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The Smiths - I Know Its Over

Track 1Guitar
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Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

    Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
    The Smiths - I Know Its Over
    1st Part
N   C                                                                                                       
e|--0-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--1-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--0-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--2-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--3-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

    And as I climb into an empty bed          Oh well, enough said I know it's over still I cling
N   F         G                    C                               F         G                    F         
e|--1---------3---------|----------0---------|--------------------|1---------3---------|----------1---------|
B|--1---------3---------|----------1---------|--------------------|1---------3---------|----------1---------|
G|--2---------4---------|----------0---------|--------------------|2---------4---------|----------2---------|
D|--3---------5---------|----------2---------|--------------------|3---------5---------|----------3---------|
A|--3---------5---------|----------3---------|--------------------|3---------5---------|----------3---------|
E|--1---------3---------|--------------------|--------------------|1---------3---------|----------1---------|

                               I don't know where else I can go, mother
N                        G     F                                                   G         
e|----------------------|**---|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
B|----------------------|**---|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
G|----------------------|**---|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
D|----------------------|**---|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
A|----------------------|**---|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|
E|----------------------|**---|**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|

                                              Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head
N             F               G    F          C                                                             
e|------------**--------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|------------**--------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------**--------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|------------**--------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|------------**--------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|------------**--------|-----**---**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                         See the sea wants to take me the knife wants to slit me Do you think you can help me?
N                                        F         G                    C     Am        
e|----------------------|---------------|**--------**--------|----------**---|**--------|
B|----------------------|---------------|**--------**--------|----------**---|**--------|
G|----------------------|---------------|**--------**--------|----------**---|**--------|
D|----------------------|---------------|**--------**--------|----------**---|**--------|
A|----------------------|---------------|**--------**--------|----------**---|**--------|
E|----------------------|---------------|**--------**--------|---------------|----------|

    Sad veiled bride, please be happy    Handsome groom, give her room
N   F              G          C                                                                   
e|--**-------------**---|-----**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|--**-------------**---|-----**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
G|--**-------------**---|-----**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
D|--**-------------**---|-----**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
A|--**-------------**---|-----**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E|--**-------------**---|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|

                                              Pre-Chorus
    Loud, loutish lover, treat her kindly     Although she needs you more than she loves you
N   F              G               C                                                              
e|--**-------------**---|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
B|--**-------------**---|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
G|--**-------------**---|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
D|--**-------------**---|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
A|--**-------------**---|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
E|--**-------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|

    And I know it's over still I cling
N   F         G                         F                               G                         
e|--**--------**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|-----**-------------|----------|
B|--**--------**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|-----**-------------|----------|
G|--**--------**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|-----**-------------|----------|
D|--**--------**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|-----**-------------|----------|
A|--**--------**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|-----**-------------|----------|
E|--**--------**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|-----**-------------|----------|

                                                                   Chorus
    I don't know where else I can go                               It's over, it's over, it's over
N   F                                                   G          F                                        
e|--**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|
B|--**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|
G|--**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|
D|--**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|
A|--**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|
E|--**------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|

                                                    I know it's over     And it never really began
N   G                              F                          C                         F    
e|--**------------------|----------**--------|-----|----------**--------|---------------**---|
B|--**------------------|----------**--------|-----|----------**--------|---------------**---|
G|--**------------------|----------**--------|-----|----------**--------|---------------**---|
D|--**------------------|----------**--------|-----|----------**--------|---------------**---|
A|--**------------------|----------**--------|-----|----------**--------|---------------**---|
E|--**------------------|----------**--------|-----|--------------------|---------------**---|

                               But in my heart it was so real
N                              G                              F                    G         
e|----------------------|-----|**------------------|----------**--------|----------**--------|
B|----------------------|-----|**------------------|----------**--------|----------**--------|
G|----------------------|-----|**------------------|----------**--------|----------**--------|
D|----------------------|-----|**------------------|----------**--------|----------**--------|
A|----------------------|-----|**------------------|----------**--------|----------**--------|
E|----------------------|-----|**------------------|----------**--------|----------**--------|

                    2nd Verse
                    And you even spoke to me and said
N        Am         F                    G                                                   F    G    
e|-------**--------|**------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**---**---|
B|-------**--------|**------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**---**---|
G|-------**--------|**------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**---**---|
D|-------**--------|**------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**---**---|
A|-------**--------|**------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**---**---|
E|-----------------|**------------------|**------------------|--------------------|----------**---**---|

          If you're so funny then why are you on your own tonight?
N         C                                                                                  
e|-------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                    And if you're so clever then why are you on your own tonight?
N                                  F    G           C                                        
e|----------------------|----------**---**---|-----|**------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|----------**---**---|-----|**------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|----------**---**---|-----|**------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|----------**---**---|-----|**------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|----------**---**---|-----|**------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|----------**---**---|-----|--------------------|--------------------|

N                                                                                 F     G         
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|**--------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|**--------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|**--------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|**--------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|**--------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|**--------|

    If you're so very entertaining then why are you on your own tonight?
N   C                                                                                                       
e|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                              If you're so very good looking why do you sleep alone tonight?
N                             F    G          C                                                             
e|----------------------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|-----**---**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|-----**---**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                         I know cause tonight is just like any other night
N                                                        F    G                    C              
e|----------------------|--------------------|----------|**---**-------------|-----**-------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|----------|**---**-------------|-----**-------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|----------|**---**-------------|-----**-------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|----------|**---**-------------|-----**-------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|----------|**---**-------------|-----**-------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------|**---**-------------|--------------------|

                                                         That's why you're on your own tonight F
e|----------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                         With your triumphs and your charms
N                             G                         C                                         
e|----------------------|-----**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------|
B|----------------------|-----**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------|
G|----------------------|-----**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------|
D|----------------------|-----**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------|
A|----------------------|-----**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------|-----**--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|

    Pre-Chorus
    While they are in each other's arms It's so easy to laugh                 It's so easy to hate
N                        F                    G                    F                              
e|----------------------|**------------------|**------------------|**--------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|**------------------|**------------------|**--------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|**------------------|**------------------|**--------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|**------------------|**------------------|**--------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|**------------------|**------------------|**--------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|**------------------|**------------------|**--------|--------------------|

               It takes strength to be gentle and kind
N   G                         F                                         G                    
e|--**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|---------------|
B|--**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|---------------|
G|--**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|---------------|
D|--**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|---------------|
A|--**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|---------------|
E|--**--------|---------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|---------------|

    Chorus
    It's over, over, over                           It's so easy to laugh
N                                       G           F                    G                   
e|----------------------|---------------**---|-----|**------------------|**------------------|
B|----------------------|---------------**---|-----|**------------------|**------------------|
G|----------------------|---------------**---|-----|**------------------|**------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------**---|-----|**------------------|**------------------|
A|----------------------|---------------**---|-----|**------------------|**------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------**---|-----|**------------------|**------------------|

               It's so easy to hate            It takes guts to be gentle and kind
N   F                               G               F                                   
e|--**--------|--------------------|**--------|-----**-------------|--------------------|
B|--**--------|--------------------|**--------|-----**-------------|--------------------|
G|--**--------|--------------------|**--------|-----**-------------|--------------------|
D|--**--------|--------------------|**--------|-----**-------------|--------------------|
A|--**--------|--------------------|**--------|-----**-------------|--------------------|
E|--**--------|--------------------|**--------|-----**-------------|--------------------|

                    It's over, over, over                           Love is natural and real
N             G                                         G                C              
e|------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|-----|-----**-------------|
B|------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|-----|-----**-------------|
G|------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|-----|-----**-------------|
D|------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|-----|-----**-------------|
A|------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|-----|-----**-------------|
E|------------**---|--------------------|---------------**---|-----|--------------------|

                                    But not for you, my love
N             F          G          F              G                    Am         
e|------------**--------|**--------|**-------------**---|---------------**---|-----|
B|------------**--------|**--------|**-------------**---|---------------**-
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Guitar
Genres
Pop
Tracks
1
Tempo
200 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Tuning
E A D G B E
Published 22 Feb 2019

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