Smiths - Stretch Out guitar tab

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"stretch out and wait" by the smiths

from the album "louder than bombs"

tab'ed by stephen cheng (cheng@utdallas.edu)

this one sounds rather nice on an accoustic guitar and, as there is no

instrument break, particularly suitable as a solo. the song is in 6/8

time, and each dash of each bar denotes 1/4 note, except the first and

last dash of each bar, which are used 'cos it looks nicer. the tab more

or less indicates the chord positions, so you should strum through the

song as you sing along. ..oh, and you don't need to capo! wow! ;)

E [-x------]

B [-x------]

G [-x------]

D [-x------]

A [-x------]

E [-x------]

percussion intro: just strum along and simulate.

E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------|-4-----7------|-7-5-5-5/7----]

B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]

G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------|-4-----4------|-6-6-6-6/8----]

D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------|-6-----6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]

A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------|-6-----6------|-7-7-7-7/9----]

E [-0---/-7------|--------------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]

on the high rise estate

what's at the back of your mind?

on a three-day debate

on the high rise estate

what's at the back of your mind?

two icy-cold hands conducting the way

it's the eskimo blood in my veins

amid the concrete and clay

and general decay

nature must still find a way

so ignore all the codes of the day

let your juvenile impulses sway

this way and that way and

this way and that way

god, how sex implores you

E [-3-----------|--------------]

B [-5-----------|--------------]

G [-5-----------|--------------]

D [-5-----------|--------------]

A [-3-----------|--------------]

E [-------------|--------------]

to let yourself loose yourself

E [-4-----4------|-4-----7------|-4-----4------|-7-5-5-5/7----]

B [-5---5-5------|-5-----7------|-5---5-5------|-5-5-5-5/7----]

G [-6---4-6------|-6-----8------|-6---4-6------|-6-6-6-6/8----]

D [-6---6-6------|-6-----9------|-6---6-6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]

A [-4---4-7------|-4-----9------|-4---4-7------|-7-7-7-7/9----]

E [--------------|-------7------|--------------|-5-5-5-5/7----]

stretch out and wait

stretch out and wait

let your puny body lie down, let down

E [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-4------------]

B [-0------------|-2------------|-5------------|-5------------]

G [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-6------------]

D [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-6------------]

A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-7------------]

E [--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------]

as we lie you say

as we lie you say

stretch out and

E [-4-----4------|-4-----7------|-4-----4------|-7-5-5-5/7----]

B [-5---5-5------|-5-----7------|-5---5-5------|-5-5-5-5/7----]

G [-6---4-6------|-6-----8------|-6---4-6------|-6-6-6-6/8----]

D [-6---6-6------|-6-----9------|-6---6-6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]

A [-4---4-7------|-4-----9------|-4---4-7------|-7-7-7-7/9----]

E [--------------|-------7------|--------------|-5-5-5-5/7----]

stretch out and wait

stretch out and wait

let your puny body lie down, lie down

E [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-2------------]

B [-0------------|-2------------|-5------------|-2------------]

G [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-3------------]

D [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-4------------]

A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-4------------]

E [--------------|--------------|--------------|-2------------]

as we lie you say:

will the world end in the night time?

(i really don't know)

or will the world end in the day time?

(i really don't know)

and is there any point in ever having children?

E [-0------------|-2------------|-2------------|-0-----2------]

B [-2------------|-2------------|-2------------|-0-----2------]

G [-2------------|-4------------|-3------------|-2-----4------]

D [-0------------|-4------------|-4------------|-2-----4------]

A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-0-----2------]

E [--------------|--------------|-2------------|--------------]

no, i don't know

what i do know is we're here and it's now, so

E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------|-4-----7------|-7-5-5-5/7----]

B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]

G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------|-4-----4------|-6-6-6-6/8----]

D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------|-6-----6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]

A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------|-6-----6------|-7-7-7-7/9----]

E [-0---/-7------|--------------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]

stretch out and wait

stretch out and wait

there's no debate, no debate, no debate

how can you consciously contemplate

when there's no debate, no debate

stretch out and wait

E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------]

B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------]

G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------]

D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------]

A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------]

E [-0---/-7------|--------------]

stretch out and wait

stretch out and wait

wait, wait, wait, etc.

E [-4------------|-2------------|-0------------]

B [-5------------|-2---------0--|-2------------]

G [-6------------|-3---------0--|-2------------]

D [-6------------|-4---------0--|-2------------]

A [-4------------|-4---------0--|-0------------]

E [--------------|-2------------|--------------]

outro.

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"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"

-HEBREWS

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