long for eludes you

And people are rude and cruel to you

F# F#sus4 F# B Bsus4 B

e|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|-----0-3p2------|
G|-------1----2p1----1--|-----2-----2----|
D|----------------------|-----2-------2--|
A|----0h2---2------2----|-0---2----------|
E|--0-------------------|----------------|

I'll tell you why

C#

e||-------------|----------------||
B||--0--0-------|-0--0-0---------||
G||--4--4-2---2-|-4--4-4-2-2--2-:|| x3
D||--4------4---|-4----------4---||
A||--2----------|-2--------------||
E||-------------|----------------||

I'll tell you why I'll tell you why I'll tell you why a hy a hy

F# F#sus4 F# D E D#

e|----------------------|------------------|
B|----------------------|------------------|
G|--------1----2p1----1-|-----0----0----6--|
D|----------------------|------0--------6--|
A|-----0h2--2------2----|-3------/5-----4--|
E|--0-------------------|------------------|

Chorus

D#m B B6 B F# F#sus4 F# C#

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-4--4-5--4---|-2-----2-0-----|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-5--5-5--5---|-4-4-------4---|
G|---6-------6--|---6----------|-4--4-4--4---|-4---4-------4-|
D|-/6-----------|/7------------|-------------|-4-------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

You just haven't earned it yet, baby You just haven't earned it, son

D#m B B6 B F# F#sus4 F# C#

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-4--4-5--4---|-2-----2-0-----|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-5--5-5--5---|-4-4-------4---|
G|---6-------6--|---6----------|-4--4-4--4---|-4---4-------4-|
D|--6-----------|-7------------|-------------|-4-------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

You just haven't earned it yet, baby You must suffer and cry for a longer time

C#m B B6 B F# F# B

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-----------------|------------2-|
G|----6------6--|---6----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
D|-\6-----------|\7------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
A|--------------|--------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2--0-|
E|--------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0----|

You just haven't earned it yet, baby and I'm telling you know

Verse

C#

e||-------------|----------------||
B||--0--0-------|-0--0-0---------||
G||--4--4-2---2-|-4--4-4-2-2--2-:|| x3
D||--4------4---|-4----------4---||
A||--2----------|-2--------------||
E||-------------|----------------||

If you're wondering why

When all I wanted from life was to be famous

I have tried for so long, it's all gone wrong

F# F#sus4 F# B Bsus4 B

e|----------------------|---------------|
B|----------------------|---2--3p2------|
G|-----------2p1----1---|---2------2----|
D|----------------------|---2---------2-|
A|------0h2------2------|-0-0-----------|
E|--0-------------------|---------------|

I'll tell you why

C#

e||-------------|----------------||
B||--0--0-------|-0--0-0---------||
G||--4--4-2---2-|-4--4-4-2-2--2-:||
D||--4------4---|-4----------4---||
A||--2----------|-2--------------||
E||-------------|----------------||

I'll tell you why I'll tell you why

I'll tell you why-a a-hy

F# F#sus4 F# D E D#

e|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------------------|----------------|
G|----1-------2p1---1---|-----0----0--6--|
D|--------------------0-|------0------6--|
A|-------0h2------2-----|-3------5----4--|
E|--0-------------------|----------------|

But you wouldn't believe me...

Chorus

D#m B B6 B F# F#sus4 F# C#

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-4--4-5--4---|-2-----2-0-----|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-5--5-5--5---|-4-4-------4---|
G|---6-------6--|---6----------|-4--4-4--4---|-4---4-------4-|
D|-/6-----------|-/7-----------|-------------|-4-------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

You just haven't earned it yet, baby..

You just haven't earned it, son

D#m B B6 B F# F#sus4 F# C#

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-4--4-5--4---|-2-----2-0-----|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-5--5-5--5---|-4-4-------4---|
G|---6-------6--|---6----------|-4--4-4--4---|-4---4-------4-|
D|-/6-----------|/7------------|-------------|-4-------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

You just haven't earned it yet, baby

You must suffer and cry for a longer time

D#m B B6 B F# F# B

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-----------------|------------2-|
G|----6------6--|---6----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
D|-/6-----------|/7------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
A|--------------|--------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2--0-|
E|--------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0----|

You just haven't earned it yet, baby And I'm telling you now...

C#

e||-------------|----------------||
B||--0--0-------|-0--0-0---------||
G||--4--4-2---2-|-4--4-4-2-2--2-:|| x4
D||--4------4---|-4----------4---||
A||--2----------|-2--------------||
E||-------------|----------------||

C#

e||-------------|----------------||
B||--0--0-------|-0--0-0---------||
G||--4--4-2---2-|-4--4-4-2-2--2-:|| x3
D||--4------4---|-4----------4---||
A||--2----------|-2--------------||
E||-------------|----------------||

I'll tell you why...

I'll tell you why

Today I am remembering the time

F# F#

e|-----------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

When they pulled me back,and held me down

And looked me in the eyes and said....

Chorus

D#m B B6 B F# F#sus4 F# C#

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-4--4-5--4---|-2-----2-0-----|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-5--5-5--5---|-4-4-------4---|
G|---6-------6--|---6----------|-4--4-4--4---|-4---4-------4-|
D|-/6-----------|/7------------|-------------|-4-------------|
A|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|

You just haven't earned it yet, baby..

You just haven't earned it, son

You just haven't earned it yet, baby

You must stay on your own for slightly longer

D#m B B6 B F# F# B

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-----------------|--------------|
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-----------------|------------2-|
G|----6------6--|---6----------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
D|-/6-----------|/7------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2--2-|
A|--------------|--------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2--0-|
E|--------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0----|

You just haven't earned it yet, baby And I'm telling you now...

Break

B A D E [x2] C#

e||----5--------3-----0-|------------|-----------||-------------------|
B||------5--------3-----|------------|-----------||-------------------|
G||-/6-----6\4----------|--------0---|--------0-:||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
D||---------------------|----0h2---2-|-----4-----||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
A||---------------------|--3---------|-3/5-------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
E||---------------------|------------|-----------||-------------------|

Outro

D#m B B6 B F# F#sus4 F# C#

e|-------0------|-----0-----0--|-4--4-5--4---|-2-----2-0------||
B|-----4---4----|-------7-7----|-5--5-5--5---|-4-4-------4----||
G|---6-------6--|---6----------|-4--4-4--4---|-4---4-------4-:|| x5
D|-/6-----------|/7------------|-------------|-4--------------||
A|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------||
E|--------------|--------------|-------------|----------------||

You just haven't earned it yet, baby Oh...oh

You just haven't earned it yet, baby Oh...oh

Oh Oh Oh....

Legend

/ - side up

\ - slide down

h - hammer on

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