• Song:

    Meat Is Murder Live

  • Artist:

    The Smiths

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

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
C5
This beautiful creature must die 
A5
This beautiful creature must die 
C5
A death for no reason 
D5                   E5
And death for no reason is MURDER 
C5
And the flesh you so fancifully fry 
A5
Is not succulent, tasty or kind 
C5                 B5
It's death for no reason 
    A5            D5               E5
And death for no reason is MURDER 
A5           C5             B5               A5           
    And the calf that you carve with a smile
D5         E5
Is MURDER 
A5           C5             B5        A5  
    And the turkey you festively slice 
D5         E5
Is MURDER 
G5      F#5           F5      
    Do you know how animals die ? 

2.19 MAIN RIFF
                           C5
Kitchen aromas aren't very homely 
          A5              
It's not "comforting", cheery or kind 
C5                  D5
It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench 
         E5
Of MURDER 
          C5  
It's not "natural", "normal" or kind 
    A5
The flesh you so fancifully fry 
    C5            B5
The meat in your mouth 
     A5          D5
As you savour the flavour 
         E5
Of MURDER 
A5   C5   B5   A5   D5          E5
    NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER 
A5   C5   B5   A5   D5          E5
    NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER 
   G5       F#5             F5
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
 B5   Bend
 |  pb  Pre-bend
 |  br  Bend release
 |  pbr Pre-bend release
 |  brb Bend release bend

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