There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (ver 2) by Smiths
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Although being part of the Smiths' 1986 -overall- third album "The Queen Is Dead", this
song wasn't released as a single until 1992 when it was included in the recopilatory
"...Best II", where it reached #25 on UK Singles chart and #22 on Ireland Singles chart.
"There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" is regarded as the finest song ever made by
the Smiths, due Morrisey's superb vocal delivery and soothing arrangements by Johnny Marr.
Tabbed by Pelusteriano
Contact at my UG profile
Lyrics by Johnny Marr & Steven Patrick Morrisey
Music by the Smiths
Key of E major
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NOTE: this tab is based on the performances presented in the next videos
Excerpt A from BBC's "The Story of the Guitar" series - http://goo.gl/AnJMvo
Excerpt B from BBC's "The Story of the Guitar" series - http://goo.gl/rPW7iq
Some of the information presented in "Smiths On Guitar" blog - http://goo.gl/fbs0uZ
And my Guitar Pro submission, currently available in UG - http://goo.gl/rr6Kqi
I highly recommend watching both excerpts to grasp J. Marr's strumming & flow.
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Capo on 4th fret required, whole tab relative to capo
Chords (low to high, in order of appearance)
Dm XX0231 Fmaj7 X33210 G 320003 Am7 X02013 Am7* X02010 C/G 3X2010 Em XX2000
FM7+11 (FM7add11) X33200 C X32010 Dm XX0231
INTRO
Dm Fmaj7 G
|-1-----|-0-0-0-0---------|
|-3-----|-1-1-1-1---0-0---|
|-2-----|-2-2-2-2---0-0---|
|-0-----|-3-3-3-3---0-0---|
|-------|-3-3-3-3---2-2---|
|-------|-----------3-3---|
VERSE I
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
|| -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- ||
|| -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- ||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o||
||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o||
|| -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- ||
|| ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x4
let ring
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Take me out tonight
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Where there's music and there's people who are young and ali--------ve
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car I never, never want to go home
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G
Because I haven't got one
Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
Anymore
VERSE II
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
|| -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- ||
|| -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- ||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o||
||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o||
|| -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- ||
|| ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x4
| let ring
|
| Overdub guitar (sounds faintly on original record)
|| ---0-----0---0---|-----------------|---0-----0---0---|---0------------- ||
|| -1---1-----------|-1-----0---------|---1-----1---1---|-1-1---3--------- ||
||o-0-----0---------|-----------2---0-h-2-----2---------|-0---0-----0---0-o||
||o-2---------------|-----2---------0-h-3---------------|-2---0---0-------o||
|| -0---------0---0-|---0-----0---0---|-----------3---3-|-3-----------0--- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x4
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Take me out tonight
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Because I want to see people and I want to see life
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car Oh, please don't drop me home
G Am7 * C/G
Because it's not my home, it's their home
Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
And I'm welcome no more
Dm Fmaj7 G
|-1-----|-0-0-0-0---------|
|-3-----|-1-1-1-1---0-0---|
|-2-----|-2-2-2-2---0-0---|
|-0-----|-3-3-3-3---0-0---|
|-------|-3-3-3-3---2-2---|
|-------|-----------3-3---|
CHORUS
C Am7 * Fmaj7 G
|| -0-----0-0-----3-|---3---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-------|
|| -1-----1-1-----1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1-----1-|---1---1-1-0-0---|
||o-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-0-0---|
||o-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3-0-0---|
|| -3-----3-3-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-3-----0-|---3---3-3-2-2---|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-3---|
C Fmaj7 Dm
|--------------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0------1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1- ||
|-0---0-0-0----1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1------3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3- ||
|-0---0-0-0----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2------2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-o||
|-0---0-0-0----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----3-3------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-o||
|-2---2-2-2----3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----3-3--------|----------------- ||
|-3---3-3-3------|-----------------|------------------|----------------- ||x2
C Am7 *
And if a double-decker bus
Fmaj7 G
Crashes into us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Is such a heavenly way to die
C Am7 *
And if a ten ton truck
Fmaj7 G
Kills the both of us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine
VERSE III
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
|| -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- ||
|| -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- ||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o||
||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o||
|| -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- ||
|| ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x4
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11
Take me out tonight
C G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
G Am7* C/G Em Am7
And in the darkened un--derpass
* C/G Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
I thought "Oh, God! My chance has come at last"
G Am7 * C/G
But then a strange fear gripped me
Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
And I just couldn't ask
VERSE IV
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
|| -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- ||
|| -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- ||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o||
||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o||
|| -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- ||
|| ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x4
|
| String ensemble (synth) arr. for guitar - not relative to capo - 1 octave lower
|| -----------------|-----*-----------|-4h5r4h5r4h5r4h5-r-4h5r4h5r4h5----- ||
|| ---------4-------|-5---------------|-----------------|-------------5-4- ||
||o-6---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------- ||x4
*: 7 on first & third time, 9 on second & fourth time
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11
Take me out tonight
C G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C
Oh, driving in your car I never, never want to go home
G Am7 * C/G Em Am7 *
Because I haven't got one, no, I don't
C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
No, I haven't got one
Dm Fmaj7 G
|-1-----|-0-0-0-0---------|
|-3-----|-1-1-1-1---0-0---|
|-2-----|-2-2-2-2---0-0---|
|-0-----|-3-3-3-3---0-0---|
|-------|-3-3-3-3---2-2---|
|-------|-----------3-3---|
CHORUS
C Am7 * Fmaj7 G
|| -0-----0-0-----3-|---3---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-------|
|| -1-----1-1-----1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1-----1-|---1---1-1-0-0---|
||o-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-0-0---|
||o-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3-0-0---|
|| -3-----3-3-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----3-3-----0-|---3---3-3-2-2---|
|| -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-3---|
C Fmaj7 Dm
|--------------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0------1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1- ||
|-0---0-0-0----1-|---1---1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----1-1------3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3- ||
|-0---0-0-0----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2------2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-o||
|-0---0-0-0----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----3-3------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-o||
|-2---2-2-2----3-|---3---3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----3-3--------|----------------- ||
|-3---3-3-3------|-----------------|------------------|----------------- ||x2
C Am7 *
And if a double-decker bus
Fmaj7 G
Crashes into us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Is such a heavenly way to die
C Am7 *
And if a ten ton truck
Fmaj7 G
Kills the both of us
C
To die by your side
Fmaj7 Dm
Well the pleasure, the privilege is mine
OUTRO
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 * C/G Em Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
|| -3---0-0-0---0-0-|-3-3-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0---0-|-0---0-3---3-3-3- ||
|| -1---1-1-1---0-0-|-1-1-1-1---0-0-0-|-----1-1-1-0---0-|-1---1-0---0-0-0- ||
||o-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-0-0-o||
||o-2---2-2-2---2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-2---2-0---0-0-0-o||
|| -0-------X-------|-0-----X---------|-3---3-3-3-3---3-|-3---3-2--------- ||
|| ---------3-------|-------3---------|-----------------|-------3--------- ||x8
Am7 * C/G Em Am7 *
There is a light that never goes out
Fmaj7 FM7+11 C G
There is a light that never goes out... (x4 slightly fade each repeat)
(Keep playing. No vocals in last 4 repeats)
Not in original track but you can end like this:
Dm Fmaj7 G Am7
|-1-----|-0-0-0-0---------|-0-----|
|-3-----|-1-1-1-1---0-0---|-1-----|
|-2-----|-2-2-2-2---0-0---|-0-----|
|-0-----|-3-3-3-3---0-0---|-2-----|
|-------|-3-3-3-3---2-2---|-0-----|
|-------|-----------3-3---|-------|
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