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Bigmouth Strikes Again

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Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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Step 1 / 26Position: 1
1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
CAPO 4
Chords:
Amx02210
Cx32013
Dx54030
D/Ax54035
Emx22000
Fmaj7x03210
G320003
Attention to D and D/A! As you see, Johnny Marr plays D/A just sliding 2 frets
from C position (x54035) and D like this (x54030).
The important is that you play following the chords, as I wrote them ;)
Riff:
e|-0------------0--------3b-0----0------------0-------3b-0---------|
B|---3--1-1-0-1---3--1-1-----------3-1-1-3-1---3-1-1---------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x4
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
Am- C- D/A- D  
Am- Fmaj7- G  
[Verse]
AmSweetness, Csweetness, D/AI was Donly Amjoking when
I Fmaj7said I'd lGike to sAmmash every tooth Cin your heaD/Ad____D___Am____Fmaj7_______G_
AmSweetness, Csweetness D/AI was oDnly jAmoking when
I Fmaj7said by rGights you Amshould be bludgeoned Cin your D/Abed.D___Am__
[Pre-chorus]
Fmaj7And now I kGnow how Joan of AmArc felt, Cnow I D/Aknow Dhow
Joan of AmArc felt,_Fmaj7___ ___G__as the Amflames rose
to her Roman Cnose and her D/AWalkDman stAmarted to melFmaj7t______G_
[Solo]
Am- C- D/A- D- Am- Fmaj7- Gx4
[Chorus]
BAmigmouth la da da Cda dD/Aa
BAmigmouth la da da Fmaj7daG  
Bigmouth Amstrikes again and I've got Cno right to tD/Aake mDy place with the
Amhuman racFmaj7eG  
BAmigmouth la da da Cda dD/Aa
BAmigmouth la da da Fmaj7daG  
Bigmouth Amstrikes again and I've got Cno right to tD/Aake mDy place with the
Amhuman racFmaj7e
[Pre-chorus]
And now I kGnow how Joan of AmArc felt, Cnow I D/Aknow Dhow
Joan of AmArc felt,_Fmaj7___ ___G__as the Amflames rose
to her Roman Cnose and her D/AhearDing aid stAmarted to melFmaj7t______G_
[Bridge]
Em- D- Em- Fmaj7- G  
Em- D- Em- Fmaj7- G  
[Chorus]
BAmigmouth la da da Cda dD/Aa
BAmigmouth la da da Fmaj7daG  
Bigmouth Amstrikes again and I've got Cno right to tD/Aake mDy place with the
Amhuman racFmaj7eG  
BAmigmouth la da da Cda dD/Aa
BAmigmouth la da da Fmaj7daG  
Bigmouth Amstrikes again and I've got Cno right to tD/Aake mDy place with the
Amhuman racFmaj7eG  
BAmigmouth la da da Cda dD/Aa
BAmigmouth la da da Fmaj7daG  
Bigmouth Amstrikes again and I've got Cno right to tD/Aake mDy place with the
Amhuman racFmaj7eG  
BAmigmouth la da da Cda dD/Aa
BAmigmouth la da da Fmaj7daG  
Bigmouth Amstrikes again and I've got Cno right to tD/Aake mDy place with the
Amhuman racFmaj7eG  
(fade out)
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The story behind the song

This song captures the frustration of being misunderstood, particularly in the public eye. Morrissey, the lyricist, wrote it as a humorous take on his negative experiences with the music press, feeling that no matter what he did, he'd be cast in a bad light. The song, from the 1986 album The Queen Is Dead, was intended as a parody, a funny song despite its underlying irritation. It plays like a defiant yet self-deprecating anthem for anyone who's ever felt their words twisted.

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