~ THE SMITHS ~
~ I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH ~
~ Strangeways, Here We Come ~
Arranged for one guitar by Sam Hastings (sam.hastings@gmail.com)
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
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---------|
E
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
D7
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
D7
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
D7
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
D7
I started something
E7 F7 F#
And now I'm not too sure
[Outro]
C#m7 C#7
D7 E7 F7 F#
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~ THE SMITHS ~ ~ I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH ~ ~ Strangeways, Here We Come ~ Arranged for one guitar by Sam Hastings (sam.hastings@gmail.com) CHORDS: 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 [Verse 1] [Chorus] [Verse 2] [Chorus] [Interlude] F# F# [Verse 3] [Chorus] [Outro] C#m7 C#7 D7 E7 F7 F# (Fade out)
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