Key: G major
RE SOL DO RE DO SOL
I can tell when you're telling lies; |
DO LAm REI can see it in your tired eyes. |
I can tell when you're telling lies; \ CHORUS
C Am D / ~~~~~~
I can see it in your lack of surprise. |
MIm DO LAm REI can see just where the truth doesn't lie, |
Watching you cut through the bind that ties. /
Once upon a time, a story with a happy end,
DO LAm DO REBut that's all in the past, that's all around the bend,
MImYou can't appease me now, those stupid things you said,
And you can't please me now, and we can't start again.
RE DOThere's too much history, there's no clean sheets,
RE DOWhen I get to hear his story it puts my feet to sleep;
It's automatic nothing 'bout a heart in a rage,
DO LAm DO REMurdered by some cartoon villain who ripped out the last page.
Happy ever after, prince apparent and his bride;
DO LAm DO REAll his disarming charm and her unfaithful sighs.
MImHe's scouting for success, and she's his girl guide.
The day the die was cast, it was the day I died.
RE DONow your hits are up for grabs, now the chips are down,
RE DOYou could be jetting with the set instead of with that clown
You wanted to be on a bridge; all bridges should be burned;
DO LAm DO RESometimes you must re-cross and that's something you've never learned.
There are some tricks that you can't pull,
DO DOmaj7 LAm LAm LAm7 LAm7I mean the wool that is over my eyes.
REThat's what happens when looking for love
Becomes a game of I spy.
DO LAmI know you're combing someone's hair |
RE MImOr someone's soothing you; \ DRUMS
C Cmaj7 Am / ONLY
A lie may well fool someone else |
DO REBut it tells the truth about you to you. So /
SOL DO RE DO SOL
I can tell when you're telling lies;
DO LAm REI can see it in your tired eyes.
I can tell when you're telling lies;
DO LAm REI can see it in your lack of surprise;
SOL DO RE DO SOL
I can tell when you're telling lies;
DO LAmI can see it in your tired eyes.
I can tell where your talent lies;
DO LAm REI can see it in your lack of surprise;
MIm DO LAm RE
I can see just where the truth doesn't lie
MIm DO LAm RE SOLWatching you cut through the bind that ties.
CHORDS:
G chord D chord
e||---|---|-o-| G e||---|-o-|-----| F#
B||---|---|---| B B||---|---|-o---| D
G||---|---|---| G G||---|-o-|-----| A
D||---|---|---| D D||---|---|-----| D
A||---|-o-|---| B A||---|---|-----| A
E||---|---|-o-| G E||---|-x-|-----| either use thumb on 2nd fret
or don't play bass-E string
C chord Am chord
e||---|---|---| E e||---|---|-----| E
B||-o-|---|---| C B||-o-|---|-----| C
G||---|---|---| G G||---|-o-|-----| A
D||---|-o-|---| E D||---|-o-|-----| E
A||---|---|-o-| C A||---|---|-----| A
E||---|---|---| E E||---|---|-----| E
Em chord B7 chord
e||---|---|---| E e||---|-o-|-----| F#
B||---|---|---| B B||---|---|-----| B
G||---|---|---| G G||---|-o-|-----| A
D||---|-o-|---| E D||-o-|---|-----| D#
A||---|-o-|---| B A||---|-o-|-----| B
E||---|---|---| E E||---|-x-|-----| either use thumb on 2nd fret
or don't play bass-E string
Cmaj7 chord Am7 chord
e||---|---|---| E e||---|---|-----| E
B||---|---|---| B B||-o-|---|-----| C
G||---|---|---| G G||---|---|-----| G
D||---|-o-|---| E D||---|-o-|-----| E
A||---|---|-o-| C A||---|---|-----| A
E||---|---|---| E E||---|---|-----| E
N.B. Don't try playing a G chord the way it's shown in the photo in the sleeve
notes of The Name Above The Title!!
Playing Notes
1. Play the opening D chord before you launch into the song.
2. Learn the rhythm of the part that goes "the bind that ties" and strum the
triplet in time with the words.
3. You may wish to change the chords for the equivalent parts of the verse to
"It's automatic nothing 'bout a heart in a rage" so that they become
(C, Am, D, Em) instead of (Am, D, D, Em) as in the above transcription.
4. I've included chords for the last verse where it goes to drums only for
those of you who are unaccompanied. These are best if strummed lightly
and once each.
5. After the `drums only' bit, don't forget to say "So" before you move on to
the final chorus section. On the other hand, don't wet yourself if you
forget!
6. The words in a few places could easily be heard as many things. I think
this is pretty much as Wes sings it, but "telling" does sound a lot like
"talent", what about "unfaithful SIZE (?)", "you wanted to be UNABRIDGED",
or "sometimes you must be CROSSED"?
Key: G major
RE SOL DO RE DO SOL
I can tell when you're telling
..lies; |
DO LAmI can see it in your tired
RE..eyes. |
I can tell when you're telling
..lies; \ CHORUS
C Am D / ~~~~~~
I can see it in your lack of
..surprise. |
I can see just where the truth
..doesn't lie, |
Watching you cut through the bind
..that ties. /
MIm
Once upon a time, a story with a
..happy end,
DO LAm DO REBut that's all in the past,
..that's all around the bend,
MImYou can't appease me now, those
..stupid things you said,
DO LAm DO REAnd you can't please me now, and
..we can't start again.
RE DOThere's too much history, there's
..no clean sheets,
RE DOWhen I get to hear his story it
..puts my feet to sleep;
LAm RE RE MImIt's automatic nothing 'bout a
..heart in a rage,
DO LAm DO REMurdered by some cartoon villain
..who ripped out the last page.
Happy ever after, prince apparent
..and his bride;
All his disarming charm and her
RE..unfaithful sighs.
MImHe's scouting for success, and
..she's his girl guide.
DO LAm DO REThe day the die was cast, it was
..the day I died.
RE DONow your hits are up for grabs,
..now the chips are down,
RE DOYou could be jetting with the set
..instead of with that clown
LAm RE RE MImYou wanted to be on a bridge; all
..bridges should be burned;
DO LAm DOSometimes you must re-cross and
..that's something you've never
..learned.
SI7
There are some tricks that you
..can't pull,
DO DOmaj7 LAm LAm LAm7 LAm7I mean the wool that is over my
..eyes.
REThat's what happens when looking
..for love
SOL DO REBecomes a game of I spy.
DO LAmI know you're combing
..someone's hair |
RE MImOr someone's soothing you; \
..DRUMS
C Cmaj7 Am / ONLY
A lie may well fool someone
..else |
DO REBut it tells the truth about you
..to you. So /
SOL DO RE DO SOL
I can tell when you're telling
..lies;
DO LAm REI can see it in your tired eyes.
SOL DO RE DO SOLI can tell when you're telling
..lies;
DO LAm REI can see it in your lack of
..surprise;
SOL DO RE DO SOL
I can tell when you're telling
..lies;
DO LAmI can see it in your tired eyes.
SOL DO RE DO SOLI can tell where your talent
..lies;
DO LAm REI can see it in your lack of
..surprise;
MIm DO LAm RE
I can see just where the truth
..doesn't lie
MIm DO LAm RE SOLWatching you cut through the bind
..that ties.
CHORDS:
G chord D chord
e||---|---|-o-| G e||---|
B||---|---|---| B B||---|
G||---|---|---| G G||---|
D||---|---|---| D D||---|
A||---|-o-|---| B A||---|
E||---|---|-o-| G E||---|
...
-|-o-|----
-|---|-o--
-|-o-|----
-|---|----
-|---|----
-|-x-|----
...
-|-| F#
-|-| D
-|-| A
-|-| D
-|-| A
-|-| either use thumb on 2nd fret
or don't play bass-E string
C chord Am chord
e||---|---|---| E e||---|
B||-o-|---|---| C B||-o-|
G||---|---|---| G G||---|
D||---|-o-|---| E D||---|
A||---|---|-o-| C A||---|
E||---|---|---| E E||---|
...
-|---|-----| E
-|---|-----| C
-|-o-|-----| A
-|-o-|-----| E
-|---|-----| A
-|---|-----| E
Em chord B7 chord
e||---|---|---| E e||---|
B||---|---|---| B B||---|
G||---|---|---| G G||---|
D||---|-o-|---| E D||-o-|
A||---|-o-|---| B A||---|
E||---|---|---| E E||---|
...
-|-o-|----
-|---|----
-|-o-|----
-|---|----
-|-o-|----
-|-x-|----
...
-|-| F#
-|-| B
-|-| A
-|-| D#
-|-| B
-|-| either use thumb on 2nd fret
or don't play bass-E string
Cmaj7 chord Am7 chord
e||---|---|---| E e||---|
B||---|---|---| B B||-o-|
G||---|---|---| G G||---|
D||---|-o-|---| E D||---|
A||---|---|-o-| C A||---|
E||---|---|---| E E||---|
...
-|---|-----| E
-|---|-----| C
-|---|-----| G
-|-o-|-----| E
-|---|-----| A
-|---|-----| E
N.B. Don't try playing a G chord
..the way it's shown in the photo
..in the sleeve
notes of The Name Above The
..Title!!
Playing Notes
1. Play the opening D chord before
..you launch into the song.
2. Learn the rhythm of the part
..that goes "the bind that ties"
..and strum the
triplet in time with the words.
3. You may wish to change the
..chords for the equivalent parts
..of the verse to
"It's automatic nothing 'bout a
..heart in a rage" so that they
..become
(C, Am, D, Em) instead of (Am,
..D, D, Em) as in the above
..transcription.
4. I've included chords for the
..last verse where it goes to
..drums only for
those of you who are
..unaccompanied. These are best
..if strummed lightly
and once each.
5. After the `drums only' bit,
..don't forget to say "So"
..before you move on to
the final chorus section. On
..the other hand, don't wet
..yourself if you
forget!
6. The words in a few places could
..easily be heard as many things.
..I think
this is pretty much as Wes
..sings it, but "telling" does
..sound a lot like
"talent", what about
.."unfaithful SIZE (?)", "you
..wanted to be UNABRIDGED",
or "sometimes you must be
..CROSSED"?
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