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Smiths - That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore guitar tab

"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - The Smiths

(Marr/Morrissey)

transcribed by Adam Schaffer

Notes:

Tune up two semitones to F# or capo on the 2nd fret. As if you

didn't figure it out, the main part is played on an 12-string

acoustic. For chords with asterisks (*) below them, the note on

the low E string should be played using your thumb.

Park the car at the side of the road

only desire is to die but

F#-0----0----4----0----7-----------0----------------2-

C#-5----0----0----0----5-----------0----------------2-

A -6----6----6----6----5-----------1----------------2-

E -7----7----7----7----5-----------2----------------4-

B -0----0----0----0----7-----------2----------------4-

F#---------------------------------0----------------2-

you should know time's tide with smother you

I'm a-fraid it doesn't make me smile

F#--0----0----2-----0-----------------------------2---0-

C#--0----0----2-----0-----------------------------0---0-

A --1----1----2-----4-----------------------------4---4-

E --2----2----4-----5-----------------------------5---5-

B --2----2----4-----5-----------------------------5---5-

F#--0----0----2-----3-----------------------------3---3-

* * *

and I will too

I wish I could laugh...

F#-0-----------0---0-

C#-5-----------1---0-

A -6-----------2---0-

E -7-----------3---5-

B -0-----------3---5-

F#-------------1---3-

* *

when you laugh about people who feel so very lonely their

F#-0-----4---------------------0------------7----5---4--0-

C#-0-----0---------------------0------------0----0---0--0-

A -6-----6---------------------6------------6----6---6--6-

E -7-----7---------------------7------------X----X---X--X-

B -7-----7---------------------7------------7----7---7--7-

F#-5-----5---------------------5--------------------------

* * *

but that joke isn't funny anymore it's

F#-8---5-----------0----------0--0--0-------3---2-

C#-6---3-----------1----------3--1--0-------3---3-

A -0---0-----------2----------0--0--0-------0---2-

E -7---4-----------3----------2--2--2-------0---0-

B -8---5-----------3----------3--3--3-------X-----

F#-----------------1------------------------3-----

*

too close......too near the bone,

F#-8--------------5----------

C#-6--------------3----------

A -0--------------0----------

E -7--------------4----------

B -8--------------5----------

F#---------------------------

too close to home and it's too near the bone

F#-0------------0----0---0----3------------2-

C#-1------------3----1---0----3------------3-

A -2------------0----0---0----0------------2-

E -3------------2----2---2----0------------0-

B -3------------3----3---3----X--------------

F#-1--------------------------3--------------

*

more than you'll ever know

F#-----------0-------------0---0---0-----0--0-

C#-----------1-------------0---0---1-----0--0-

A -----------2-------------2---0---2-----2--0-

E -----------3-------------3---3---3-----3--3-

B -----------3-------------3---3---3-----3--3-

F#-----------1-------------1---1---1-----1--1-

* * * * * *

F#-0-----------0---0-

C#-5-----------0---0-

A -6-----------2---0-

E -7-----------3---5-

B -0-----------3---5-

F#-------------1---3-

* *

The "I've seen this happen..." part

F#-5-----5-7--8--7---0-2--0-

C#-5-----5-5--5--5---0-0--0-

A -6-----5-5--5--5---4-4--4-

E -7-----6-6--6--6---5-5--5-

B -7-----7-7--7--7---5-5--5-

F#-5-----5-5--5--5----------

the next two chords are either:

F#-0---0-

C#-0---0-

A -0---0-

E -2---4-

B -3---5-

F#-------

or:

F#-3---5-

C#-5---7-

A -5---7-

E -5---7-

B -3---5-

F#-------

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