Meat Is Murder Live tab by The Smiths

Meat Is Murder [Live at Oxford Apollo 18/3/85]– The Smiths
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Tabbed by: Bill Allen

Tuning: Open E or Open D with capo on 2 fret (EBEG#Be)

Works fine with the original version aswell.
You can find this live version on “The Sound of The Smiths [Deluxe edition]”.

Chords:
C - (8 8 8 8 8 8)
A - (5 5 5 5 5 5)
D - (10 10 10 10 10 10)
E – (0 0 0 0 0 0)
B – (7 7 7 7 7 7)
G – (3 3 3 3 3 3)
F# - (2 2 2 2 2 2)
F - (1 1 1 1 1 1)

Main Riff:

 e|--0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0|
 B|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
G#|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

 e|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 B|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8--|
G#|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8--|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------|


MAIN RIFF SIX TIMES
MAIN RIFF TWICE OVER THE VERSE
1.06:VERSE
Heifer whines could be human cries
Closer comes the screaming knife

1.23: CHORUS
C
This beautiful creature must die
A
This beautiful creature must die
C
A death for no reason
D			 E
And death for no reason is MURDER
C
And the flesh you so fancifully fry
A
Is not succulent, tasty or kind
C         B
It's death for no reason
  A      D        E
And death for no reason is MURDER
A      C       B        A
  And the calf that you carve with a smile
D     E
Is MURDER
A      C       B    A
  And the turkey you festively slice
D     E
Is MURDER
G   F#      F
  Do you know how animals die ?

2.19 MAIN RIFF
              C
Kitchen aromas aren't very homely
     A
It's not "comforting", cheery or kind
C		   D
It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench
     E
Of MURDER
     C
It's not "natural", "normal" or kind
  A
The flesh you so fancifully fry
  C      B
The meat in your mouth
   A     D
As you savour the flavour
     E
Of MURDER
A  C  B  A  D     E
  NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER
A  C  B  A  D     E
  NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER
  G    F#       F
Oh ... and who hears when animals cry?

OUTRO:PLAY MAIN RIFF UNTIL IT FADES OUT



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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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