That Joke Isnt Funny Anymore Tab

WARNING: You are trying to view
content from Ultimate-Guitar.com
in an unauthorized application,
which is prohibited.

Please use an official Ultimate
Guitar Tabs application for iPhone,
iPad or Android to access legitimate
chords, guitar, bass, and drum tabs
from Ultimate-Guitar.com database.

Type "ultimate guitar tabs" in Apple
App Store's or Android Market's
search to find the application.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: aschaffe@acs.ryerson.ca (Adam Schaffer - RTAT/W94)

"That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore" - The Smiths
(Marr/Morrissey)

transcribed by Adam Schaffer


Notes:

Tune up two semitones to F# or capo on the 2nd fret.  As if you
didn't figure it out, the main part is played on an 12-string
acoustic.  For chords with asterisks (*) below them, the note on
the low E string should be played using your thumb.

             Park the car at the side of the road
                       only      desire  is   to die  but
F#-0----0----4----0----7-----------0----------------2-|
C#-5----0----0----0----5-----------0----------------2-|
A -6----6----6----6----5-----------1----------------2-|
E -7----7----7----7----5-----------2----------------4-|
B -0----0----0----0----7-----------2----------------4-|
F#---------------------------------0----------------2-|


   you should know  time's tide with smother you
    I'm  a-fraid it doesn't  make     me       smile
F#--0----0----2-----0-----------------------------2---0-|
C#--0----0----2-----0-----------------------------0---0-|
A --1----1----2-----4-----------------------------4---4-|
E --2----2----4-----5-----------------------------5---5-|
B --2----2----4-----5-----------------------------5---5-|
F#--0----0----2-----3-----------------------------3---3-|
                    *                             *   *

   and I will too
    I wish I could laugh...
F#-0-----------0---0-|
C#-5-----------1---0-|
A -6-----------2---0-|
E -7-----------3---5-|
B -0-----------3---5-|
F#-------------1---3-|
               *   *


    when you laugh about people who feel so very lonely their
F#-0-----4---------------------0------------7----5---4--0-|
C#-0-----0---------------------0------------0----0---0--0-|
A -6-----6---------------------6------------6----6---6--6-|
E -7-----7---------------------7------------X----X---X--X-|
B -7-----7---------------------7------------7----7---7--7-|
F#-5-----5---------------------5--------------------------|
   *     *                     *


          but that joke isn't funny anymore        it's
F#-8---5-----------0----------0--0--0-------3---2-|
C#-6---3-----------1----------3--1--0-------3---3-|
A -0---0-----------2----------0--0--0-------0---2-|
E -7---4-----------3----------2--2--2-------0---0-|
B -8---5-----------3----------3--3--3-------X-----|
F#-----------------1------------------------3-----|
                   *


   too close......too near the bone,
F#-8--------------5----------|
C#-6--------------3----------|
A -0--------------0----------|
E -7--------------4----------|
B -8--------------5----------|
F#---------------------------|

   too close to home and it's too near the bone
F#-0------------0----0---0----3------------2-|
C#-1------------3----1---0----3------------3-|
A -2------------0----0---0----0------------2-|
E -3------------2----2---2----0------------0-|
B -3------------3----3---3----X--------------|
F#-1--------------------------3--------------|
   *


   more than you'll          ever  know
F#-----------0-------------0---0---0-----0--0-|
C#-----------1-------------0---0---1-----0--0-|
A -----------2-------------2---0---2-----2--0-|
E -----------3-------------3---3---3-----3--3-|
B -----------3-------------3---3---3-----3--3-|
F#-----------1-------------1---1---1-----1--1-|
             *             *   *   *     *  *

F#-0-----------0---0-|
C#-5-----------0---0-|
A -6-----------2---0-|
E -7-----------3---5-|
B -0-----------3---5-|
F#-------------1---3-|
               *   *


  The "I've seen this happen..." part
F#-5-----5-7--8--7---0-2--0-|
C#-5-----5-5--5--5---0-0--0-|
A -6-----5-5--5--5---4-4--4-|
E -7-----6-6--6--6---5-5--5-|
B -7-----7-7--7--7---5-5--5-|
F#-5-----5-5--5--5----------|

the next two chords are either:

F#-0---0-|
C#-0---0-|
A -0---0-|
E -2---4-|
B -3---5-|
F#-------|

or:

F#-3---5-|
C#-5---7-|
A -5---7-|
E -5---7-|
B -3---5-|
F#-------|