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I WANT THE ONE I CAN'T HAVE - The Smiths
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Tabbed by: emilym80
E-mail: emilym80@hotmail.com
These are the fills/lead parts for "I Want The One I Can't Have", from
The Smiths' second album, "Meat Is Murder".
The rhythm is essentially just the chords, which I've included at the bottom.
I just copied and pasted them from abbo1uk's chords, they're exactly the same. Tab
relative to capo, not nut.
Guitar by Johnny Marr.
Tuning:
Capo 2nd fret or tuned up to f#.
Fill 1:
F#|-----------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------|
A |-------0-----0-------0-----0-|
E |---0-2---2-0-----0-2---2-0---|
B |-3-------------0-------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
Chorus: Chords Played Over Chorus
I Want... Can't ... Mad...
F#|-3--------5-----6---5--|
C#|-3--------5-----6---5--|
A |-3--------5-----7---5--|
E |-5--------7-----8---7--|
B |-----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|
Fill 2:
Day...
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-3-6-5-6-8-6-8-6-8-10\-|
A |-------7-------7---10\-|
E |-----------------------|
B |-----------------------|
F#|-----------------------|
Fill 3:
Played while bending the notes:
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A |-10-10-10-7---10-10-10-10-10-7----|
E |----------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------|
Fill 4:
This one is tough.
F#|--10-8-8-------------|
C#|8-6--5-6-------------|
A |9----------9-9--8-7--|
E |---------10--10-9-8--|
B |---------------------|
F#|---------------------|
Ending:
F#|-10-10-10-10-10----|
C#|-10-10-10-10-10----|
A |-10-10-10-10-10----|
E |-------------------|
B |-------------------|
F#|-------------------|
This fill is also used in some other sections over Em.
Song Structure:
Fill 1: 1x
Fill 1: 1x
Chorus: 2x
Fill 2: 1x
Fill 2: 2x
Chorus: 2x
Fill 1: 1x
Fill 1: 1x
Fill 3: 2x
Chorus: 2x
Fill 2: 1x
Fill 2: 2x
Chorus: 2x
Fill 4: 1x
Fill 4: 1x
Fill 3: 2x
Chorus: 2x
Fill 2: 1x
Fill 2: 1x
Chorus: 2x
Ending: 1x
I Want The One I Can't Have Chords
Transcribed by Craig Ablitt
Intro
G C D B#m
Verse
C D Em Bm C D (QUICKLY) G
On the day that your mentality
C D Bm C D Em Bm C D(quickly)
Decides to tryyy a ha ha yyy to catch up with your biology
Em Bm C D (quickly)
Come round ...
Chorus
Am Bm
'Cause I want the one I can't have
C D
And it's driving me mad
Am Bm C D
It's all over, all over, all over my face
Em until next verse;
Verse 2
(note slight change from first verse, with no G after first line, straight into C again)
C D Em Bm C D
On the day that your mentality
C D Em Bm C D
Catches up with your biology
Chorus 2
Am Bm
I want the one I can't have
C D
And it's driving me mad
Am Bm C D
It's all over, all over, all over my face
Verse 3
G C
A double bed
D Bm
And a stalwart lover for sure
C D Em Bm C D
These are the riches of the poor
Same as above excpet Em Bm C D progression played twice
A double bed
And a stalwart lover for sure
These are the riches of the poor
Chorus 3
Am Bm
And I want the one I can't have
C D
And it's driving me mad
Am Bm C D
It's all over, all over, all over my face
Em until:
C Bm Em Bm C D
A tough kid who sometimes swallows nails
Am Bm Em Bm C D
Raised on Prisoner's Aid
Am Bm
He killed a policeman when he was thirteen
C D
And somehow that really impressed me
Am Bm C D
And it's written all over my face
Then the intro: G C D Bm
C D Em Bm C D
Oh, these are the riches of the poor
Then G C D Bm intro chords again
C D Em Bm C D (play chords twice)
These are the riches of the poor
Chorus
Am Bm
I want the one I can't have
C D
And it's driving me mad
Am Bm C D
It's written all over my face
Em until:
Last Verse
C D Em Bm C D
On the day that your mentality
C D Em Bm C D
Catches up with your biology
Am Bm
And if you ever need self-validation
C D
Just meet me in the alley by the railway station
Am Bm C D
It's all over my face
Outro is Em continuously
