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MORRISSEY - You know I couldn't last 
(from album You are the Quarry)
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 CThe whisperingsEm, may hurt you 
 AmBut the printed wFord might kill you
 CThe whisperingsEm, may hurt you 
 AmBut the printed wFord might kill you
SCo don't let the blEmue, the blue eyes Amfool you 
They're just geAlignite, loaded and aiming right between your eyes
DCDs and T-shirts, pGromos GoD/F#d knows Em- oh!
You kAnow I couldn't lDast
DSomeoGne, plD/F#ease take mEme homAe
CThe teenagersEm, who love you, Amthey will wake up, Fyawn and kill you
CThe teenagersEm, who love you, Amthey will wake up, Fyawn and kill you
So dCon't let the blEmue, the blue eyes Amfool you
They're just gelAignite, loaded and aiming right between your eyes
DCDs and T-shirts, pGromos GoD/F#d knows Em- oh!
You kAnow I couldn't lDast
DSomeoGne, plD/F#ease take mEme homAe
There's a cash rDegister rGinging D/F#and
EmIt weighs Aso heavy on my back 
DSomeoGne D/F#please Emtake me hAome
CThe critics whoEm, can't break you
AmThey somehow helFp to make you
CThe critics whoEm, can't break you 
AmUnwittingly theFy make you
So Cdon't let the good days, of the Emgold discs, creep up and Ammug you
No, no - ANo, no, no-oh!
With eDvil legal GeaD/F#gles, Emyou kAnow I couldn't last
Daccountants GraD/F#mpantEm, you kAnow I couldn't last
DEvery -iGst and evD/F#ery -ismEm, thrown my way to sAtay 
DAnd the northern Gleeches D/F#go on, reEmmoving, removing, reAmoving
CThen in the Fend, your royalties bring you lCuxuries, Fyour royalties bring you
Dmluxuries, Foh bGut
DThe squalor of the Gmind, Dthe squalor of the mGind, Dthe squalor of the mGind

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You Know It Couldnt Last

by Morrissey

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D/F#

MORRISSEY - You know I couldn't last

(from album You are the Quarry)

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C Em

The whisperings, may hurt you

Am F

But the printed word might kill you

C Em

The whisperings, may hurt you

Am F

But the printed word might kill you

C Em Am

So don't let the blue, the blue eyes fool you

They're just gelignite, loaded and aiming right between your eyes

D G D/F# Em

CDs and T-shirts, promos God knows - oh!

A D

You know I couldn't last

D G D/F# Em A

Someone, please take me home

C Em Am F

The teenagers, who love you, they will wake up, yawn and kill you

C Em Am F

The teenagers, who love you, they will wake up, yawn and kill you

C Em Am

So don't let the blue, the blue eyes fool you

They're just gelignite, loaded and aiming right between your eyes

D G D/F# Em

CDs and T-shirts, promos God knows - oh!

A D

You know I couldn't last

D G D/F# Em A

Someone, please take me home

D G D/F#

There's a cash register ringing and

Em A

It weighs so heavy on my back

D G D/F# Em A

Someone please take me home

C Em

The critics who, can't break you

Am F

They somehow help to make you

C Em

The critics who, can't break you

Am F

Unwittingly they make you

C Em Am

So don't let the good days, of the gold discs, creep up and mug you

No, no - No, no, no-oh!

D G D/F# Em A

With evil legal eagles, you know I couldn't last

D G D/F# Em A

accountants rampant, you know I couldn't last

D G D/F# Em A

Every -ist and every -ism, thrown my way to stay

D G D/F# Em A

And the northern leeches go on, removing, removing, removing

C F C F

Then in the end, your royalties bring you luxuries, your royalties bring you

Dm F G

luxuries, oh but

D G D G D G

The squalor of the mind, the squalor of the mind, the squalor of the mind

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