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The Smiths
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
G
G

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D
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A
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G
G

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On the high- rise estate
F#m
F#m
2

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G
G

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What's at the back of your mind?
A
A

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D
D

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A
A

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Oh, a three- day debate
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G

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On a high- rise estate
F#m
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D
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What's at the back of your mind?
Verse 2
D
D

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A

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Two icy- cold hands con
G
G

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A

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ducting the way
F#m
F#m
2

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D
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G
G

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It's the Eskimo blood in my veins
A
A

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D
D

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A
A

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Amid concrete and clay
G
G

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A
A

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And general decay
F#m
F#m
2

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D

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G
G

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Nature must still find a way
A
A

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D
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A

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G
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A
A

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So ignore all the codes of the day
F#m
F#m
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G
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A
A

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Let your juvenile in fluences sway
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D

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A
A

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G
G

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This way and that way (this way)
A
A

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This way and that way (this way)
F#m
F#m
2

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D
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G
G

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God, how sex implores you
A
A

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Bb
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To let yourself lose yourself
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A

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D
D

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Verse 3
Bm
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2

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Stretch out and wait
Bm
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A
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Bm
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D
D

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Oh... let your puny body,
G
G

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A
A

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lie down, lie down
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G

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Bm
Bm
2

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A
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As we lie, you say
D
D

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A

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D
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As we lie, you say
A
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Stretch out and...
Bm
Bm
2

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D
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Bm
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A
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Bm
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2

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Stretch out and wait
D
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A
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Oh... let your puny body lie down, lie down
Verse 4
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A
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As we lie, you say:
Bm
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2

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E
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Will the world end in the night time?
A
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G
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(I really don't know)
Bm
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2

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E
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Or will the world end in the day time?
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A

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G
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(I really don't know)
Bm
Bm
2

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And is there any point
E
E

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ever having children?
A
A

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G
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A
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Oh, I don't know
Bm
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Em
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Em
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What I do know is we're
G
G

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Here and it's Now
A
A

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So... stretch
Verse 5
D
D

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A

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out and wait
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A

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Stretch out and wait
D
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There is no debate, no debate,
G
G

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A
A

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no debate
D
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A

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G
G

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How can you conciously contem
A
A

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plate
F#
F#
2

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F#m
F#m
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When there's no debate,
G
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no debate?
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D
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G
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Stretch out and wait
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F#m
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D
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Stretch out and wait
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Stretch out and wait
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Wait

Wait
D
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Wait
G
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Wait
Outro 1
D
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Bm
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Bm
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Bb

  • Bm

    2

  • E

  • Em

  • F#

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Stretch Out And Wait by The Smiths, The Smiths is E major.

The primary chords used in Stretch Out And Wait are A, E, B, G#m, C, C#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, E, B, G#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Stretch Out And Wait is approximately 88 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Stretch Out And Wait using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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