Tabs
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Wouldn’t be a lie – Ben Howard
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Tabbed by: Neil Wicker
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Capo 3
such a beautiful song. Quite easy to play once you get your head around the quick
sweeps. Tabbed from the audio in this video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJHsz9za_NI
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------0h2p0-----------0h2p0-----------3--0--------------1-------|
G+G|--------0---------------0---------------0--------0--------2-----2----|
D MajorD|-----2---------------2---------------2-----------------3-------------|
A augmentedA|--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------3---------------0-----------------1----------------|
e|-------------------------------------------1-------------|
BB|----------2p0--------0h2p0--------------1-----1----------|
G+G|--------0-------------------0--------2-----------2-------|
D MajorD|------2-----------0---------------3-----------------3----|
A augmentedA|--0------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------3---------------1--------------------1----|
Verse: (the basic pattern is the same but there’s some small differences on each line)
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0---------0---------0-------2------|
D MajorD|-----2---------2---------2-------3-----3---|
A augmentedA|--0----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------3---------0--------1-----------|
Maybe I could’ve… mind
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------|
Maybe you could of thought about some else
e|-----------------------------------1--------------|
BB|--------------------------------------1-----1-----|
G+G|--------0-----------0-----------2-----------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----------3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3-----------1-----------------------|
Rather than yourself
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------|
Anybody but yourself
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------0-----------------|
G+G|--------0-----------0-----------0--------------2-----|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------2-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3-----------0--------------1-----------|
And I know, that you felt lonely
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------1--------------0--------------0-----------------|
G+G|--------0--------------0-----0--------0-----0--------2-----| x2
D MajorD|-----2--------0-----0--------------2--------------3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3--------------0--------------1-----------|
I know, people tried to get you down and
All around those laughing faces
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------1--|
G+G|--------0-----------0-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3--------|
A augmentedA|--0-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3-----------1-----------|
Single you out in the crowd
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------0-----------0----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|--------2-----2-----2-----2----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3-----------1----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|
Oh single you out in the crowd
Verse 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------1--------------0--------------0-----------------|
G+G|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------2-----| x4
D MajorD|-----2--------0-----0--------0-----2--------2-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3--------------0--------------1-----------|
I tried so hard, to help you understand
To put some hope into your hand
And all the time you cried and said you me
Why can’t everything be right?
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----|
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------|
Each time I have to put up a fight
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|-------------2--|
D MajorD|-----3-—1----3--|
A augmentedA|--0-------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
And the world keeps on winning
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------0-----------0----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
D MajorD|--------2-----2-----2-----2----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3-----------1----------1-----------1-----------1-----------|
Oh yeah the world keeps on winning
Chorus:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------1--------------0--------------0----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----|
D MajorD|-----2--------0-----0--------0-----2--------2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
A augmentedA|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3--------------0--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------|
X4
Wouldn’t be a lie if I said I was missing you tonight
Wouldn’t be a lie if I said I was missing you
Wouldn’t be a lie if I said I was missing you tonight
Wouldn’t be a lie if I said I was missing you, missing you, missing you
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----| x2
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------|
Verse:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------1--------------0--------------0-----------------|
G+G|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------2-----| x5
D MajorD|-----2--------0-----0--------0-----2--------2-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------3--------------0--------------1-----------|
Never thought that you, that you wouldn’t be here
Never thought that I would see these tears
And these lonely time I’m feeling without
And I don’t have you through it all
No I don’t have you though it all
Chorus x2
Ending:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----| x2
D MajorD|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--|
A augmentedA|--0-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------|
e|----------------|
BB|-----------0h2--|
G+G|--------0-------|
D MajorD|-----2----------|
A augmentedA|--0-------------|
E MajorE|----------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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