On The Lie chords by The Goo Goo Dolls

Chords with lyrics

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: BB


🎸 Intro:

BB E MajorE x6


🎸 Verse 1:
BB          E MajorE
 He burned down the house one night
     BB        G# minorG#m E MajorE
He had a loaded six-pack gun
       BB
He said that Jesus Christ was
E MajorE
just like a cop You know you
BB            G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE F#F#
never know when they'll come

🎸 Verse 2:
BB        E MajorE
 She said every day above ground
   BB         G# minorG#m E MajorE
was another dream come true
      BB
He said I'd hang and swap
  E MajorE
cliches all night But
  BB        G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE F#F#
I'm not in love with you


🎸 Refrain 1:
F#F#        G# minorG#m
 And I never got serious
  BB        E MajorE
Til everything went black
F#F#        G# minorG#m
 And I ain't so curious
     BB     E MajorE
That I'm ever going back


🎸 Chorus 1:
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie

🎸 Verse 3:
BB
 He said man you
E MajorE
want to be Elvis
    BB
I said I ain't
      G# minorG#m E MajorE
dying face down
      BB
He said you gotta die
    E MajorE
facing up in the world
       BB
cause there's too
      G# minorG#m F#F# E MajorE F#F#
many holes around


🎸 Verse 4:
BB          E MajorE
 He asked what was wrong
         BB
with me He said I looked
         G# minorG#m E MajorE
like a Hollywood girl
      BB
I said that Hollywood can
       E MajorE
fall into the ocean man
        BB
cause it's the ugliest
       G# minorG#m
place in the whole
F#F#  E MajorE   F#F#
wide world and


🎸 Refrain 1:
F#F#        G# minorG#m
 And I never got serious
  BB        E MajorE
Til everything went black
F#F#        G# minorG#m
 And I ain't so curious
     BB     E MajorE
That I'm ever going back


🎸 Chorus 2:
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    G# minorG#m
  On the lie


🎸 Instrumental:
E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F# x4

then

Guitar 🎸 Solo:
E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F#
E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F#
E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F#
E MajorE G# minorG#m F#F#


🎸 Chorus 3:
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie


Chorus 4/🎸 Outro:
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
BB F#F#    E MajorE
  On the lie
   G# minorG#m
It's all been
  F#F#   E MajorE
a stinking lie


Chords Instructions:
BB -  x24442
F#F# - 244322
G# minorG#m - 466444
E MajorE -  022100

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