Chords for RIP Andy Rourke - The Smiths - Still Ill (Live 1983)

Tempo:
91.35 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#m

E

A

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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RIP Andy Rourke - The Smiths - Still Ill (Live 1983) chords
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[E]
[C#m] [A] [F#]
[C#m] [B] [A] [C#m] [A] [F#]
[C#m] [B] [E] I [C#m] decree today that [F#] life is [B] simply [E] taking, I'm [C#m] not giving.
England is mine, [B] it owes me a living.
[E] But [C#m] ask me why and I'll spit in your [B] eyes.
[C#m] Oh, ask me why [F#m] and I'll spit [B] in your [E] eyes.
[G#m] Look, we [E] cannot cling [A] to the old dreams [B] anymore.
No, we [E] cannot [G#m] cling to these [B] dreams.
[C#m] Dug the bottle, rolled the [A] line, not [B] a screw.
[C#m]
[F#] [B] [C#m] [G#m] [C#] Under the iron [F#] bridge [B] we [E] kissed.
[C#m] And although I ended [F#m] up with [B] sadness,
Oh, it's just [E] water and flight, [A] the old days [B] anymore.
No, [G#m] it [C#m] wasn't like [E] those days when I still
[B] [E] dream
[C#m] of [G#m] the [E] mountains and [B] hills.
No, [G#m] it [C#m]
[F#m] wasn't like those [B] days when I still dream of the mountains and hills.
[C#m] Dug the bottle, rolled the line, not [B] a screw.
[C#m] I don't know.
[F#m]
[C#m] [B] [E] [C#m] Ask me why and I'll [B] die.
[A] [C#m]
[F#] [B] [E] [G#m] And if you must [C#m] go to [A] work tomorrow,
[B] [G#m] Well, if I were you, I wouldn't [A] bother.
[B] For [C#m] there are flights and dives [F#] tonight, but [B] I should not pick that [C#m] thing up,
and not worry of [F#m] it.
[B] [A] [G#m] [C#m] Under the [A] iron bridge [B] we kissed.
[C#m] And although I ended [F#m] up with [B] sadness,
[C#m] It's [G#m] just [E] water and flight, [A] the [E] old days anymore.
[B] No, it [E] wasn't like those [G#m] days when [E] I [A] still
[B] dream [G#m] of [C#m]
[E] the mountains and hills.
dream of the mountains and [A] hills.
[B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [Em] [Am]
[Em]
[C#m] [N]
Key:  
B
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C#m
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E
2311
A
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G#m
123111114
B
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C#m
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E
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Smiths - Still Ill chords, practice playing E, C#m, B, F#m, B, C#m, A and B in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 45 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 91 BPM. With the song's key of E Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ [F#] _
[C#m] _ [B] _ [E] _ I [C#m] decree today that [F#] life is [B] simply [E] taking, I'm [C#m] not giving.
England is mine, [B] it owes me a living.
_ [E] But [C#m] ask me why and I'll spit in your [B] eyes.
[C#m] Oh, ask me why [F#m] and I'll spit [B] in your [E] eyes.
[G#m] Look, we [E] cannot cling [A] to the old dreams [B] anymore.
No, we [E] cannot [G#m] cling to these [B] dreams.
[C#m] Dug the bottle, rolled the [A] line, not [B] a screw.
_ [C#m] _ _ _
[F#] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ [G#m] [C#] Under the iron [F#] bridge [B] we [E] kissed.
[C#m] And although I ended [F#m] up with [B] _ sadness,
Oh, it's just [E] water and flight, [A] the old days [B] anymore.
No, [G#m] it [C#m] wasn't like [E] those days when I still _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] dream _ _
_ [C#m] of [G#m] the [E] mountains and _ [B] hills.
No, _ [G#m] it _ [C#m] _
[F#m] wasn't like those [B] days when I still dream of the mountains and hills.
[C#m] Dug the bottle, rolled the line, not [B] a screw.
[C#m] _ I don't know.
[F#m] _
_ [C#m] _ [B] _ [E] _ [C#m] Ask me why and I'll [B] die.
_ [A] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ [E] [G#m] And if you must [C#m] go to [A] work tomorrow,
[B] _ [G#m] Well, if I were you, I wouldn't [A] bother.
_ [B] For [C#m] there are flights and dives [F#] tonight, but [B] I should not pick that [C#m] thing up,
and not worry of [F#m] it.
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ [G#m] [C#m] Under the [A] iron bridge [B] we kissed.
[C#m] And although I ended [F#m] up with [B] sadness,
_ [C#m] It's [G#m] just [E] water and flight, [A] the [E] old days anymore.
[B] No, it [E] wasn't like those [G#m] days when [E] I [A] still _
[B] dream _ _ _ [G#m] of [C#m] _
_ _ [E] _ the mountains and hills.
dream of the mountains and [A] hills.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [N] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Johnny Marr and Morrissey, is among the lineup of tracks on the The Very Best of the Smiths album.

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