How Soon Is Now Chords & Tabs

by The Smiths

[Content]
Chords (in standard tuning, BTW):
[Verse  Chorus]
   F# A  B  D  A C#m E  
e| 2  -  -  -  5  4  0 |
B| 2  2  4  7  5  5  0 |
G| 3  2  4  7  6  6  1 |
D| 4  2  4  7  7  6  2 |
A| 4  0  2  5  7  4  2 |
E| 2  -  -  -  5  -  0 |
The opening "riff" is just the F# chord (2nd fret position) with loads of
reverb, another way to get that "wavy" feeling from just playing the one
chord is to position your hand to play the F# as I've shown you above,
except hammer on the first-finger barre on the 2nd fret to begin the riff
(^ = downstroke, v = upstroke):
F#  ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   do this twice; the second time the lead guitarist
e|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (on tour, Johnny) plays:
B|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (4/5\4) just before the rhythm guitarist
G|-3---3-3-3-3-3-4-3-| (on tour, Craig Gannon) plays the next chords
D|-4---4-4-4-4-2-2-2-|
A|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-0(h)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

[Intro]
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B

[Verse 1]
         F#              
I am the son and the heir
     A               B          F#    
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
                 F#  
I am the son and heir
                        AB
Of nothing in particular

[Chorus]
D             A           E       C#m
You shut your mouth, how can you say
  E                   F#         
I go about things the wrong way ?
     B            D          A   E
I am Human and I need to be loved
C#m        E             F#  
Just like everybody else does

[Interlude]
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B

[Verse 2]
         F#              
I am the son and the heir
     A               B          F#    
Of a shyness that is criminally vulgar
                 F#  
I am the son and heir
                            AB
Oh, of nothing in particular

[Chorus]
D             A           E       C#m
You shut your mouth, how can you say
  E                   F#         
I go about things the wrong way ?
     B            D          A   E
I am Human and I need to be loved
C#m        E             F#  
Just like everybody else does

[Interlude]
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B

[Bridge]
            D                    AE
There's a club if you'd like to go
               C#m           E         F#   
You could meet somebody who really loves you
       B                         D  
So you go, and you stand on your own
A                     E  
And you leave on your own
        C#m              E  
And you go home, and you cry
                 F#
And you want to die

[Interlude]
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B

[Bridge]
            D                    A  E
When you say it's gonna happen "now"
C#m          E               F#
Well, when exactly do you mean?
         B        D          A  E
See I've already waited too long
C#m E           F#     
And all my hope is gone

[Solo]
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
B D A E C#m E F#
B D A E C#m E F#
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B

[Chorus]
D             A           E       C#m
You shut your mouth, how can you say
  E                   F#         
I go about things the wrong way ?
     B            D          A   E
I am Human and I need to be loved
C#m        E             F#  
Just like everybody else does

[Outro]
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
F# F# F# A B
(Fade out)