• Song:

    Bigmouth Strikes Again

  • Artist:

    The Smiths

  • Album:

    Genius Steals

Chords: CAPO ON 4 FRET: 

Am    x02210
C     x32013
D     x54030
Dadd9 x54035
Em    x22000
Fmaj7 x03210
G     320003

Attention to D and Dadd9! As you see, Johnny Marr plays Dadd9 just sliding 2 frets 
from C position (x54035) and D like this (x54030)
The important is that you play following the chords, as i wrote them ;)


Intro: 

Am - C - Dadd9 - D

Am - Fmaj7 - G


Listen the song to figure it out ;)


Am         C         Dadd9    D    Am       
Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when
  
   Fmaj7     G         Am              C          Dadd9  D  Am  F  G 
I said I'd like to smash every tooth in your head______________________

Am         C         Dadd9    D    Am
Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking when

  Fmaj7         G         Am            C           Dadd9  D  Am 
I said by rights you should be bludgeoned in your bed.__________

   Fmaj7    G                Am      C    Dadd9 D
And now I know how Joan of Arc felt, now I know how 

        Am        Fmaj7  G     Am  
Joan of Arc felt,____ _____as the flames rose
             
           C            Dadd9 D     Am          Fmaj7  G
to her Roman nose and her Walkman started to melt_______                      



Riff: (Repeat this 4 times)

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---3--1-1-0-1---3--1-1-----------3-1-1-3-1---3-1-1---------------|
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Chorus:

 Am             C  Dadd9  
Bigmouth   la da da da da

 Am      Fmaj7  G         
Bigmouth  la da da da
 
        Am                            C            Dadd9  D
Bigmouth strikes again and I've got no right to take my place with the

Am     Fmaj7  G
human race


Bridge:


Em - D

Em - Fmaj7 - G


Chorus again ;)


It's played very fast and could be difficult to read, but if you listen the song 
you surely can learn it ;)
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