The Smiths - Meat Is Murder

      
 
 (Live)

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 Meat Is Murder (Live at Oxford Apollo 18/3/85)?? The Smiths

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 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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