Band: The Smiths
Song: That Joke isn't Funny Anymore
Album: Meat is Murder
Thom Mills [email protected]

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#-------