The Smiths
The Smiths
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The Smiths
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[Verse 1]
Learn to love me, assemble the ways
Now, today, tomorrow, and always
My only weakness is a listed crime
My only weakness is—well, never mind, never mind, oh
[Chorus]
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Hand it over, hand it over, hand it over
[Verse 2]
Learn to love me and assemble the ways
Now, today, tomorrow, and always
My only weakness is a listed crime
But last night the plans for a future war
Was all I saw on Channel Four
[Chorus]
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Hand it over, hand it over, hand it over
[Verse 3]
A heartless hand on my shoulder
A push and it's over
Alabaster crashes down, six months is a long time
Tried living in the real world instead of a shell
But before I began
I was bored before I even began
[Chorus]
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Unite and take over
Shoplifters of the world
Take over
Shoplifters Of The World Unite was written by Morrissey & Johnny Marr.
Shoplifters Of The World Unite was produced by Johnny Marr.
The Smiths released Shoplifters Of The World Unite on Mon Jan 26 1987.
Johnny Marr revealed to The Guitar Magazine in 1997 that Nils Lofgren of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band influenced the guitar work in this song:
You can hear Nils Lofgren’s influence on me in the solo on ‘Shoplifters Of The World Unite.’ That’s all done with false harmonics, which is a steel pla...