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[Intro]
 E   E   E   G   A(x2)
[Verse 1]
I am the Eson and the heir
Of a Gshyness that is cAriminally vEulgar, I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particularG  A  
[Chorus 1]
    A5     Cmaj7You shut your Gmouth, how can you Dsay
     Bm  DI go about things the wErong way ?
I am HumA5an aCmaj7nd I need to be GlovedD  
BmJust like Deverybody else does
[Interlude]
 E   E   E   G   A(x2)
[Verse 2]
I am the Eson and the heir
Of a Gshyness that is cAriminally vuElgar, I am the son and heir
Of nothing in particularG  A  
[Chorus 2]
    A5     Cmaj7You shut your Gmouth, how can you sDay
     Bm  DI go about things the wErong way ?
I am HumA5an aCmaj7nd I need to be GlovedD  
BmJust like Deverybody else does
[Solo 1]
 E   E   E   G   A(x4)
[Bridge]
    A5   Cmaj7There's a club if you'd like Gto gDo
You could meet Bmsomebody who Dreally loves yoEu
A5So you go, and you stand on Cmaj7your own
And Gyou leave on your Down
BmAnd you go home, and Dyou cry
And you want to die
[Solo 2]
 E   E   E   G   A(x4)
A5 Cmaj7 G D Bm D E
A5 Cmaj7 G D Bm D
E E E E
 E   E   E   G   A(x2)
[Outro]
    A5     Cmaj7You shut your Gmouth, how can Dyou say
     Bm  DI go about things the Ewrong way ?
I am HumA5an aCmaj7nd I need to be GloveDd
BmJust like Deverybody else doEes

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How Soon Is Now

by Johnny Marr

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

[Intro]

E E E G A

(x2)

[Verse 1]

I am the son and the heir

G A E

Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar, I am the son and heir

G A

Of nothing in particular

[Chorus 1]

A5 Cmaj7 G D

You shut your mouth, how can you say

Bm D E

I go about things the wrong way ?

A5 Cmaj7 G D

I am Human and I need to be loved

Bm D

Just like everybody else does

[Interlude]

E E E G A

(x2)

[Verse 2]

I am the son and the heir

G A E

Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar, I am the son and heir

G A

Of nothing in particular

[Chorus 2]

A5 Cmaj7 G D

You shut your mouth, how can you say

Bm D E

I go about things the wrong way ?

A5 Cmaj7 G D

I am Human and I need to be loved

Bm D

Just like everybody else does

[Solo 1]

E E E G A

(x4)

[Bridge]

A5 Cmaj7 G D

There's a club if you'd like to go

Bm D E

You could meet somebody who really loves you

A5 Cmaj7

So you go, and you stand on your own

G D

And you leave on your own

Bm D

And you go home, and you cry

And you want to die

[Solo 2]

E E E G A

(x4)

A5 Cmaj7 G D Bm D E

A5 Cmaj7 G D Bm D

E E E E

E E E G A

(x2)

[Outro]

A5 Cmaj7 G D

You shut your mouth, how can you say

Bm D E

I go about things the wrong way ?

A5 Cmaj7 G D

I am Human and I need to be loved

Bm D E

Just like everybody else does

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