Chords for Lies
Tempo:
94.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
A
Dm
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Now, we only have the memories [E] of the [Eb] green and pleasant land that lies below the countless [B] families.
[Eb] [Am] The lifeless seas, filthy and weaking, crept up on mankind, [D] inch by [Am] inch.
Slowly, his clever water-powered woe ground [D] to a halt.
[B] [Am]
Brother fought [D] brother, nation [Gb] fought nation.
[A] Hide yourselves, we're out of water!
[Am]
But there are those who flourish [D] in these blighted times.
[Gb]
They [A] cleanse the water, make it pure [Am] again, for a price.
[D] Only the strong and the quick survive, [Gb] living off their animal cunning, [Gbm] [Am] always mobile in
their endless [Db] search for the life-bringing water.
[Am] In their cities of fire and steel, these all-powerful [Bb] water barons [F] now run the world, holding [D] all
to ransom in a [G] firestorm of fear.
[D]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[Bb] [B]
[Bb] [A] [Dm] Run for cover, [Bb] you're a hurricane full of lies.
[A] In the way you're heading, no one's getting [D] out alive.
[Dm] Do us all a favor, [Bb] won't you find somebody else to blame?
[A] Use your words like bullets and I'm the way [D] where things end.
[Bb] I guess I could fill a [A] book with things that I don't know about [D] you, baby.
[Bb] You're not misunderstood, [A] but you got, you got to go!
[Dm] You're living in a [Bb] fantasy, don't even know [B] reality.
When you start [Bb] talking, I'll start [A] walking.
[Dm] Don't even wanna know [Bb] the truth.
The devil has his eye [B] on you, girl.
When you start [Bb] talking, I'll start [A] walking.
[Dm] [Bb]
[B] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]
[B] I'm [Bb] [A]
[D] getting [B] a seat belt, but [Bb] you said you're picking up the phone.
[A] Better say your prayers, cause you're never gonna make [D] it home.
Did you miss your stop sign?
And now [Bb] the last decision was your last.
Cause [A] you can't come back, I want you lying in the broken [Dm] glass.
[Bb] You ain't got to hear me say, [A] who gets the last laugh now?
[Dm] You're living in a [Bb] fantasy, don't even know reality.
[B] When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[A]
[Dm] Don't even wanna know the [Bb] truth.
The devil has his eye [B] on you, girl.
When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[A]
[Gm] No more [Dm] excuses, no more running.
[A] Only God can save you now.
[E] [F] [Gm]
Cause I know [Dm] the truth, it's how this world [A] ends.
[N]
[D] [Bb] [G]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[D] [F] [Dm]
[G] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]
[Bm] [Bb]
And I'm just one drink away, and [C] I'm back in Wonderland.
Like it was yesterday.
[F] [Bb] You can't hear [A] me say, who gets the last laugh now?
[E] [Dm] You're living in a fantasy, [Bb] don't even know reality.
[B] When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[Dm] Don't even wanna know the [Bb] truth.
The devil has his eye on [B] you, girl.
When you [Bb] start talking, I'll [A] start walking.
[Dm] [Bb]
[B] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [N]
[Gb]
[Eb] [Am] The lifeless seas, filthy and weaking, crept up on mankind, [D] inch by [Am] inch.
Slowly, his clever water-powered woe ground [D] to a halt.
[B] [Am]
Brother fought [D] brother, nation [Gb] fought nation.
[A] Hide yourselves, we're out of water!
[Am]
But there are those who flourish [D] in these blighted times.
[Gb]
They [A] cleanse the water, make it pure [Am] again, for a price.
[D] Only the strong and the quick survive, [Gb] living off their animal cunning, [Gbm] [Am] always mobile in
their endless [Db] search for the life-bringing water.
[Am] In their cities of fire and steel, these all-powerful [Bb] water barons [F] now run the world, holding [D] all
to ransom in a [G] firestorm of fear.
[D]
[Dm]
[G]
[Dm]
[Bb] [B]
[Bb] [A] [Dm] Run for cover, [Bb] you're a hurricane full of lies.
[A] In the way you're heading, no one's getting [D] out alive.
[Dm] Do us all a favor, [Bb] won't you find somebody else to blame?
[A] Use your words like bullets and I'm the way [D] where things end.
[Bb] I guess I could fill a [A] book with things that I don't know about [D] you, baby.
[Bb] You're not misunderstood, [A] but you got, you got to go!
[Dm] You're living in a [Bb] fantasy, don't even know [B] reality.
When you start [Bb] talking, I'll start [A] walking.
[Dm] Don't even wanna know [Bb] the truth.
The devil has his eye [B] on you, girl.
When you start [Bb] talking, I'll start [A] walking.
[Dm] [Bb]
[B] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]
[B] I'm [Bb] [A]
[D] getting [B] a seat belt, but [Bb] you said you're picking up the phone.
[A] Better say your prayers, cause you're never gonna make [D] it home.
Did you miss your stop sign?
And now [Bb] the last decision was your last.
Cause [A] you can't come back, I want you lying in the broken [Dm] glass.
[Bb] You ain't got to hear me say, [A] who gets the last laugh now?
[Dm] You're living in a [Bb] fantasy, don't even know reality.
[B] When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[A]
[Dm] Don't even wanna know the [Bb] truth.
The devil has his eye [B] on you, girl.
When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[A]
[Gm] No more [Dm] excuses, no more running.
[A] Only God can save you now.
[E] [F] [Gm]
Cause I know [Dm] the truth, it's how this world [A] ends.
[N]
[D] [Bb] [G]
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
[D] [F] [Dm]
[G] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]
[Bm] [Bb]
And I'm just one drink away, and [C] I'm back in Wonderland.
Like it was yesterday.
[F] [Bb] You can't hear [A] me say, who gets the last laugh now?
[E] [Dm] You're living in a fantasy, [Bb] don't even know reality.
[B] When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[Dm] Don't even wanna know the [Bb] truth.
The devil has his eye on [B] you, girl.
When you [Bb] start talking, I'll [A] start walking.
[Dm] [Bb]
[B] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [Bb]
[G] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [N]
[Gb]
Key:
Bb
A
Dm
D
B
Bb
A
Dm
_ _ _ Now, we only have the memories [E] of the [Eb] green and pleasant land that lies below the countless [B] families.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] [Am] The lifeless seas, filthy and weaking, crept up on mankind, [D] inch by [Am] inch. _ _ _ _ _
Slowly, his clever water-powered woe ground [D] to a halt. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ Brother fought [D] brother, nation [Gb] fought nation.
[A] Hide yourselves, we're out of water!
_ [Am]
But there are those who flourish [D] in these blighted times.
[Gb]
They [A] cleanse the water, _ make it pure [Am] again, for a price.
_ [D] Only the strong and the quick survive, [Gb] living off their animal cunning, [Gbm] [Am] always mobile in
their endless [Db] search for the life-bringing water.
_ _ _ [Am] In their cities of fire and steel, these all-powerful [Bb] water barons [F] now run the world, holding [D] all
to ransom _ in a [G] firestorm of fear. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ Run for cover, [Bb] you're a hurricane full of lies.
[A] In the way you're heading, no one's getting [D] out alive.
_ _ [Dm] Do us all a favor, [Bb] won't you find somebody else to blame?
[A] Use your words like bullets and I'm the way [D] where things end.
_ _ [Bb] I guess I could fill a [A] book with things that I don't know about [D] you, baby. _ _
[Bb] You're not misunderstood, [A] but you got, you got to go!
[Dm] _ You're living in a [Bb] fantasy, don't even know [B] reality.
When you start [Bb] talking, I'll start [A] walking. _
[Dm] _ Don't even wanna know [Bb] the truth.
The devil has his eye [B] on you, girl.
When you start [Bb] talking, I'll start [A] walking. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ I'm _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] getting [B] a seat belt, but [Bb] you said you're picking up the phone.
[A] Better say your prayers, cause you're never gonna make [D] it home. _ _
Did you miss your stop sign?
And now [Bb] the last decision was your last.
Cause [A] you can't come back, I want you lying in the broken [Dm] glass. _
[Bb] You ain't got to hear me say, [A] who gets the last laugh now? _
[Dm] You're living in a [Bb] fantasy, don't even know reality.
[B] _ When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[A] _ _
[Dm] Don't even wanna know the [Bb] truth.
The devil has his eye [B] on you, girl.
When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[A] _ _
[Gm] _ No more [Dm] excuses, no more running.
[A] Only God can save you now.
[E] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
Cause I know [Dm] the truth, it's how this world [A] ends.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
And I'm just one drink away, and [C] I'm back in Wonderland.
Like it was yesterday.
[F] _ _ [Bb] You can't hear [A] me say, who gets the last _ laugh now?
[E] _ [Dm] You're living in a fantasy, [Bb] don't even know reality.
[B] _ When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking. _
[Dm] _ Don't even wanna know the [Bb] truth.
The devil has his eye on [B] you, girl.
When you [Bb] start talking, I'll [A] start walking. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] [Am] The lifeless seas, filthy and weaking, crept up on mankind, [D] inch by [Am] inch. _ _ _ _ _
Slowly, his clever water-powered woe ground [D] to a halt. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ Brother fought [D] brother, nation [Gb] fought nation.
[A] Hide yourselves, we're out of water!
_ [Am]
But there are those who flourish [D] in these blighted times.
[Gb]
They [A] cleanse the water, _ make it pure [Am] again, for a price.
_ [D] Only the strong and the quick survive, [Gb] living off their animal cunning, [Gbm] [Am] always mobile in
their endless [Db] search for the life-bringing water.
_ _ _ [Am] In their cities of fire and steel, these all-powerful [Bb] water barons [F] now run the world, holding [D] all
to ransom _ in a [G] firestorm of fear. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ Run for cover, [Bb] you're a hurricane full of lies.
[A] In the way you're heading, no one's getting [D] out alive.
_ _ [Dm] Do us all a favor, [Bb] won't you find somebody else to blame?
[A] Use your words like bullets and I'm the way [D] where things end.
_ _ [Bb] I guess I could fill a [A] book with things that I don't know about [D] you, baby. _ _
[Bb] You're not misunderstood, [A] but you got, you got to go!
[Dm] _ You're living in a [Bb] fantasy, don't even know [B] reality.
When you start [Bb] talking, I'll start [A] walking. _
[Dm] _ Don't even wanna know [Bb] the truth.
The devil has his eye [B] on you, girl.
When you start [Bb] talking, I'll start [A] walking. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ I'm _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] getting [B] a seat belt, but [Bb] you said you're picking up the phone.
[A] Better say your prayers, cause you're never gonna make [D] it home. _ _
Did you miss your stop sign?
And now [Bb] the last decision was your last.
Cause [A] you can't come back, I want you lying in the broken [Dm] glass. _
[Bb] You ain't got to hear me say, [A] who gets the last laugh now? _
[Dm] You're living in a [Bb] fantasy, don't even know reality.
[B] _ When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[A] _ _
[Dm] Don't even wanna know the [Bb] truth.
The devil has his eye [B] on you, girl.
When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking.
[A] _ _
[Gm] _ No more [Dm] excuses, no more running.
[A] Only God can save you now.
[E] _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
Cause I know [Dm] the truth, it's how this world [A] ends.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
And I'm just one drink away, and [C] I'm back in Wonderland.
Like it was yesterday.
[F] _ _ [Bb] You can't hear [A] me say, who gets the last _ laugh now?
[E] _ [Dm] You're living in a fantasy, [Bb] don't even know reality.
[B] _ When you start talking, [Bb] I'll start walking. _
[Dm] _ Don't even wanna know the [Bb] truth.
The devil has his eye on [B] you, girl.
When you [Bb] start talking, I'll [A] start walking. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _