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I Started Something I Couldnt Finish

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1/52

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 52Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CHORDS:
E:     E0 A2 D2 G1 B0 E0
C#m7:  x 4 6 4 5 4
C#7:   x 4 6 4 6 4
D7:    x 5 7 5 7 5
E7:    x 7 9 7 9 7
F7:    x 8 10 8 10 8
[Intro]
e|-E0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-|
B|-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-|
G|-1-1-----1-1-1-----1-1-|
D|-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-|
A|-2-----------2---------|
E|-0-----------0---------|
G|-E--------|
D|---------|
A|---5/7-5-| (This is the little bass fill that Andy Rourke plays)
E|-0-------|
e|-C#m74-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----C#74-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----6-7-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----5-5-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-D75-5-5-5-5-5----E77-7----F78--8--|
B|-7-7-7-7-7-7----9-9----10-10-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-7----8--8--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7----9-9----10-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-7----8--8--|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-F#----2----2---2---2----A5---A#5----Bsus22---|
B|-----2----2---2---2-----------2---|
G|-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----2--3---4---|
D|-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----2--3---4---|
A|-4-4--------4---4------0--1---2---|
E|-2-2--------2---2-----------------|
[Verse 1]
     Bsus2The lanes were silent
There was Dsus2nothing, no one, noEsus2thing around for F#miles
   A5  A#5I   Bsus2doused our friendly venture
With a Dsus2hard-faced Esus2three-word gesture
[Chorus]
    C#m7I started something, I C#7forced you to a zone
And you were D7clearly E7never F7meant to goF#  
    C#m7Hair brushed and parted
Typical C#7me, typical me, typical me
I started D7something
  E7And now I'm F7not too F#sure
[Verse 2]
   A5  A#5I   Bsus2grabbed you by the gilded beams... Dsus2grrrrr...
That's Esus2what tradition mF#eans
A5And A#5I   Bsus2doused another venture with a Dsus2gesture
That was Esus2absolutely violent
[Chorus]
    C#m7I started something, I C#7forced you to a zone
And you were D7clearly E7never F7meant to goF#  
    C#m7Hair brushed and parted
Typical C#7me, typical me, typical me
I started D7something
  E7And now I'm F7not too F#sure
[Interlude]
F# F#
[Verse 3]
   A5  A#5I   Bsus2grabbed you by the gilded beamsDsus2... grrrrr...
That's Esus2what tradition mF#eans
A5And A#5now Bsus2eighteen months hard labour seemDsus2s          Esus2fair enough
[Chorus]
    C#m7I started something, and I C#7forced you to a zone
And you were D7clearly E7never F7meant to goF#  
    C#m7Hair brushed and parted
Typical C#7me, typical me, typical me
I started D7something
  E7And now I'm F7not too sF#ure
    C#m7I started somethingC#7,  I started somethingD7  E7  F7  F#  
Typical C#m7me, typical me, typical me, typical me
Typical C#7me, typical me, typical me
I started D7something
And E7now I'm F7not too sF#ure
[Outro]
C#m7 C#7
D7 E7 F7 F#
(Fade out)

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I Started Something I Couldnt Finish

by The Smiths

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

C#7

A#5

Bsus2

Dsus2

Esus2

CHORDS:

E A D G B E

E: 0 2 2 1 0 0

C#m7: x 4 6 4 5 4

C#7: x 4 6 4 6 4

D7: x 5 7 5 7 5

E7: x 7 9 7 9 7

F7: x 8 10 8 10 8

[Intro]

e|-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-|

B|-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-|

G|-1-1-----1-1-1-----1-1-|

D|-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-|

A|-2-----------2---------|

E|-0-----------0---------|

G|---------|

D|---------|

A|---5/7-5-| (This is the little bass fill that Andy Rourke plays)

E|-0-------|

C#m7 C#7

e|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----6-7-|

B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----5-5-|

G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|

D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|

A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

D7 E7 F7

e|-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-7----8--8--|

B|-7-7-7-7-7-7----9-9----10-10-|

G|-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-7----8--8--|

D|-7-7-7-7-7-7----9-9----10-10-|

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5----7-7----8--8--|

E|-----------------------------|

F# A5 A#5 Bsus2

e|-----2----2---2---2-----------2---|

B|-----2----2---2---2-----------2---|

G|-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3----2--3---4---|

D|-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4----2--3---4---|

A|-4-4--------4---4------0--1---2---|

E|-2-2--------2---2-----------------|

[Verse 1]

Bsus2

The lanes were silent

Dsus2 Esus2 F#

There was nothing, no one, nothing around for miles

A5 A#5 Bsus2

I doused our friendly venture

Dsus2 Esus2

With a hard-faced three-word gesture

[Chorus]

C#m7 C#7

I started something, I forced you to a zone

D7 E7 F7 F#

And you were clearly never meant to go

C#m7

Hair brushed and parted

C#7

Typical me, typical me, typical me

I started something

E7 F7 F#

And now I'm not too sure

[Verse 2]

A5 A#5 Bsus2 Dsus2

I grabbed you by the gilded beams... grrrrr...

Esus2 F#

That's what tradition means

A5 A#5 Bsus2 Dsus2

And I doused another venture with a gesture

Esus2

That was absolutely violent

[Chorus]

C#m7 C#7

I started something, I forced you to a zone

D7 E7 F7 F#

And you were clearly never meant to go

C#m7

Hair brushed and parted

C#7

Typical me, typical me, typical me

I started something

E7 F7 F#

And now I'm not too sure

[Interlude]

F# F#

[Verse 3]

A5 A#5 Bsus2 Dsus2

I grabbed you by the gilded beams... grrrrr...

Esus2 F#

That's what tradition means

A5 A#5 Bsus2 Dsus2 Esus2

And now eighteen months hard labour seems fair enough

[Chorus]

C#m7 C#7

I started something, and I forced you to a zone

D7 E7 F7 F#

And you were clearly never meant to go

C#m7

Hair brushed and parted

C#7

Typical me, typical me, typical me

I started something

E7 F7 F#

And now I'm not too sure

C#m7 C#7 D7 E7 F7 F#

I started something, I started something

C#m7

Typical me, typical me, typical me, typical me

C#7

Typical me, typical me, typical me

I started something

E7 F7 F#

And now I'm not too sure

[Outro]

C#m7 C#7

D7 E7 F7 F#

(Fade out)

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