First And Last And Always (tablature)

The lyrics to this song are available on The Sisters of Mercy's website and also here in the SistersWiki.

Pearson/Christo version

Verse:

E|--------------|--------------|--------------|------3--1-0h1p0--|
B|------3-------|------3-------|------3-------|----x-------------|
G|---2-----3--2-|---2-----3--2-|---2-----3--2-|---2--------------|
D|-0------------|-0------------|-0------------|-0----------------|
A|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------|
Ben plays it an octave higher at the 12th fret.

Second verse:

E|---------5------|---------5------|---------5------|------------------|
B|-3-5-3-5----5-6-|-3-5-3-5----5-6-|-3-5-3-5----5-6-|-3-5-3-5-3p1--1---|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2---2-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|

Classic version

Verse:

E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------3---3-|
G|-----2---0-0------|-----2---0-0------|-----2---0-0------|------------------|
D|-0-0---3-----2p0--|-0-0---3-----2p0--|-0-0---3-----2p0--|---2-3p2-0----0---|
A|----------------3-|----------------3-|----------------3-|-3----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Intro/verse rhythm guitar:

E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2p0-|
D|-0------------2-3-|-0------------2-3-|-0------------2-3-|-------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

Outro: (Royal Albert Hall 85)

E|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
B|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
G|----------2-------|-------2-------|--------2------|-------2-----------|
D|-0--2-3-2---3p2-0-|-2-3-2---3p2p0-|-2-3-2---3p2p0-|-2-3-2---3s5-5-5h7-|
A|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|

Outro: (Disguised in Black 85 [second guitar, only after 2 loops of first guitar])

E|------------|------------|------------|---------------|
B|------------|------------|----------------------------|
G|------------|------------|------------|---------------|
D|-0--2-3-2---|-0--2-3-2---|-0--2-3-2---|-0-2-3s5-5-5h7-|
A|----------3-|----------3-|----------3-|---------------|
E|------------|------------|------------|---------------|

Chorus:

 Am                G                  Dm                 Dm
E|----------------|------------------|-1----------------|------------------|
B|-1--------------|------------------|-3----------------|------------------|
G|-2--------------|-4----------------|-2----------------|------------------|
D|-2--------------|-5----------------|-0----------------|---2-3p2-0--3-2-0-|
A|-0--------------|-5----------------|------------------|-3----------------|
E|----------------|-3----------------|------------------|------------------|