"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - The Smiths
(Marr/Morrissey)

transcribed by Adam Schaffer


Notes:

Tune up two semitones to F# or capo on the 2nd fret. As if you
didn't figure it out, the main part is played on an 12-string
acoustic. For chords with asterisks (*) below them, the note on
the low E string should be played using your thumb.

Park the car at the side of the road
only desire is to die but
F#-0----0----4----0----7-----------0----------------2-|
C#-5----0----0----0----5-----------0----------------2-|
A -6----6----6----6----5-----------1----------------2-|
E -7----7----7----7----5-----------2----------------4-|
B -0----0----0----0----7-----------2----------------4-|
F#---------------------------------0----------------2-|


you should know time's tide with smother you
I'm a-fraid it doesn't make me smile
F#--0----0----2-----0-----------------------------2---0-|
C#--0----0----2-----0-----------------------------0---0-|
A --1----1----2-----4-----------------------------4---4-|
E --2----2----4-----5-----------------------------5---5-|
B --2----2----4-----5-----------------------------5---5-|
F#--0----0----2-----3-----------------------------3---3-|
* * *

and I will too
I wish I could laugh...
F#-0-----------0---0-|
C#-5-----------1---0-|
A -6-----------2---0-|
E -7-----------3---5-|
B -0-----------3---5-|
F#-------------1---3-|
* *


when you laugh about people who feel so very lonely their
F#-0-----4---------------------0------------7----5---4--0-|
C#-0-----0---------------------0------------0----0---0--0-|
A -6-----6---------------------6------------6----6---6--6-|
E -7-----7---------------------7------------X----X---X--X-|
B -7-----7---------------------7------------7----7---7--7-|
F#-5-----5---------------------5--------------------------|
* * *


but that joke isn't funny anymore it's
F#-8---5-----------0----------0--0--0-------3---2-|
C#-6---3-----------1----------3--1--0-------3---3-|
A -0---0-----------2----------0--0--0-------0---2-|
E -7---4-----------3----------2--2--2-------0---0-|
B -8---5-----------3----------3--3--3-------X-----|
F#-----------------1------------------------3-----|
*


too close......too near the bone,
F#-8--------------5----------|
C#-6--------------3----------|
A -0--------------0----------|
E -7--------------4----------|
B -8--------------5----------|
F#---------------------------|

too close to home and it's too near the bone
F#-0------------0----0---0----3------------2-|
C#-1------------3----1---0----3------------3-|
A -2------------0----0---0----0------------2-|
E -3------------2----2---2----0------------0-|
B -3------------3----3---3----X--------------|
F#-1--------------------------3--------------|
*


more than you'll ever know
F#-----------0-------------0---0---0-----0--0-|
C#-----------1-------------0---0---1-----0--0-|
A -----------2-------------2---0---2-----2--0-|
E -----------3-------------3---3---3-----3--3-|
B -----------3-------------3---3---3-----3--3-|
F#-----------1-------------1---1---1-----1--1-|
* * * * * *

F#-0-----------0---0-|
C#-5-----------0---0-|
A -6-----------2---0-|
E -7-----------3---5-|
B -0-----------3---5-|
F#-------------1---3-|
* *


The "I've seen this happen..." part
F#-5-----5-7--8--7---0-2--0-|
C#-5-----5-5--5--5---0-0--0-|
A -6-----5-5--5--5---4-4--4-|
E -7-----6-6--6--6---5-5--5-|
B -7-----7-7--7--7---5-5--5-|
F#-5-----5-5--5--5----------|

the next two chords are either:

F#-0---0-|
C#-0---0-|
A -0---0-|
E -2---4-|
B -3---5-|
F#-------|

or:

F#-3---5-|
C#-5---7-|
A -5---7-|
E -5---7-|
B -3---5-|
F#-------|