Meat Is Murder Tab

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Meat Is Murder [Live at Oxford Apollo 18/3/85]– The Smiths
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Tabbed by: Bill Allen
 
Tuning: Open E or Open D with capo on 2 fret (EBEG#Be)
 
Works fine with the original version aswell.
You can find this live version on “The Sound of The Smiths [Deluxe edition]”.
 
Chords:
C  - (8 8 8 8 8 8)
A  - (5 5 5 5 5 5)
D  - (10 10 10 10 10 10)
E  – (0 0 0 0 0 0)
B  – (7 7 7 7 7 7)
G  – (3 3 3 3 3 3)
F# - (2 2 2 2 2 2)
F  - (1 1 1 1 1 1)
 
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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