Heaven Knows Im Miserable Now The Smiths backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now
Tom Chess version

[Intro]

F#maj7 Dmaj7 C#m B
f#----7-------3-----2-----0------------------------------------------|
c#----9-------5-----3-----2------------------------------------------|
a----8-------4-----4-----2------------------------------------------|
e----9-------5-----4-----2------------------------------------------|
b------------------------0------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|

then you shuffle between these two chords

B C#
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|
c#--5-0------7-0-----------------------------------------------------|
a--6-6------8-8-----------------------------------------------------|
e--7-7------9-9-----------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|
I was..

F#maj7 D#m
happy in the haze of a drunken hour
f#-7--------7--------7----9-------9----------------------------------|
c#-9--------9-----------9-9-------9----------------------------------|
a-8--------8-------------9-------9----------------------------------|
e-9--------9-------------11------11---------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Emaj7?/G#(bass plays G#) B C#
but heaven knows I'm miserable now
f#-----5----------------5---------------5----7-----------------------|
c#-----7----------------7---------------5----7-----------------------|
a-----6----------------6---------------6----8-----------------------|
e-----7----------------7---------------7----9-----------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#maj7 D#m
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
f#-------7-----------7----------------9------------------------------|
c#-------9-----------9----------------9------------------------------|
a-------8-----------8----------------9------------------------------|
e-------9-----------9----------------11-----------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Emaj7? B
and heaven knows I'm miserable now
f#-----5----------------0-------------0-0-0--------------------------|
c#-----7----------------2-------------0-0-0--------------------------|
a-----6----------------2--------------------------------------------|
e-----7----------------2--------------------------------------------|
b----------------------0--------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#maj7 B C F#maj7
In my life, why do I give valuable time
f#-7--7--------5---7-------------7-----------------------------------|
c#-9--9--------5---7----9--------9------------------6-6-6-6-6-3-...--|
a-8--8--------6---8----8--------8------------------6-6-6-6-6-4-...--|
e-9--9--------7---9----9--------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|

D#m strum through
to people who dnt care if I live or die
f#----4------------------------9-------------------------------------|
c#----5------------------------9-------------------------------------|
a----6------------------------9------------6--8-6-4-----------------|
e----6------------------------11-----------7--9-7-6-----------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|

his [solo]

f#--3-4-2-0-4-2-0-4--7--14-14s15-16-11-------------------------------|
c#--4-4-3-2-4-3-2-4--9--14-------15-13-------------------------------|
a----------------4--9--14-------16-12-------------------------------|
e-------------------9-----------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| s Slide

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Capo 2

[Intro]
(For these first little barre chords, I like to add a little bit of that Jamaican
style rake to the chords. The legend for the symbols is at the bottom)
e|--------7----------3------2~---0~------------|
B|--------9----------5------3~---2~------------|
G|--------8----------4------2~---2~------------|
D|--------9----------5------4~---2~------------|
A|--------7----------3------2~---0~------------|
E|-------(7)--------(3)------------------------|

Then (please listen to the song for the actual rhythm and timing) shuffle these with
some groove to it like how Marr plays:
e|-----000-0-00-x-00---000-0-00-x-00---|
B|-----555-0-55-x-00/--777-0-77-x-00---|
G|-----444-4-44-x-44/--666-6-66-x-66---| (x2)
D|-----333-3-33-x-33/--555-5-55-x-55---|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

And right away to the VERSE (make your chords real chirpy)
e|--7--77--9--99-------9---9---------0-0-00--00--0---------|
B|--9--99--9--99------12---10---9----3/5-55--57--0---------|
G|--8--88--9--99-------9---9---------4/6-66--68--8---------|
D|--9--99--9--99------11---9---------5/7-77--79--9---------| (x2)
A|--7--77--9--99-------9---9-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

IIIIIIIINNNN MYYYYY LIIIIIIFE.....
e|---7-77----------0-0-00--00--0----|
B|---9-99---7------3/5-55--57--0----|
G|---8-88----------4/6-66--68--8----|
D|---9-99----------5/7-77--79--9----| (x2)
A|---7-77---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

TO PEOPLE WHO....(at this part, you really need to listen to the song and really be
"feeling it". It is much to difficult to tab out otherwise)
e|--------------------------11--1112-xx-11-11----------------------|
B|---5/999-x-9-x-7-9-x-9-7--12--1212-xx-11-11---3/5-x-55-5/7-0-----|
G|---4/888-x-8-x-8-8-x-8-8--11--1111-xx-11-11---4/6-x-66-6/8-8-----| (x2)
D|---5/999-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-9----------------------5/7-x-77-7/9-9-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

(The little fill0
e|-------------------------------9--16~----16/17/18---18\----|
B|---999-9-x-7--9-x-7-5----------7--16~----16/17/18---18\----|
G|-------------------------------6--16~----16/17/18---18\----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

TWO LOVAS ENTWINED.........
e|--------------0------------------0--------------0-----------0--------------|
B|----------------0-------------0-----------2--------2-----------0-----------|
G|--------9----------------4-------------4-----4-----------2-----------------|
D|-----9-----9------9----2---2--------4-----------------3--------------4-----|
A|--7------------------4--------------------------------------------2-----2--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---4/9-99---------|
B|---4/9-99-x-7-7---|
G|---4/9-99-x-8-8---|
D|---4/9-99-x-9-9---|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

(Do this four times and back to the intro, play everything over once more but when you
get to this last part, you play it six times, you then go back to the very first part with
the barre chords but it goes like this:)
e|---7-----3-----7-----0~-----16~---|
B|---9-----5-----9-----2~-----16~---|
G|---8-----4-----8-----2~-----16~---|
D|---9-----5-----9-----2~-----------|
A|---7-----3-----7-----0~-----------|
E|----------------------------------|

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| ~ Vibrato
| (n) Ghost note
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Heaven Knows... (capo 2nd fret) – figure out the rhythm by listening to the song

Play these first four with tremolo bar, then alternate strumming between the following open chords
F#maj7 Dmaj7 C#m B open B open C#
F#|---8-----------3----------2--------0-------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--
C#|---10----------5----------3--------2-------5-5-5-0-0--5-5-5-5-0---7-7-7-0-0--7-7-7-7-0--
A |---9-----------4----------2--------2-------6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6---8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8--
E |---10----------5----------4--------2-------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--
B |---8-----------3----------2--------0----------------------------------------------------
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 1 and 3
F#maj7 D#m G#m
F#|------7------7---7----7----7---7---7----9---9---9---9---9---9----9----9----9------------
C#|------9------9---9----9----9---9---9----9---9---9--12--12---9---10---10----9------------
A |------8------8---8----8----8---8---8----9---9---9---9---9---9----9----9----9------------
E |------9------9---9----9----9---9---9---11--11--11--11--11--11---11---11---11------------
B |------7------7---7----7----7---7---7----------------------------------------------------
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B slide to C# Third verse, do this instead:
F#|------0----0----0----0--/--0------0--------|--------------------------------------------
C#|------5----5----5----5--/--7------0--------|--------5---------------7-------------------
A |------6----6----6----6--/--8------8--------|-----------6---------------8----------------
E |------7----7----7----7--/--9------9--------|----7---------7---7/9---------9-------------
B |-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
F#|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------

F#maj7 D#m G#m
F#|------7------7---7----7----7---7---7----9---9---9---9---9--9----9----9----9-------------
C#|------9------9---9----9----9---9---9----9---9---9--12--12--9---10---10----9-------------
A |------8------8---8----8----8---8---8----9---9---9---9---9--9----9----9----9-------------
E |------9------9---9----9----9---9---9---11--11--11--11--11--11--11---11---11-------------
B |------7------7---7----7----7---7---7----------------------------------------------------
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B
F#|------0----0----0----0----0----0---------
C#|------5----5----5----5----5----0---------
A |------6----6----6----6----6----6---------
E |------7----7----7----7----7----7---------
B |-----------------------------------------
F#|-----------------------------------------

The Chorus: “In my life...”
F#maj7 B slide to C#
F#|------7------7-----0----0----0----0--/--0------0---------------------------------------
C#|------9------9-----5----5----5----5--/--7------0---------------------------------------
A |------8------8-----6----6----6----6--/--8------8---------------------------------------
E |------9------9-----7----7----7----7--/--9------9---------------------------------------
B |------7------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Why do I smile...”
F#maj7 C# B A#m
F#|------7------7-----0----0----0--/--0----0-----0--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------
C#|------9------9-----7----7----7--/--5----5-----5--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------
A |------8------8-----8----8----8--/--6----6-----6--------4---4--4--4---4-----------------
E |------9------9-----9----9----9--/--7----7-----7--------6---6--6--6---6-----------------
B |------7------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

F# A#m G#m D#m
F#|----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9--9---9----9--9---9---9-------------
C#|----5--5--5--5---7-----4--4--4--4---7---/-----9-h10--10-10----9--9---9---9-------------
A |----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9--9---9----9--9---9---9-------------
E |----6--6--6--6---6-----6--6--6--6---6---/----11--11-11--11---11--11--11-11-------------
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Play almost the same thing again,
　　 B C# B A#m
F#|--0----0----0----0--/--0---0---0----0----0--/--0----0-----0-----4---4--4--4---4--------
C#|--5----5----5----5--/--7---7---7----7----7--/--5----5-----5-----4---4--4--4---4--------
A |--6----6----6----6--/--8---8---8----8----8--/--6----6-----6-----4---4--4--4---4--------
E |--7----7----7----7--/--9---9---9----9----9--/--7----7-----7-----6---6--6--6---6--------
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

F# A#m G#m D#m
F#|----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9---9---9----9--9---9---9------------
C#|----5--5--5--5---7-----4--4--4--4---7---/-----9-h10--10--10----9--9---9---9------------
A |----4--4--4--4---4-----4--4--4--4---4---/-----9---9---9---9----9--9---9---9------------
E |----6--6--6--6---6-----6--6--6--6---6---/----11--11--11--11---11-11--11--11------------
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B C C#
F#|------0---------0----0----0------0-------
C#|------5---------5----6----7------0-------
A |------6---------6----7----8------8-------
E |------7---------7----8----9------9-------
B |-----------------------------------------
F#|-----------------------------------------

The solo, played over the second repeat above (live, Marr just repeats the rhythm guitar)

F#|------------------------------------------14---15---16-------14------------------------
C#|--9--9--7--5-----9--9--7--5--------12-----14---15---16-------14------------------------
A |--9--9--8--6-----9--9--8--6---6----13-----14---15---16-------14------------------------
E |------------------------------7--------------------------------------------------------
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Second and Fourth Verses – fingerpicked by Marr when playing live. This is the hardest part of
the song, because there are so many guitar parts going on at the same time in the recorded version.
Basically, for one guitar, you either fingerpick what Marr plays live or try to make out a combination
of the prominent guitar parts from the recorded version.

Here are tabs for:
A) the recorded version, rhythm guitar
B) the live version, fingerpicking

Option A (recorded version):
F#maj7 D#m / / (strike these two with emphasis)
F#|--0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-----7---4------------------------------------
C#|-0h5--5---5---0---5---5-----5---5---5---5-----5---5------------------------------------
A |--4---4---4---4---4---4----h6---6---6---6-----4---4------------------------------------
E |--6---6---6---6---6---6-----6---6---6---6-----6---6------------------------------------
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B D#m C# F#maj7
F#|--0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----8-/--9--9----7---------------------0---
C#|--0-h5-h7--7--5----0-h5-h7--7--5-----0-h5--5--5--0-----8-/--9--9----7----then back to----0h5--
A |--6--6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6--6-----6--6--6--6--6-----8-/--9--9----8-----the start-------4---
E |--7--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--7-----7--7--7--7--7----10/--11-11----9-----and repeat------6---
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Option B: Fingerpicking (live version)
F#|-------0------------0-----0---------0------------0-----0--------------------------------
C#|----5-----5------5-----5---------5-----5-----5-----5------------------------------------
A |-4------------4---------------h6-----------6--------------------------------------------
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Descending bassline on the 4th string
F#|----------2------------------2--------------------0----------------------0--------------
C#|-------------2-------------------2--------------------2-------------0h2------2----------
A |------2---------2---------2----------2--------4-----------4------4----------------------
E |---4------------------2--------------------1--------------------------------------------
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Interlude:
F#maj7 harmonics C#m7 B
F#|--8-----------10--/--11----------------------------------2--------0-------
C#|-10-----------11--/--12----12------12----(12)------------3--------2------- then repeat the
A |--9-----------12--/--13--------13--------------(12)------2--------2------- alternation between
E |-10------------------------------------------------------4--------2------- between open B and C#
B |--8------------------------------------------------------2--------0------- like in the intro
F#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Ending:
F#maj7 Dmaj7 harmonics F#maj7 G#maj7 A#maj7
F#|---8-----------3------------------------8---------10--------12-------------
C#|--10-----------5-------(12)------------10---------12--------14-------------
A |---9-----------4------------(12)--------9---------11--------13-------------
E |--10-----------5-----------------------10---------12--------14-------------
B |---8-----------3------------------------8---------10--------12-------------
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------