Band: The Smiths Song: There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Album: The Queen Is Dead (1986) Bassist: Andy Rouke (bass line composed by Johnny Marr) Transcribed by: Paul Williams The penultimate track on ‘The Queen Is Dead’ and the final single to be released whilst The Smiths were still together. The recent rise of Morrissey has seen a resurrection in some of The Smiths songs, notably ‘There Is A Light’ is played at Morrissey shows. I hope this tab leads those of you that are discovering the Smiths for the first time to take a further interest in them... 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