How Soon Is Now - The Smiths

Version 4 of 5
Capo: Fret 2
Tuning: , E A D G B E

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played in full-step up tuning (or standard tuning with a capo on 2nd fret)

chords
      022100
     355400
  577600
  x02400
  x32000
      320033
     x02222
  x24400
 x57700


E is hammered on from E7. during the E7, you can also change to an E7sus4 like this

f#|-0-----0---
C#|-0-----0---
A |-1-----1---
E |-0h2---2---
B |-2-----2---
F#|-0-----0---

0-0-----0-0---
0-0-----0-0---
1-1-----1-1---
2-2-----2-0---
2-2-----2-2---
0-0-----0-0---

0---0---|
0---0---|
2---1---|
0---0---|
2---2---|
0---0---|

[Intro]
           (x2)

[Verse 1]
             
I am the son a

           
nd the heir
            
Of a shyness t

         
hat is crimina

       
lly vulgar
              
I am the son a

      
nd heir
             
Of nothing in 

            
particular

[Chorus]
    
      You shut

             
 your mouth , 

        
how can you sa

y
       
      I go abo

          
ut things the 

   
wrong way
         
I am human and

         
 I need to be 

     
loved
     
Just like ever

           
ybody else doe

s
           (x2)

[Verse 2]
             
I am the son a

           
nd the heir
            
Of a shyness t

         
hat is crimina

       
lly vulgar
              
I am the son a

      
nd heir
             
Of nothing in 

            
particular

[Chorus]
    
      You shut

             
 your mouth , 

        
how can you sa

y
       
      I go abo

          
ut things the 

   
wrong way
         
I am human and

         
 I need to be 

     
loved
     
Just like ever

           
ybody else doe

s
           (x4)

[Bridge]
         
     There's a

         
 club, if you'

           
d like to go
            
You could meet

     
 somebody who 

           
really loves y

ou
         
So you go, and

              
 you stand on 

      
your own
             
   And you lea

            
ve on your own
         
And you go hom

          
e and you cry 

            
and you want t

    
o die
           (x4)

[Bridge]
         
      When you

          
 say it's gonn

           
a happen now
         
      Well, wh

           
en exactly do 

     
you mean?
          
See I've alrea

        
dy waited too 

    
long
      
       And all

       
 my hope is go

ne
           (x4)

[Instrumental chorus]
        (x2)

           (x4)

[Chorus]
    
      You shut

             
 your mouth , 

        
how can you sa

y
       
      I go abo

          
ut things the 

   
wrong way
         
I am human and

         
 I need to be 

     
loved
     
Just like ever

           
ybody else doe

s
           (x4)

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