Stretch Out And Wait Tab

"Stretch Out and Wait" by The Smiths
from the album "Louder than Bombs"
Tabbed by Stephen Cheng (cheng@utdallas.edu)
 
This one sounds rather nice on an acoustic guitar and, as there is no
instrument break, particularly suitable as a solo. The song is in 6/8
time, and each dash of each bar denotes 1/4 note, except the first and
last dash of each bar, which are used 'cos it looks nicer. The tab more
or less indicates the chord positions, so you should strum through the
song as you sing along. Oh, and you don't need to capo! wow! ;)
 
 
E [-x------]
B [-x------]
G [-x------]
D [-x------]
A [-x------]
E [-x------]
 
    percussion intro: just strum along and simulate.
 
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------|-4-----7------|-7-5-5-5/7----]
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------|-4-----4------|-6-6-6-6/8----]
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------|-6-----6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------|-6-----6------|-7-7-7-7/9----]
E [-0---/-7------|--------------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
 
    on the high rise estate
    what's at the back of your mind?
    on a three-day debate
    on the high rise estate
    what's at the back of your mind?
    two icy-cold hands conducting the way
    it's the eskimo blood in my veins
    amid the concrete and clay
    and general decay
    nature must still find a way
    so ignore all the codes of the day
    let your juvenile impulses sway
    this way and that way and
    this way and that way
    god, how sex implores you
 
E [-3-----------|--------------]
B [-5-----------|--------------]
G [-5-----------|--------------]
D [-5-----------|--------------]
A [-3-----------|--------------]
E [-------------|--------------]
 
    to let yourself lose yourself
 
E [-4-----4------|-4-----7------|-4-----4------|-7-5-5-5/7----]
B [-5---5-5------|-5-----7------|-5---5-5------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
G [-6---4-6------|-6-----8------|-6---4-6------|-6-6-6-6/8----]
D [-6---6-6------|-6-----9------|-6---6-6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]
A [-4---4-7------|-4-----9------|-4---4-7------|-7-7-7-7/9----]
E [--------------|-------7------|--------------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
 
    stretch out and wait
    stretch out and wait
    let your puny body lie down, let down
 
E [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-4------------]
B [-0------------|-2------------|-5------------|-5------------]
G [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-6------------]
D [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-6------------]
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-7------------]
E [--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------]
 
    as we lie you say
    as we lie you say
    stretch out and
 
E [-4-----4------|-4-----7------|-4-----4------|-7-5-5-5/7----]
B [-5---5-5------|-5-----7------|-5---5-5------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
G [-6---4-6------|-6-----8------|-6---4-6------|-6-6-6-6/8----]
D [-6---6-6------|-6-----9------|-6---6-6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]
A [-4---4-7------|-4-----9------|-4---4-7------|-7-7-7-7/9----]
E [--------------|-------7------|--------------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
 
    stretch out and wait
    stretch out and wait
    let your puny body lie down, lie down
 
E [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-2------------]
B [-0------------|-2------------|-5------------|-2------------]
G [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-3------------]
D [-2------------|-4------------|-6------------|-4------------]
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-4------------]
E [--------------|--------------|--------------|-2------------]
 
    as we lie you say:
    will the world end in the night time?
    (I really don't know)
    or will the world end in the day time?
    (I really don't know)
    and is there any point in ever having children?
 
E [-0------------|-2------------|-2------------|-0-----2------]
B [-2------------|-2------------|-2------------|-0-----2------]
G [-2------------|-4------------|-3------------|-2-----4------]
D [-0------------|-4------------|-4------------|-2-----4------]
A [-0------------|-2------------|-4------------|-0-----2------]
E [--------------|--------------|-2------------|--------------]
 
    no, I don't know
    what I do know is we're here and it's now, so
 
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------|-4-----7------|-7-5-5-5/7----]
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------|-4-----4------|-6-6-6-6/8----]
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------|-6-----6------|-5-5-7-7/9----]
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------|-6-----6------|-7-7-7-7/9----]
E [-0---/-7------|--------------|-4-----4------|-5-5-5-5/7----]
 
    stretch out and wait
    stretch out and wait
    there's no debate, no debate, no debate
    how can you consciously contemplate
    when there's no debate, no debate
    stretch out and wait
 
E [-0---/-7------|-4-----0------]
B [-0---/-7------|-5-5-0-2------]
G [-1---/-8------|-6-6-0-2------]
D [-2---/-9------|-6-6-0-2------]
A [-2---/-9------|-4-----0------]
E [-0---/-7------|--------------]
 
    stretch out and wait
    stretch out and wait
    wait, wait, wait, etc.
 
E [-4------------|-2------------|-0------------]
B [-5------------|-2---------0--|-2------------]
G [-6------------|-3---------0--|-2------------]
D [-6------------|-4---------0--|-2------------]
A [-4------------|-4---------0--|-0------------]
E [--------------|-2------------|--------------]
 
    outro.
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