I Know Its Over - The Smiths

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The Smiths - I Know Its Over (The Queen Is Dead)

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Oh mother, I c

              
an feel the so

              
il falling ove

              
r my head
           
   and as I cl

imb into an em

pty bed 
          
oh well, enoug

h said
           
  I know it's 

              
over still I c


ling
             
I don't know w

             
here else I ca

                
n go, mother

             
Oh mother, I c

              
an feel the so

              
il falling ove

          
r my head
          
  see, the sea

 wants to take

 me

the knife wants to slit me
  
do you think y

ou can help me

?
         
Sad veiled bri

de, please be 

happy
              
handsome groom

              
, give her roo

  
m
            
loud, loutish 


lover, treat h

er kindly
              
although she n

            
eeds you more 


than she loves

 you
            
And I know it'

             
s over still I

              
 cling
             
I don't know w

             
here else I ca

  
n go
             
it's over, it'

             
s over, it's o

              
ver

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2
            
I know it's ov

er
              
and it never r

            
eally began
             
but in my hear

            
t it was so re

    
al
            
and you even s

              
poke to me and

         
 said:

 
             
"If you're so 

              
funny then why

              
 are you on yo

           
ur own tonight

     
?

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and if you're 

              
so clever then

              
 why are you o

           
n your own ton

       
ight?
             
if you're so v

              
ery entertaini

              
ng then why ar

              
e you on your 

           
own tonight?
             
if you're so v

              
ery good looki

              
ng why do you 

           
sleep alone to

  
night?

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I know   cause

             
 tonight is ju

              
st like any ot

         
her night
              
that's why you

             
're on your ow

           
n tonight
             
with your triu

              
mphs and your 

      
charms
         
while they are

 in each other

's arms"

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It's so easy t

     
o laugh
              
it's so easy t

    
o hate
             
it takes stren

              
gth to be gent

              
le and kind
         
it's over, ove

       
r, over

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 then

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* can be substituted with harmonics at 12th bar.

            
It's so easy t

     
o laugh
              
it's so easy t

    
o hate
             
it takes guts 

              
to be gentle a

    
nd kind
         
it's over, ove

       
r, over

             
Love is natura

          
l and real
            
but not for yo

       
u, my love
             
not tonight my

  
 love
           
love is natura

       
l and real
            
but not for su

             
ch as you and 

            
I, my love
 
             
Oh Mother, I c

            
an feel the so

             
il falling ove

                  
r my head
             
Oh Mother, I c

            
an feel the so

             
il falling ove

             
r my head
             
Oh Mother, I c

            
an feel the so

             
il falling ove

             
r my head
             
Oh Mother, I c

            
an feel the so

             
il falling ove

             
r my head
             
Oh Mother, I c

            
an feel the so

             
il falling ove

             
r my head

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