Meat Is Murder Live tab by The Smiths

Tabs

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

Tuning: Open E MajorE or Open D MajorD 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 majorC - (8 8 8 8 8 8)
A augmentedA - (5 5 5 5 5 5)
D MajorD - (10 10 10 10 10 10)
E MajorE – (0 0 0 0 0 0)
BB – (7 7 7 7 7 7)
G+G – (3 3 3 3 3 3)
F#F# - (2 2 2 2 2 2)
FF - (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|
 BB|--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#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 MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|

 e|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 BB|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10/8--|
G#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 MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 BB|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------|


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

2.19 MAIN RIFF
              C majorC
Kitchen aromas aren't very homely
     A augmentedA
It's not "comforting", cheery or kind
C majorC		   D MajorD
It's sizzling blood and the unholy stench
     E MajorE
Of MURDER
     C majorC
It's not "natural", "normal" or kind
  A augmentedA
The flesh you so fancifully fry
  C majorC      BB
The meat in your mouth
   A augmentedA     D MajorD
As you savour the flavour
     E MajorE
Of MURDER
A augmentedA  C majorC  BB  A augmentedA  D MajorD     E MajorE
  NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER
A augmentedA  C majorC  BB  A augmentedA  D MajorD     E MajorE
  NO, NO, NO, IT'S MURDER
  G+G    F#F#       FF
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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