On The Lie Bass Tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

On The Lie bass tab by The Goo Goo Dolls

Bass Tab

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---------------|

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Verse:
  B         E         B         G#   E
He burned down the house one night. He had a loaded six-pack gun
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|

 F#        G#        B         E
 And I ain't so  curious That I'm ever going    back
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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---------------|



Verse:
  B         E         B         G#   E
He said, man you want to be Elvis I said I ain't dying face down
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|-2--2---------2--|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
E|-2---------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|

 F#        G#        B         E
 And I ain't so  curious That I'm ever going    back
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0-2-4------2----|-0---------------|-0-2-4------2----|-0---------------|

  E F# G#   F#   E        E F# G#      F# G# E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-4---2---0-------|

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