Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
Listen to the song for exact timing and rhythm.
Intro:
B E B E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A B F# E A B F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-------------|-----------------|-0-2-------------|-----------------| x2
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
Verse:
B E B G# E
He burned down the house one night. He had a loaded six-pack gun
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A|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0------------0--|-----------------|-4---4---0---0---|
B E B G# E
He said that Jesus Christ was just like a cop You know, you never know when they'll come
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A|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0------------0--|-----------------|-4---4---0---0---|
B E B G# E
She said every day above ground was another dream come true
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A|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0------------0--|-----------------|-4---4---0---0---|
B E B G# E
He said I'd hang and swap cliches all night But I'm not in love with you
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A|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0------------0--|-----------------|-4---4---0---0---|
Pre-Chorus:
F# G# B E
And I never got serious. 'Til everything went black
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
F# G# B E
And I ain't so curious That I'm ever going back
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
Chorus:
A B F# E A B F# E
On the lie On the lie
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D|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-------------|-----------------|-0-2-------------|-----------------| x2
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
Verse:
B E B G# E
He said, man you want to be Elvis I said I ain't dying face down
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E|-----------------|-0------------0--|-----------------|-4---4---0---0---|
B E B G# E
He said you gotta die facing up in the world 'cause there's too many holes around
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E|-----------------|-0------------0--|-----------------|-4---4---0---0---|
B E B G# E
He asked what was wrong with me He said I looked like a Hollywood girl
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E|-----------------|-0------------0--|-----------------|-4---4---0---0---|
B E B G# E
I said that Hollywood can fall into the ocean, man 'cause it's the ugliest place in the whole wide world, and
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A|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0------------0--|-----------------|-4---4---0---0---|
Pre-Chorus:
F# G# B E
And I never got serious. 'Til everything went black
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
F# G# B E
And I ain't so curious That I'm ever going back
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
Chorus:
A B F# E A B F# E
On the lie On the lie
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-------------|-----------------|-0-2-------------|-----------------| x2
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
Break:
E F# G# F# E E F# G# F# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2
E|-0-2-4------2----|-0---------------|-0-2-4------2----|-0---------------|
Solo:
E F# G# F# E E F# G# F# E
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D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-2-4------2----|-0---------------|-0-2-4------2----|-0---------------|
E F# G# F# E E F# G# F# G# E
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A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-2-4------2----|-0---------------|-0-2-4-----------|-2---4---0-------|
Chorus:
A B F# E A B F# E
On the lie, he was On the lie
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D|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-------------|-----------------|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A B F# E A B F# E
On the lie, she was On the lie
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-------------|-----------------|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
A B F# E A B F# E
On the lie, he was On the lie
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----4-----------|-----------------|
A|-0-2-------------|-----------------|-0-2-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
G# F# E
It's all been a stinkin' lie
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A|-----------------|
E|-4---2---0-------|
