The Smiths - Back to the old house
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Capo: 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
i have 2 different versions of this song:
the first one follows the acoustic guitar in the song, which plays simple open chords
the second one is more advanced. there are lots of tabs on this site which get the entire lead guitar part
pretty accurately, so this is basically my attempt at finding chords which sound nice while also including
lots of the lead guitar notes (the chords in the second version here aren't actually played in the song)
capo on 2nd fret for louder than bombs version
hatful of hollow sounds maybe a 1/4 step sharper than that, you'll need to retune your guitar for it. but if
you don't want to retune, capo on 3rd fret is as close as you can get
********** ver. 1 **********
chords:
C x32010
Am7 x02010
Dsus2 xx0230
F xx3211
G 320033
Em 022000
Bm11 x20220
Bbmaj7 x13230 (actually a Bbmaj#11)
[Intro]
C Am7 C Am7
C Am7 C
[Verse 1]
Dsus2I would raCther not go Am7
CBack to the Am7old house C Am7 C
Dsus2I would raCther not go Am7
CBack to the Am7old house
F TheGre's too manyF bad Gmemories
F Too manGy memories Em theCre
Em C Em Bm11
G G Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
[Verse 2]
C When you Am7cycled by
C Here begaAm7n all my dreams C
The Am7saddest thing I've Cever seen Dsus2
C And you Am7never knew
How Cmuch I really liked Am7you C
Because I never even Am7told you
C Oh, and I Dsus2meant to
C Are Am7you still thCe-e-Am7e-re F or Ghave youF moved aGway?
F Or Ghave you mEmoved awCay?
Em C Em Bm11
G G Bbmaj7
[Verse 3]
Bbmaj7I would loCve to go Am7
CBack to the Am7old house C
But I Am7never will C
I Am7never will C
I Am7never wCilAm7l
[Outro] fades out
C Am7 (x10)
********** ver. 2 **********
chords:
Cmaj7 x32000
C x32010
Am7 x02010
Fmaj7/C x33210
Cadd9 x32030
Dsus2 xx0230
Fmaj7 xx3210
Fadd9 xx3213
F xx3211
G6 320030
Em7 022030
Dadd4 x54030 (actually a Dadd4add9)
Bm11 x20220
G 32003x
Bbmaj7 x13230 (actually a Bbmaj#11)
[Intro]
Cmaj7 C Am7 Fmaj7/C (x3)
C Cadd9
[Verse 1]
Dsus2I wouFmaj7ld raCmaj7ther not Cgo Am7 Fmaj7/C
Cmaj7Back C to the oAm7ld hoFmaj7/Cuse
Cmaj7 C Am7 Fmaj7/C
C Cadd9
Dsus2I wouFmaj7ld raCmaj7ther not Cgo Am7 Fmaj7/C
Cmaj7Back C to the oAm7ld hoFmaj7/Cuse
Fadd9 F TheG6re's too G6manyFadd9 Fbad G6memoriG6es
Fadd9 ToFo manyG6 memoG6riesEm7 theEm7re C Dadd4
Em7 Em7 C Dadd4
Em7 Em7 Bm11 Bm11
G6 G G G
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
[Verse 2]
Cmaj7 C When you Am7cycled bFmaj7/Cy
Cmaj7 HeCre began aAm7ll my dreFmaj7/Cams
Cmaj7 C The Am7saddest thiFmaj7/Cng I've CevCadd9er seen Dsus2 Fmaj7
Cmaj7 C And you Am7never kneFmaj7/Cw
How Cmaj7much I Creally liked Am7you Fmaj7/C
Cmaj7Because I Cnever even Am7told yoFmaj7/Cu
C OCadd9h, and I Dsus2meant tFmaj7o
Cmaj7 CAre Am7you stiFmaj7/Cll thCmaj7e-e-e-Ce-Am7e-re Fmaj7
Fadd9 OFr G6have yoG6u Fadd9 mFoved aG6way? G6
Fadd9 OFr G6have yoG6u mEm7o-o-Em7oved awCay? Dadd4
Em7 Em7 C Dadd4
Em7 Em7 Bm11 Bm11
G6 G G G
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
[Verse 3]
Bbmaj7I wouBbmaj7ld loCmaj7ve to gCo Am7 Fmaj7/C
Cmaj7Ba-a-a-Cack to the Am7old hoFmaj7/Cuse
Cmaj7 C But I Am7never wiFmaj7/Cll
Cmaj7 C I Am7never wiFmaj7/Cll
Cmaj7 C I Am7neveFmaj7/Cr wCmaj7i-iii-CiiAm7i-iiFmaj7/Ci-ill
[Outro] fades out
Cmaj7 C Am7 Fmaj7/C (x10)