• Song:

    Meat Is Murder Live

  • Artist:

    The Smiths

Tabbed by: Bill Allen

Tuning: Open E or Open D with capo on 2 fret (EBEG#Be)


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
C
This beautiful creature must die 
A
This beautiful creature must die 
C
A death for no reason 
D                   E
And death for no reason is MURDER 
C
And the flesh you so fancifully fry 
A
Is not succulent, tasty or kind 
C                 B
It's death for no reason 
    A            D               E
And death for no reason is MURDER 
A           C             B               A           
    And the calf that you carve with a smile
D         E
Is MURDER 
A           C             B        A  
    And the turkey you festively slice 
D         E
Is MURDER 
G      F#           F      
    Do you know how animals die ? 

2.19 MAIN RIFF
                           C
Kitchen aromas aren't very homely 
          A              
It's not "comforting", cheery or kind 
C                  D
It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench 
         E
Of MURDER 
          C  
It's not "natural", "normal" or kind 
    A
The flesh you so fancifully fry 
    C            B
The meat in your mouth 
     A          D
As you savour the flavour 
         E
Of MURDER 
A   C   B   A   D          E
    NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER 
A   C   B   A   D          E
    NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER 
   G       F#             F
Oh ... and who hears when animals cry?

OUTRO:PLAY MAIN RIFF UNTIL IT FADES OUT



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 |  /   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

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