Lyin Eyes Bass Tab by Eagles

Lyin Eyes bass tab by Eagles

Bass Tab

LYIN' EYES (Bassline)

As recorded by The Eagles
(From the 1975 Album ONE OF THESE NIGHTS)

Words and Music by Don Henley & Glenn Frey

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Randy Meisner - Bass'


 Intro
  Q=132
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------|-5----5----5--|
|-5----5--------|-5----5-5----5-|--------5----5-|--------5-----|
|--------5----5-|---------------|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|

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  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------||
|--------------|--------7-----|-5----5--------|-5----5--------||
|--------7-----|-5----5-------|--------5----5-|--------5----5-||
|-5----5-------|--------------|---------------|---------------||


 1st Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|-----------4--|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|-5----5-------|-5----5-7-----|
|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------5-----|-5----5-------|-5----5-------||
|--------7-----|-3----3-------|--------5-----|--------5-----||
|-5----5-------|--------------|--------------|--------------||


 2nd Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5----5-|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3--------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|---------------|--------7-----|--------7-----|
|--------7-----|--------7----7-|-5----5-------|-5----5----5--|
|-5----5-------|-5----5--------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5----5-|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3--------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------||
|--------------|--------5-----|-5----5-------|---------------||
|--------7-----|-3----3-------|--------5-----|-3------5------||
|-5----5-------|--------------|--------------|---------------||


 3rd Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------5-----|--------5-----|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|-----------4--|
|--------7-----|--------------|-5----5-------|-5----5-7-----|
|-5----5-------|-5----5-0--5--|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5-------|-5----5----5--|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------5-----|--------5-----|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    W
|---------------|---------------|--------------|------||
|---------------|--------5------|-5----5-------|-5----||
|--------7------|-3----3------3-|--------5-----|------||
|-5----5------5-|---------------|--------------|------||


 Chorus
  $
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-5-5--|-5----5-5--4--|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------4----2-|-4----4--------|-2----2----2--|--------------|
|-2----2--------|--------4----4-|--------2-----|--------7-----|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|-5----5----5--|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5-----|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3----3--|--------7-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----5-------|


                                 Interlude
                                                      To Coda
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q     Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------||--------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------7-----||-5----5-------|-5----5-------|
|--------7----3-|-5----5-------||--------5-----|--------5-----|
|-5----5--------|--------------||--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------5----5-|--------5-----|---------------|--------------|
|-3----3--------|-3----3----3--|--------7------|-5----5-7-----|
|---------------|--------------|-5----5------5-|--------------|


                                  4th Verse
  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|---------------||--------------|--------------|
|-5----5--------|-5----5--------||-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|
|--------5----5-|--------5----5-||--------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------||--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  E E
|--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------5-6-|
|--------5-----|--------5--6--|-7----7--------|-7----7--------|
|-3----3-------|-3----3-------|--------7----7-|--------7------|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|-7----7-5----5-|-4----4--------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------7----7-|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|
|---------------|---------------|--------5----5-|--------5----5-|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  E E   Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|------5-5----5-|--------5-----|---------------|--------5-----|
|-3-------------|-3----3----3--|--------7--0-2-|-3----3----3--|
|---------------|--------------|-5----5--------|--------------|


                               5th Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q     Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|-------------||---------------|--------------|
|-5----5-------|-------------||-5----5--------|-5----5-------|
|--------5-----|-3-----5-----||--------5----5-|--------5-----|
|--------------|-------------||---------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|--------5-----|--------5-----|--------------|---------------|
|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|--------7-----|--------7------|
|--------------|--------------|-5----5-------|-5----5------5-|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|-----------4--|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-7-----|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------5-----|--------5-----|--------------|--------5-----|
|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|--------7-----|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|-5----5-------|--------------|


                             Chorus
  Q.   E Q.   E   W           Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|----------||--------------|--------------|
|-5----5--------|-5--------||-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|
|--------5----5-|----------||--------------|--------------|
|---------------|----------||--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E E E Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|--------------|--------4----2-|-4----4--------|
|-5----5-5-5-5--|-5----5-5--4--|-2----2--------|--------4----4-|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|-2----2----2--|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------2-----|--------7-----|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|
|--------------|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------||
|--------5-----|--------------|---------------|--------7-----||
|-3----3----3--|--------7-----|--------7----3-|-5----5-------||
|--------------|-5----5-------|-5----5--------|--------------||


 Interlude
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|--------5----5-|--------5-----|
|--------5-----|--------5-----|-3----3--------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------||
|---------------|---------------|-5----5--------|-5----5--------||
|--------7------|-5----5-7------|--------5----5-|--------5----5-||
|-5----5------5-|---------------|---------------|---------------||


 6th Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5----5-|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3--------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|---------------|--------7-----|--------7-----|
|--------7----7-|--------7----7-|-5----5-------|-5----5----5--|
|-5----5--------|-5----5--------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5----5-|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3--------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------5-----|-5----5-------|-5----5-------||
|--------7-----|-3----3-------|--------5-----|--------5-----||
|-5----5-------|--------------|--------------|--------------||


 7th Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-------|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------------|-----------2--|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------0-----|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7-----|-----------4--|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|-5----5-------|-5----5-7-----|
|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5--------|-5----5-------|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------5------|--------5-----|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------||
|--------------|--------5-----|-5----5-------|-5----5-------||
|--------7-----|-3----3-------|--------5-----|--------5-----||
|-5----5-------|--------------|--------------|--------------||


 8th Verse
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------7----7-|-----------4--|
|--------7-----|--------7-----|-5----5--------|-5----5-7-----|
|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|---------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5-5-----|-5----5-5-----|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|--------------|--------------|-3----3-------|-3----3----3--|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


                                       D.S. al Coda
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   W
|--------------|---------------|---------------|-------||
|--------------|--------5------|-5----5--------|-5-----||
|--------7-----|-3----3------3-|--------5----5-|-------||
|-5----5-------|---------------|---------------|-------||


 Outro
  &
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------7-----|-5----5-------|-5----5----5--|
|--------7-----|-5----5-------|--------5-----|--------5-----|
|-5----5-------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q.   E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-7----7-------|--------7-----|-5----5-------|-5----5------5-|
|--------7-----|-5----5-------|--------5-----|--------5------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|


  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    H    H      W          +W
|--------------|--------------|-----------|----------|--------*|
|--------------|--------7-----|-5---------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|--------7-----|-5----5-------|------3----|----------|--------*|
|-5----5-------|--------------|-----------|----------|--------*|


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
n:  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
   - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths




City girls just seem to find out early
How to open doors with just a smile
A rich old man
And she won't have to worry
She'll dress up all in lace and go in style

Late at night a big old house gets lonely
I guess ev'ry form of refuge has it's price
And it breaks her heart to think her love is
Only given to a man with hands as cold as ice

So she tells him she must go out for the evening
To comfort an old friend who's feelin' down
But he knows where she's goin' as she's leavin'
She is headed for the cheatin' side of town

You can't hide your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin eyes

On the other side of town a boy is waiting
With fiery eyes and dreams no one could steal
She drives on through the nice anticipating
'Cause he makes her feel the way she used to feel

She rushes to his arms,
They fall together
She whispers that it's only for awhile
She swears that soon she'll be comin' back forever
She pulls away and leaves him with a smile

You can't hide your lyin' eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide you lyin' eyes

She gets up and pours herself a strong one
And stares out at the stars up in the sky
Another night, it's gonna be a long one
She draws the shade and hangs her head to cry

She wonders how it ever got this crazy
She thinks about a boy she knew in school
Did she get tired or did she just get lazy?
She's so far gone she feels just like a fool

My, oh my, you sure know how to arrange things
You set it up so well, so carefully
Ain't it funny how your new life didn't change things
You're still the same old girl you used to be

You can't hide your lyin eyes
And your smile is a thin disguise
I thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes
There ain't no way to hide your lyin' eyes

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