There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
capo on 4th fret

[VERSE]
Am7 A7sus2 Am7 A7sus2 F Fmaj+11 C G
e|-3--3-0-0----3-3-3-0----0-0-0--1-----1-1-0-------0-0-0-3---3-3-3-------------|
B|-1--1-0-0----1-1-1-0----0-0-0--1-----1-1-0-------1-1-1-0---0-0-0-------------|
G|-0--0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0--2-----2-2-2-------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-------------|
D|-2--2-2-2----2-2-2-2----2-2-2--3-----3-3-3-------2-2-2-0---0-0-0-------------|
A|-0--0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0--3-----3-3-3-------3-3-3-2---2-2-2-------------|
E|-------------------------------1-----1-1-1-------------3---3-3-3-------------|

[CHORUS]
C A F
e|-------3---0------------0-----------------1-----------0---1------------------|
B|---1-----------1----1-------1---------1-------1---------------1--------------|
G|-----0----------------2---------2-------2---------2---------------2----------|
D|-2----------------2-----------------3---------------------------------3------|
A|-3----------------0-----------------3----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------1----------------------------------------|

G C F D6sus4/G
e|--------------------3--0-------------------1---0-----------------------------|
B|-------3---0---------------1-----------------------3-------------------------|
G|---0-----------0--0-------------------2------------0-------------------------|
D|-0---0------------2-------------0-2-3---3----------0-------------------------|
A|-2----------------3--------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------3-------------------------|

[OUTRO]
Am Fmaj+11 C G
e|----0-----0-----------------------------0-------0-------0--------------------|
B|-1--------------0-1--1--0-----------------------------0-1---1---3---0--------|
G|-2-----2------2------------2---0----2-------2-------2---0-------0-------0----|
D|-2----------------------------------3-------------------2-------0------------|
A|-0----------------------------------3-------------------3-------2------------|
E|------------------------------------1---------------------------3------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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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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Song info
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Smiths
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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