I Know Its Over - The Smiths

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The Smiths - I Know It's Over

CAPO ON 5TH FRET

             
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


            
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
             
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?  I know
             
Cause tonight 

              
is just like a

             
ny other 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"


            
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


It's so easy to 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
             
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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