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I Could Have Lied Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

I Could Have Lied tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Intro (0:00)
e||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G||--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D||----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0------|
A||-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2----------------|
E||---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3----|

  Verse 1 (0:14)
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------|
A|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----|
   There must be something...      feel

e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------2h3p2-------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----0--4--0--4-----4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------|
A|-0h2--2--2--2-------------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----|
   Stare she bares...              bleed

Pre-Chorus (0:42)

B(barre2)   D(barre5)   A(open)  G6(open)
I could never...

  (0:48)
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------2h3p2--(6r5)------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----0--4--0--4-----4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------|
A|-0h2--2--2--2-------------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----|

  Verse 2 (1:03)
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------(2/4)-----|
D|----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------|
A|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5-------3-----|
   A mountain never seems...       seek

e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------0---|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4------|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------|
A|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
E|---------------------5---2------|----------------------5---2---------|
   The sweetest feeling...         true

Pre-Chorus (1:30)

B(barre2)   D(barre5)   A(open)  G6(open)
I could never...

  (1:37)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----0---4---0---4---0---4/7-5\4-0----|
A|-0h2---2---2---2---2---2--------------|
E|---------------------------5---2---3--|

Chorus (1:44)

E(barre7)   G(barre10)   D(barre5)  C(barre 3)
I could have lied...
Showed her...

  Solo (1:58) - over Pre-Chorus chords and at (2:25), the intro riff.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------11--11--11-11-9-11--11-9-11------|
D|------------7-9/11-11\9--------9-9/12----------------------------------|
A|--------7/9-------------10--10-----------------------------------------|
E|-7--10-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/10--8---------------------------------------12----/10-12-10----------|
G|--------11--7--7-9-7-9---/11-11-/11-11-/11-11----11-----------11-12p11-|
D|----------------------(9)----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11h12p11-9-11-----------12-11-11h12p11-----------11-------------------|
D|---------------9-7-9-9-9----------------12-9-9-12----12-9-/9-9-7-9-/4--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------12-/14--/17\15\14-10-------------------------|
B|---------------------12----------------------10\-----------------/7-/7-|
G|----------------9/12----------------------------/(9)\7-(7)-7-9-7-------|
D|-/5--5/9--9/12---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2/4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4/5\4-2p0----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------4-and straight into verse 3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Verse 3 (2:39)
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------|
A|---2--2--2--2--2--2-------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----|
   But now she’s gone...           stay

e|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|--------------2h3p2---------(2h3p2)----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----0--4--0--4-----4/7-5-4-0----|-----0--4--0--4--0--4/7-5-4-0-------|
A|-0h2--2--2--2-------------------|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------|
E|---------------------5---2---3--|----------------------5---2---3-----|
   You see she hides...            spared

Chorus (3:06)

E(barre7)   G(barre10)   D(barre5)  C(barre 3)
I could have lied...
Showed her...

  Chorus (3:20) - with Solo over.
e|-12------------10/12---------------------------------------|
B|---12-10/12-12-------12-10-8-10-8-10/12-10/12--10--8--8-10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  I could have lied...

e|-------------------------------x-------------------------5/7-10-7-10-|
B|-8-10-8------8h10p8------------x--8-10-12 10h12p10------8------------|
G|--------9(9)--------7-9-7-9-/9-x-------------------12-9--------------|
D|-------------------------------x-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------x-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------x-------------------------------------|
  I showed her...

  Outro (3:33) - over arpeggiating Chorus chords.
e|-7---7p5---/7-/7\5---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8--------(7)-10p8 /10\8-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------11h12p11-h12b13r\11----\4-7-4-4---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------7.....let ring--||
B|---------------------------------------------------8----------------||
G|--------------7-------------------------/9-9-9----9-----------------||
D|------7-(7)/9---9\7-5-7-5-7-5-/4\2---2-2---------7------------------||
A|-7-10-------------------------------------------7-------------------||
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------||

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