Morrissey - Boxers tab
Thanks to whoever wrote the Boxers chord page, very helpful for this. This is for the recorded version like
the Boxers chords page; it is in the key of A and starts with the A/D sequence.
For the live version, play everything two frets higher, or w/ a capo at 2nd fret (intro chords are B/E).
Intro
Play barre chords at the fifth fret for the intro. Listen to the recording for the rhythm.
A D
E|------5------------5--------5-----------5-----|
B|-5-5--5----5-5-5-5-5---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----|
G|-6-6--6----6-6-6-6-6---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----| play four times
D|-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---7-7--7---7-7-7-7-7-----|
A|-7-7--7----7-7-7-7-7---5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|---------------------~------------------------|
Verse (Get ready for a lot of hammer-on notes. I'm not 100% sure of this, but it sounds close enough.
Corrections are welcome.)
Bm E A D A D
E|-----------5--------------~5---4------------------------|
B|-------------7----------------7---7---------------------|
G|---4--6h7-------6h7---6h7--------------7h9--6-----------| Play twice
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Prechorus ("Will time never pass? Will time never pass for us?")
Bm E C#m F#m Bm E
E|------------5-------------5---4--------------------------------------5---------------5---4------|
B|--------------7-------------7--------9--10--9-7-9--10-9-7--------------7---------------7--------|
G|---4--6h7-------6h7---6h7--------9----9--------------9-9-----4--6h7-------6h7---6h7-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus ("Your weary wife is walking away" and "Your nephew...")
A C#m D F
E|-5-5-5--4-4-4--2-2-2---5-5-5-----|
B|-5-5-5--5-5-5--3-3-3---6-6-6-----|
G|-6-6-6--6-6-6--2-2-2---5-5-6-----| play twice
D|-7-7-7--6-6-6--4-4-4---7-7-7-----|
A|-7-7-7--4-4-4--------------------|
E|---------------------~-----------|
then ("And I have to close my eyes")
F#m C#m D Dm A G D E
E|--5-5-5--4-4-4---2-2-2--1-1-1---5-5-5--3-3-3--2-2-2--4-4-4------|
B|--7-7-7--5-5-5---3-3-3--3-3-3---5-5-5--3-3-3--3-3-3--5-5-5------|
G|--6-6-6--6-6-6---2-2-2--2-2-2---6-6-6--4-4-4--2-2-2--4-4-4------| The D chord is only played differently
D|--7-7-7--6-6-6---0-0-0--0-0-0---7-7-7--5-5-5--4-4-4--6-6-6------| here because its easier to slide up
A|--5-5-5--4-4-4---0-0-0--0-0-0---7-7-7--5-5-5--------------------| when its barred (when the "4" is
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| added).
Small Interlude
G / Bm / G / Bm / E
