This Night Has Opened My Eyes - The Smiths
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Verse Part A
|---------------------------|
|--------------12\7~-12\----|
|-11-9---11-9-----------9~--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

Chorus
|---------------------------|
|-8-8~-7-7-----8-8~-7-7-----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

|-9--7-------7--------------|
|------7--------10----------|
|--------7---------9--------|
|--------------------(9)----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

Verse Part B
1
|---------------------------|
|-12\7--5-------------------|
|---------7-6-6--7-----6----|
|--------------------7---7--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
2
|---------------------------|
|-x8-8-7-----8---7-5--------|
|--------7-----7-------6----|
|--------------------7---7--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
3
|---------------------------|
|-x8-8-7-----8---7----------|
|--------7-----7---7-7/11-9-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|

Order:
00:00 Verse A X 2
00:20 Chorus
00:29 Verse A x 2
00:49 Chorus
00:59 Verse B 1+2 x 2
01:18 Verse B 3
01:25 Verse A x 2
01:44 Chorus

01:54 Verse B 1+2 x 2 \
02:13 Verse B 3 /Repeat to fade
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning: e,a,d,g,b,e

[Verse]
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7
e|---------2x------------7x-----------|---------2x------------7x-----------|
B|---------3x------------5x-----------|---------3x------------5x-----------|
G|---------4x------------6x-----------|---------4x------------6x-----------|
D|---------4x------------7x-----------|---------4x------------7x-----------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

In a river the color of lead
you kicked and cried like a bullied child
a shoeless child on a swing

Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
e|10\-----------5------------5x-------|10\------5x---5------------5x-------|
B|12\-----------7------------7x-------|12\------7x---5------------7x-------|
G|11\-----------6------------6x-------|11\------6x---6------------6x-------|
D|12\-----------7------------7x-------|12\------7x---7------------7x-------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

immerse the baby's head wrap her up
a grown man of twenty-five oh he
reminds you of your own again she took away your

Bm F#m7 Bm F#m7
e|---------2x------------7x-----------|---------2x------------7x-----------|
B|---------3x------------5x-----------|---------3x------------5x-----------|
G|---------4x------------6x-----------|---------4x------------6x-----------|
D|---------4x------------7x-----------|---------4x------------7x-----------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

in the news of the world dump her on a doorstep
said he'd cure your ills but he didn't and he never will
troubles oh but then again she left pain

Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
e|10\-----------5------------5x-------|10\------5x---5------------5x-------|
B|12\-----------7------------7x-------|12\------7x---5------------7x-------|
G|11\-----------6------------6x-------|11\------6x---6------------6x-------|
D|12\-----------7------------7x-------|12\------7x---7------------7x-------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

girl this
oh
so

Em7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------8x---8--------7x------7x---|---------8x---8--------7x------7----|
G|---------7x---7--------7x------7x---|---------7x---7--------7x------7----|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

night has opened my eyes
oh save your life
please save your life

Bm7 A
e|---------7--------------------------|7--------5--------7----5------------|
B|7--------7-------------7-------5----|5--------5--------5----5---5--------|
G|7--------7---------------------6----|6--------6-------(6)-----------6----|
D|-------------------------------7----|7--------7-------(7)----------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

and I will never sleep again
because you've only got one
because you've only got one

(First time go back to verse)

[Chorus]
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
e|10\-----------5---------------------|------------------------------------|
B|12\-----------7------------5--------|------------------------------------|
G|11\-----------6----------------7----|6----6--------7------------6--------|
D|12\-----------7-------7-------------|7----7-----------------7-------7----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

the dream has gone but the baby is real oh you did a good thing

Em7 Em7 A
e|------------------------------------|------------------7---p5------------|
B|---------8----8-------7-------------|8--------7----5---------------------|
G|---------7----7------------7--------|---------------------------6--------|
D|------------------------------------|-----5--------------------------5---|
A|--------------------------------7---|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

she could have been a

Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
e|10\-----------5---------------------|------------------------------------|
B|12\-----------7------------5--------|------------------------------------|
G|11\-----------6----------------7----|6----6--------7------------6--------|
D|12\-----------7-------7-------------|7----7-----------------7-------7----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

poet or she could have been a fool oh you did a bad thing

Em7 Em7 A
e|------------------------------------|------------------7---p5------------|
B|---------8----8-------7-------------|8--------7----5---------------------|
G|---------7----7------------7--------|---------------------------6--------|
D|------------------------------------|-----5--------------------------5---|
A|--------------------------------7---|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

and I'm not

Em7 Em7 D A
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------5--------|
B|---------8----8-------7-------------|8--------7--------7--------5--------|
G|---------7----7------------7--------|--------------6---7--------6--------|
D|------------------------------------|-----5------------7--------7--------|
A|--------------------------------7---|------------------5--------7--------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

happy and I'm not sad

A
e|(5)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|(5)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|(6)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|(7)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|(7)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

(First time go back to verse)

[Chorus] (x3)
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
e|10\-----------5---------------------|------------------------------------|
B|12\-----------7------------5--------|------------------------------------|
G|11\-----------6----------------7----|6----6--------7------------6--------|
D|12\-----------7-------7-------------|7----7-----------------7-------7----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

the dream has gone but the baby is real oh you did a good thing

Em7 Em7 A
e|------------------------------------|------------------7---p5------------|
B|---------8----8-------7-------------|8--------7----5---------------------|
G|---------7----7------------7--------|---------------------------6--------|
D|------------------------------------|-----5--------------------------5---|
A|--------------------------------7---|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

she could have been a

Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
e|10\-----------5---------------------|------------------------------------|
B|12\-----------7------------5--------|------------------------------------|
G|11\-----------6----------------7----|6----6--------7------------6--------|
D|12\-----------7-------7-------------|7----7-----------------7-------7----|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

poet or she could have been a fool oh you did a bad thing

Em7 Em7 A
e|------------------------------------|------------------7---p5------------|
B|---------8----8-------7-------------|8--------7----5---------------------|
G|---------7----7------------7--------|---------------------------6--------|
D|------------------------------------|-----5--------------------------5---|
A|--------------------------------7---|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

and I'm not

Em7 Em7 D A
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------5--------|
B|---------8----8-------7-------------|8--------7--------7--------5--------|
G|---------7----7------------7--------|--------------6---7--------6--------|
D|------------------------------------|-----5------------7--------7--------|
A|--------------------------------7---|------------------5--------7--------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

happy and I'm not sad

A
e|(5)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|(5)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|(6)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|(7)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|(7)---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


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| x Dead note
| \ Slide down
| (n) Ghost note
| p Pull-off

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The Smiths – This Night Has Opened My Eyes

Capo on 2nd fret so you can get all the open, single notes to ring out!

[Verse] x2
slide down slide down
Bm F#m11 Bm F#m11 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
F#|----------------5----------------5--|---8-------3---3----8------3--3-----|
C#|------5---------3--------5-------3--|--10-------5---5---10------3--3-----|
A |------5---------4--------5-------4--|---9-------4---4----9------4--4-----|
E |------7------------------7----------|---------------------------5--5-----|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Bm F#m11 Bm F#m11 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
F#|----------------5----------------5--|---8-------3---3----8------3--3-----|
C#|------5---------3--------5-------3--|--10-------5---5---10------3--3-----|
A |------5---------4--------5-------4--|---9-------4---4----9------4--4-----|
E |------7------------------7----------|---------------------------5--5-----|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Em Bm Em Bm A
F#|------------------------------------|--7----5---------3-------5--3-------|
C#|--6--6-----5---5----6--6----5---5---|--5----5----5----3---3---3--3-------|
A |--7--7-----5---5----7--7----5---5---|--5----5----5----4---4---------4----|
E |------------------------------------|-----------------5------------------|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
slide down slide down
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
F#|--8-------3-------------------------|-1--1---0--------1-----0------------|
C#|-10-------5---3------------1--0-----|-1--1------1--------1-----3----0----|
A |--9-------4------5--4--4---0----0--2|-2--2---------0-------------------0-|
E |--------------------5--5---3--------|------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
F#|--8-------3-------------------------|-1--1---0-------1----0--------------|
C#|-10-------5---3------------1--0-----|-1--1------1-------1----3---0-------|
A |--9-------4------5--4--4---0----0--2|-2--2---------0----------------0---2|
E |--------------------5--5---3--------|------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

G D A6
F#|-1--1--0--------1-----0------0---0--|------------------------------------|
C#|-1--1-----1--------1-----0---1---3--|------------------------------------|
A |-2--2--------0---------------0---0--|------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

[Verse]
slide down slide down
Bm F#m11 Bm F#m11 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
F#|----------------5----------------5--|---8-------3---3----8------3--3-----|
C#|------5---------3--------5-------3--|--10-------5---5---10------3--3-----|
A |------5---------4--------5-------4--|---9-------4---4----9------4--4-----|
E |------7------------------7----------|---------------------------5--5-----|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Bm F#m11 Bm F#m11 Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Gmaj7 A
F#|----------------5----------------5--|---8-------3---3----8------3--3-----|
C#|------5---------3--------5-------3--|--10-------5---5---10------3--3-----|
A |------5---------4--------5-------4--|---9-------4---4----9------4--4-----|
E |------7------------------7----------|---------------------------5--5-----|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Em Bm Em Bm A
F#|------------------------------------|--7----5---------3-------5--3-------|
C#|--6--6-----5---5----6--6----5---5---|--5----5----5----3---3---3--3-------|
A |--7--7-----5---5----7--7----5---5---|--5----5----5----4---4---------4----|
E |------------------------------------|-----------------5------------------|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

[Chorus] x10
slide down slide down
Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
F#|--8-------3-------------------------|-1--1---0--------1-----0------------|
C#|-10-------5---3------------1--0-----|-1--1------1--------1-----3----0----|
A |--9-------4------5--4--4---0----0--2|-2--2---------0-------------------0-|
E |--------------------5--5---3--------|------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A G
F#|--8-------3-------------------------|-1--1---0-------1----0--------------|
C#|-10-------5---3------------1--0-----|-1--1------1-------1----3---0-------|
A |--9-------4------5--4--4---0----0--2|-2--2---------0----------------0---2|
E |--------------------5--5---3--------|------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

G D A6
F#|-1--1--0--------1-----0------0---0--|------------------------------------|
C#|-1--1-----1--------1-----0---1---3--|------------------------------------|
A |-2--2--------0---------------0---0--|------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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