Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

Words by Morrissey
Music by Johnny Marr

No capo.
This tab was derived from the The Smiths tab provided by Aaron Rother. I added the oboe
and the different verse arrangement. --Arthur Marks

Chords:
     Dmaj7 D    F#m G opt Bm   A
 Gmaj7
E------2---2----2---3-3---2----0---0------2-----------------| 
B------2---3----2---3-3---3----2---3------0-----------------| 
G------2---2----2---4-0---4----2---2------0-----------------| 
D------0---0----4---5-0---4----2---2------0-----------------| 
A------0---0----4---5-2---2----0---0------2-----------------| 
E------x---x----2---3-3---2----0---0------3-----------------| 


Intro/Outro:
D chord played with this bass
    D
E---------------------| 
B---------------------| 
G---------------------| 
D---0-----------------| 
A-----4-2-0-----------| 
E-----------3-2-0-----| 


Dmaj7      A            D       A
       Good times for a change.

                  F#m              G             A  Asus4-A
See the luck I've had could make a good man turn bad.

    G             A             D        A        Gmaj7
So  please please please  let me   let me   let me....let me

        A                 Bm       Gmaj7  A
get what I want this time.

Brief Instrumental:
 (Gmaj7          A    Dmaj7 Haven't had…)
E----------------------------------| 
B----------------------------------| 
G-11-9----9-----------11p9h11------| 
D------12---9-12-11----------------| 
A-------------------12-------------| 
E----------------------------------| 


Dmaj7                A          D       A
      Haven't had a dream in a long time.

                  F#m              G        A  Asus4-A
See the life I've had could make a good man bad.

  G                 A        D  A          Gmaj7
So for once in my life let me   get what I want.

           A                          Bm x2
Lord knows it would be the first time.

Gmaj7      A                          D  D7
Lord knows it would be the first time.

Oboe Instramental

    G     A        D  A Gmaj7 G
  A   (Dmaj7 Haven't had…)
E----------------5----5-------7--9-10---------------------| 
B---8--7--5----7----5-----------------10------------------| 
G------------------7-7---------------------11p9h11--------| 
D---------------------------------------------------------| 
A---------------------------------------------------------| 
E---------------------------------------------------------| 


Repeat second verse.


Oboe Instrumental: (same)

G   A   D A Gmaj7  G   A
Dmaj7


  G             A          D   A        Gmaj7
Please please please  let me   get what I want.

Gmaj7      A
Lord knows it would be the first time

 D        A        Gmaj7
let me   let me   let me   let me

        A (one strum)  D (outro)
get what I want this time.