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Meat Is Murder [Live at Oxford Apollo 18/3/85]– The Smiths
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Tabbed by: Bill Allen

Tuning: Open E or Open D with capo on 2 fret (EBEG#Be)

Works fine with the original version aswell.
You can find this live version on “The Sound of The Smiths [Deluxe edition]”.

Chords:
C  - (8 8 8 8 8 8)
A  - (5 5 5 5 5 5)
D  - (10 10 10 10 10 10)
E  – (0 0 0 0 0 0)
B  – (7 7 7 7 7 7)
G  – (3 3 3 3 3 3)
F# - (2 2 2 2 2 2)
F  - (1 1 1 1 1 1)
 
Main Riff:

 e|--0-0-0-0-0
 B|--8-8-8-8-8
G#|--8-8-8-8-8
 E|-----------
 B|-----------
 E|-----------

-8-8-8-8-8-8/1
-8-8-8-8-8-8/1
-8-8-8-8-8-8/1
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0-10-10-10-10-
0-10-10-10-10-
0-10-10-10-10-
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10-10/8-7-7-7-
10-10/8-8-8-8-
10-10/8-8-8-8-
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0-0-0-0-0|
8-8-8-8-8|
8-8-8-8-8|
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 e|-0-0--0--0-
 B|-8/10-10-10
G#|-8/10-10-10
 E|-----------
 B|-----------
 E|-----------

-0--0--0--0---
-10-10-10-10/8
-10-10-10-10/8
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-0-0-0-0-0-0--
-8-8-8-8-8-8/1
-8-8-8-8-8-8/1
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--0--0--0--0--
0-10-10-10-10-
0-10-10-10-10-
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0--0--0--|
10-10/8--|
10-10/8--|
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MAIN RIFF SIX TIMES
MAIN RIFF TWICE OVER THE VERSE
1.06:VERSE
Heifer whines could be human cries 
Closer comes the screaming knife 

1.23: CHORUS
C
This beautiful creature must die 
A
This beautiful creature must die 
C
A death for no reason 
D                        E
And death for no reason is MURDER 
C
And the flesh you so fancifully fry 
A
Is not succulent, tasty or kind 
C                 B
It's death for no reason 
    A            D               E
And death for no reason is MURDER 
A           C             B               A           
    And the calf that you carve with a smile
D         E
Is MURDER 
A           C             B        A  
    And the turkey you festively slice 
D         E
Is MURDER 
G      F#           F      
    Do you know how animals die ? 

2.19 MAIN RIFF
                           C
Kitchen aromas aren't very homely 
          A              
It's not "comforting", cheery or kind 
C                     D
It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench 
         E
Of MURDER 
          C  
It's not "natural", "normal" or kind 
    A
The flesh you so fancifully fry 
    C            B
The meat in your mouth 
     A          D
As you savour the flavour 
         E
Of MURDER 
A   C   B   A   D          E
    NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER 
A   C   B   A   D          E
    NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER 
   G       F#             F
Oh ... and who hears when animals cry?

OUTRO:PLAY MAIN RIFF UNTIL IT FADES OUT



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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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