There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
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Capo: Fret 4
Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
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NOTE: this tab is based on the performances presented in the next videos
Excerpt A from BBC's "The Story of the Guitar" series - http://goo.gl/AnJMvo
Excerpt B from BBC's "The Story of the Guitar" series - http://goo.gl/rPW7iq
Some of the information presented in "Smiths On Guitar" blog - http://goo.gl/fbs0uZ
And my Guitar Pro submission, currently available in UG - http://goo.gl/rr6Kqi
I highly recommend watching both excerpts to grasp J. Marr's strumming & flow.
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Capo on 4th fret required, whole tab relative to capo
Chords (low to high, in order of appearance)
Dm XX0231 Fmaj7 X33210 G 320003 Am7 X02013 Am7* X02010 C/G 3X2010 Em XX2000
FM7+11 (FM7add11) X33200 C X32010 Dm XX0231
INTRO
Dm Fmaj
|-1-----|-0-0-
|-3-----|-1-1-
|-2-----|-2-2-
|-0-----|-3-3-
|-------|-3-3-
|-------|-----
7 G
0-0---------|
1-1---0-0---|
2-2---0-0---|
3-3---0-0---|
3-3---2-2---|
------3-3---|
VERSE I
Am7 * C/
|| -3---0-0-0-
|| -1---1-1-1-
||o-0---0-0-0-
||o-2---2-2-2-
|| -0-------X-
|| ---------3-
let ring
G Em Am7 *
--0-0-|-3-3-0-
--0-0-|-1-1-1-
--0-0-|-0-0-0-
--2-2-|-2-2-2-
------|-0-----
------|-------
C/G Em Fm
0---0-0-0-|---
1---0-0-0-|---
0---0-0-0-|-2-
2---2-2-2-|-3-
X---------|-3-
3---------|---
aj7 FM7+11
--0-0-0-0---0-
--1-1-1-0---0-
--2-2-2-2---2-
--3-3-3-3---3-
--3-3-3-3---3-
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C G
|-0---0-3---3-
|-1---1-0---0-
|-0---0-0---0-
|-2---2-0---0-
|-3---3-2-----
|-------3-----
3-3- ||
0-0- ||
0-0-o||
0-0-o||
---- ||
---- ||x4
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Take me out tonight
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Where there's music and there's people who are young and ali--------ve
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car I never, never want to go home
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G
Because I haven't got one
Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
Anymore
VERSE II
Am7 * C/
|| -3---0-0-0-
|| -1---1-1-1-
||o-0---0-0-0-
||o-2---2-2-2-
|| -0-------X-
|| ---------3-
| let ring
G Em Am7 *
--0-0-|-3-3-0-
--0-0-|-1-1-1-
--0-0-|-0-0-0-
--2-2-|-2-2-2-
------|-0-----
------|-------
C/G Em Fm
0---0-0-0-|---
1---0-0-0-|---
0---0-0-0-|-2-
2---2-2-2-|-3-
X---------|-3-
3---------|---
aj7 FM7+11
--0-0-0-0---0-
--1-1-1-0---0-
--2-2-2-2---2-
--3-3-3-3---3-
--3-3-3-3---3-
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C G
|-0---0-3---3-
|-1---1-0---0-
|-0---0-0---0-
|-2---2-0---0-
|-3---3-2-----
|-------3-----
3-3- ||
0-0- ||
0-0-o||
0-0-o||
---- ||
---- ||x4
|
| Overdub gu
|| ---0-----0-
|| -1---1-----
||o-0-----0---
||o-2---------
|| -0---------
|| -----------
itar (sounds f
--0---|-------
------|-1-----
------|-------
------|-----2-
0---0-|---0---
------|-------
aintly on orig
----------|---
0---------|---
----2---0-h-2-
--------0-h-3-
--0---0---|---
----------|---
inal record)
0-----0---0---
1-----1---1---
----2---------
--------------
--------3---3-
--------------
|---0---------
|-1-1---3-----
|-0---0-----0-
|-2---0---0---
|-3-----------
|-------------
---- ||
---- ||
--0-o||
----o||
0--- ||
---- ||x4
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Take me out tonight
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Because I want to see people and I want to see life
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car Oh, please don't drop me home
G Am7 * C/G
Because it's not my home, it's their home
Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
And I'm welcome no more
Dm Fmaj
|-1-----|-0-0-
|-3-----|-1-1-
|-2-----|-2-2-
|-0-----|-3-3-
|-------|-3-3-
|-------|-----
7 G
0-0---------|
1-1---0-0---|
2-2---0-0---|
3-3---0-0---|
3-3---2-2---|
------3-3---|
CHORUS
C
|| -0-----0-0-
|| -1-----1-1-
||o-0-----0-0-
||o-2-----2-2-
|| -3-----3-3-
|| -----------
Am7
----3-|---3---
----1-|---1---
----0-|---0---
----2-|---2---
----0-|---0---
------|-------
* Fm
0-0-0-0-0-|-0-
1-1-1-1-1-|-1-
0-0-0-0-0-|-2-
2-2-2-2-2-|-3-
0-0-0-0-0-|-3-
----------|---
aj7
----0-0-----0-
----1-1-----1-
----2-2-----2-
----3-3-----3-
----3-3-----0-
--------------
G
|---0---0-0---
|---1---1-1-0-
|---2---2-2-0-
|---3---3-3-0-
|---3---3-3-2-
|-----------3-
----|
0---|
0---|
0---|
2---|
3---|
|-------------
|-0---0-0-0---
|-0---0-0-0---
|-0---0-0-0---
|-2---2-2-2---
|-3---3-3-3---
C
-0-|---0---0-0
-1-|---1---1-1
-0-|---0---0-0
-2-|---2---2-2
-3-|---3---3-3
---|----------
Fmaj7
-0-0-0-|-0----
-1-1-1-|-1----
-0-0-0-|-2----
-2-2-2-|-3----
-3-3-3-|-3----
-------|------
Dm
-0-0------1-|-
-1-1------3-|-
-2-2------2-|-
-3-3------0-|-
-3-3--------|-
------------|-
--1---1-1-1-1-
--3---3-3-3-3-
--2---2-2-2-2-
--0---0-0-0-0-
--------------
--------------
1- ||
3- ||
2-o||
0-o||
-- ||
-- ||x2
C Am7 *
And if a double-decker bus
Fmaj7 G
Crashes into us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Is such a heavenly way to die
C Am7 *
And if a ten ton truck
Fmaj7 G
Kills the both of us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine
VERSE III
Am7 * C/
|| -3---0-0-0-
|| -1---1-1-1-
||o-0---0-0-0-
||o-2---2-2-2-
|| -0-------X-
|| ---------3-
G Em Am7 *
--0-0-|-3-3-0-
--0-0-|-1-1-1-
--0-0-|-0-0-0-
--2-2-|-2-2-2-
------|-0-----
------|-------
C/G Em Fm
0---0-0-0-|---
1---0-0-0-|---
0---0-0-0-|-2-
2---2-2-2-|-3-
X---------|-3-
3---------|---
aj7 FM7+11
--0-0-0-0---0-
--1-1-1-0---0-
--2-2-2-2---2-
--3-3-3-3---3-
--3-3-3-3---3-
--------------
C G
|-0---0-3---3-
|-1---1-0---0-
|-0---0-0---0-
|-2---2-0---0-
|-3---3-2-----
|-------3-----
3-3- ||
0-0- ||
0-0-o||
0-0-o||
---- ||
---- ||x4
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11
Take me out tonight
C G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
G Am7* C/G Em Am7
And in the darkened un--derpass
* C/G Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
I thought "Oh, God! My chance has come at last"
G Am7 * C/G
But then a strange fear gripped me
Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
And I just couldn't ask
VERSE IV
Am7 * C/
|| -3---0-0-0-
|| -1---1-1-1-
||o-0---0-0-0-
||o-2---2-2-2-
|| -0-------X-
|| ---------3-
G Em Am7 *
--0-0-|-3-3-0-
--0-0-|-1-1-1-
--0-0-|-0-0-0-
--2-2-|-2-2-2-
------|-0-----
------|-------
C/G Em Fm
0---0-0-0-|---
1---0-0-0-|---
0---0-0-0-|-2-
2---2-2-2-|-3-
X---------|-3-
3---------|---
aj7 FM7+11
--0-0-0-0---0-
--1-1-1-0---0-
--2-2-2-2---2-
--3-3-3-3---3-
--3-3-3-3---3-
--------------
C G
|-0---0-3---3-
|-1---1-0---0-
|-0---0-0---0-
|-2---2-0---0-
|-3---3-2-----
|-------3-----
3-3- ||
0-0- ||
0-0-o||
0-0-o||
---- ||
---- ||x4
|
| String ense
|| -----------
|| ---------4-
||o-6---------
||o-----------
|| -----------
|| -----------
mble (synth) a
------|-----*-
------|-5-----
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------
*:
rr. for guitar
----------|-4h
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
----------|---
7 on first &a
- not relativ
5r4h5r4h5r4h5-
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--------------
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--------------
mp; third time
e to capo - 1
r-4h5r4h5r4h5-
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
, 9 on second
octave lower
---- ||
5-4- ||
----o||
----o||
---- ||
---- ||x4
& fourth t
ime
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11
Take me out tonight
C G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car I never, never want to go home
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 *
Because I haven't got one, no, I don't
C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
No, I haven't got one
Dm Fmaj
|-1-----|-0-0-
|-3-----|-1-1-
|-2-----|-2-2-
|-0-----|-3-3-
|-------|-3-3-
|-------|-----
7 G
0-0---------|
1-1---0-0---|
2-2---0-0---|
3-3---0-0---|
3-3---2-2---|
------3-3---|
CHORUS
C
|| -0-----0-0-
|| -1-----1-1-
||o-0-----0-0-
||o-2-----2-2-
|| -3-----3-3-
|| -----------
Am7
----3-|---3---
----1-|---1---
----0-|---0---
----2-|---2---
----0-|---0---
------|-------
* Fm
0-0-0-0-0-|-0-
1-1-1-1-1-|-1-
0-0-0-0-0-|-2-
2-2-2-2-2-|-3-
0-0-0-0-0-|-3-
----------|---
aj7
----0-0-----0-
----1-1-----1-
----2-2-----2-
----3-3-----3-
----3-3-----0-
--------------
G
|---0---0-0---
|---1---1-1-0-
|---2---2-2-0-
|---3---3-3-0-
|---3---3-3-2-
|-----------3-
----|
0---|
0---|
0---|
2---|
3---|
|-------------
|-0---0-0-0---
|-0---0-0-0---
|-0---0-0-0---
|-2---2-2-2---
|-3---3-3-3---
C
-0-|---0---0-0
-1-|---1---1-1
-0-|---0---0-0
-2-|---2---2-2
-3-|---3---3-3
---|----------
Fmaj7
-0-0-0-|-0----
-1-1-1-|-1----
-0-0-0-|-2----
-2-2-2-|-3----
-3-3-3-|-3----
-------|------
Dm
-0-0------1-|-
-1-1------3-|-
-2-2------2-|-
-3-3------0-|-
-3-3--------|-
------------|-
--1---1-1-1-1-
--3---3-3-3-3-
--2---2-2-2-2-
--0---0-0-0-0-
--------------
--------------
1- ||
3- ||
2-o||
0-o||
-- ||
-- ||x2
C Am7 *
And if a double-decker bus
Fmaj7 G
Crashes into us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Is such a heavenly way to die
C Am7 *
And if a ten ton truck
Fmaj7 G
Kills the both of us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine
OUTRO
Am7 * C/
|| -3---0-0-0-
|| -1---1-1-1-
||o-0---0-0-0-
||o-2---2-2-2-
|| -0-------X-
|| ---------3-
G Em Am7 *
--0-0-|-3-3-0-
--0-0-|-1-1-1-
--0-0-|-0-0-0-
--2-2-|-2-2-2-
------|-0-----
------|-------
C/G Em Fm
0---0-0-0-|---
1---0-0-0-|---
0---0-0-0-|-2-
2---2-2-2-|-3-
X---------|-3-
3---------|---
aj7 FM7+11
--0-0-0-0---0-
--1-1-1-0---0-
--2-2-2-2---2-
--3-3-3-3---3-
--3-3-3-3---3-
--------------
C G
|-0---0-3---3-
|-1---1-0---0-
|-0---0-0---0-
|-2---2-0---0-
|-3---3-2-----
|-------3-----
3-3- ||
0-0- ||
0-0-o||
0-0-o||
---- ||
---- ||x8
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 *
There is a light that never goes out
Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
There is a light that never goes out... (x4 slightly fade each repeat)
(Keep playing. No vocals in last 4 repeats)
Not in origina
Dm Fmaj
|-1-----|-0-0-
|-3-----|-1-1-
|-2-----|-2-2-
|-0-----|-3-3-
|-------|-3-3-
|-------|-----
l track but yo
7 G
0-0---------|-
1-1---0-0---|-
2-2---0-0---|-
3-3---0-0---|-
3-3---2-2---|-
------3-3---|-
u can end like this:
Am7
0-----|
1-----|
0-----|
2-----|
0-----|
------|
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