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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meat Is Murder [Live at Oxford Apollo 18/3/85]– The Smiths --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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|--0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0| B|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8| G#|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| B|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8--| G#|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8--| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| 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
CThis beautiful creature must die AThis beautiful creature must die CA death for no reason DAnd death for no reason iEs MURDER CAnd the flesh you so fancifully fry AIs not succulent, tasty or kind CIt's death for no Breason And Adeath for no Dreason is MURDERE A And the Ccalf that you Bcarve with a smiAle DIs MURDER E A And the Cturkey you fesBtively slAice DIs MURDER E G Do F#you know how Fanimals die ?
2.19 MAIN RIFF
Kitchen aromas aren't very Chomely It's not &Aquot;comforting", cheery or kind CIt's sizzling blood anDd the unholy stench Of MURDERE It's not &Cquot;natural", "normal" or kind The Aflesh you so fancifully fry The Cmeat in your Bmouth As yoAu savour thDe flavour Of MURDERE A CNO, BNO, ANO, DIT'S MURDERE A CNO, BNO, ANO, DIT'S MURDERE Oh G... and F#who hears when Fanimals cry?
OUTRO:PLAY MAIN RIFF UNTIL IT FADES OUT ************ | / 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 ************