Jack The Ripper (Morrissey/Boz Boorer) I'm taking this song off of the "World of Morrissey" CD, which means I'm transcribing a live version of this song. It's a pretty neat song indeed in my humble opinion. Before I do anything, the guitar for the chorus section (the "crash into my arms" part) is: A E D E A E ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| B -6~---6--7-9-6~-|--6-6-6--7-9--6~-|--6--7-9-6~--|-9-9-9--7--6----| G ----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------7~-| D ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| A ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| E ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------|
A E D E F5 F#m E ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| B -6~---6--7-9-6~-|--6-6-6--7-9--6~-|--6--7-9-6~--|-9-9-9--10--11--| G ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| D ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| A ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| E ----------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------| The other important part that is featured in this song is that eerie guitar part which starts from a high-pitched note down (you know what I mean). I believe it's just (on the high E string): E -18-18-17--/////(all the way down to the second fret)///---- B ------------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------------ D ------------------------------------------------------------ A ------------------------------------------------------------ E ------------------------------------------------------------ The lyrics and chords for the song is as follows: Intro: F#m D Bm (4x) F#m D Bm Oh, you ... F#m D Bm Mouth is .. F#m D Bm Ill-housed and ... F#m D Bm A Your face is as mean as ... E D Crash into .. E A I want ... E D You don't agree but ... E - F5 I know y... F#m D Bm And I know ... F#m D Bm Where no one is ... F#m D Bm Oh, you don't care .... F#m D Bm And you don't ... F#m D Bm And, oh, you .. F#m D Bm But tonight you .... F#m D Bm Too much, too .... F#m And if it's the last ... D Bm A I'm gonna ... E D Crash into .... E A I want you E D You don't agree but ... E - F5 I know y.... Break: F#m F#m D Bm (4x) A E D E (2x)<-- played with chorus riff A E D Crash ... D A I ... E You don't ... D 'Cause you ... E I know .... End on F#m Note that the chorus starts on the A chord. The A chord appears on the last line in the verse of my transcription because Morrissey sings a second and a half after the chord is played. Blah blah blah. Just something I that I thought would confuse you. Bye-bye...
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Jack The Ripper by Morrissey