Wouldnt Be A Lie Tab

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                        Wouldn’t be a lie – Ben Howard
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Tabbed by: Neil Wicker
Email: wicker101@hotmail.co.uk
 
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:
 
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B|-----------0h1p0-----------0h1p0-----------3--0--------------1-------|
G|--------0---------------0---------------0--------0--------2-----2----|
D|-----2---------------2---------------2-----------------3-------------|
A|--0------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3---------------0-----------------1----------------|
 
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G|--------0-------------------0--------2-----------2-------|
D|------2-----------0---------------3-----------------3----|
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E|---------------3---------------1--------------------1----|
 
Verse: (the basic pattern is the same but there’s some small differences on each line)
 
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D|-----2---------2---------2-------3-----3---|
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E|------------3---------0--------1-----------|
    Maybe     I      could’ve…  mind
 
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G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--|
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    Maybe you could of thought about some else
 
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     Rather than yourself
 
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    Anybody but yourself
 
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   And I know, that you felt lonely
 
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   I know, people tried to get you down and
   All around those laughing faces
 
 
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D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3--------|
A|--0-----------------------------------|
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Single you out in the crowd
 
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D|--------2-----2-----2-----2----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--|
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Oh single you out in the crowd
 
 
Verse 2:
 
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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?
 
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Each time I have to put up a fight
 
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And the world keeps on winning
 
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Oh yeah the world keeps on winning
Chorus:
 
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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
 
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Verse:
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G|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------2-----| x5
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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:
 
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G|--------0-------|
D|-----2----------|
A|--0-------------|
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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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