Tell Me a Lie Tabs & Lyrics by The Fratellis

Tell Me a Lie

guitar tabs lyrics

The Fratellis

**NOTE**
Riff 2 is only played live
On the album version, Riff 1 is played
*(Riff 1)* and *(Riff 2)* indicates only live versions
EDIT: It sounds like Riff 2 is on the album, although it can hardly be heard behind Riff 1

**EDIT**
14/07/08 - Chorus, intro and extra riffs added/ammended

E5 - 0-2-2-x-x-x

G5 - 3-5-5-x-x-x
A5 - 5-7-7-x-x-x
E5* - x-7-9-9-x-x
C5 - x-3-5-5-x-x

A - x-0-2-2-2-0
D - x-x-0-2-3-2
E - 0-2-2-1-0-0
C - x-3-2-0-1-0


Riff 1

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|--7b-5-7-5-----|
D|------------7--|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Riff 2

e|--10b-8-10-8-----|
B|-------------10--|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 (Riff 1)
Ah-aah-ah...
E5 G5 A5 *(Riff 1)* E5 G5 A5 *(Riff 2)*
Ah-aah-ah...

E5 G5 A5 E5*
E5 G5 A5 E5*
E5 G5 A5 E5*
E5 G5 A5 E5*

e---------------------|
B---10-10---8-8---5---|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|

A
Well once I was persuaded
D
To open up my head
A
I told them how it was
E
And went and got it wrong instead
A
I said would you believe me
D
If you only knew
A
I'd been stealing everything
E A
This conversation's through


A5 C5 D5 E5*
The boy cried hang him at three
E5* D5 C5 G5 A5
I saw him on the front page laughing at me
A5 C5 D5 E5*
He worked in a fairground, in a tall hat
E5* D5
He's a liar, he's a liar
C5 G5 A5
And a good one at that

A5 C5 D5 E5*
Say what you want to, say what you will
E5* D5 C5 G5 A5
Write your number on my telephone bill
A5 C5 D5 E5*
Walk like a monkey, kick like a mule
E5* D5 C5 G5 E5 G5 A5 E5*
I could be a beggar, but I'd rather be just as cruel

E5 G5 A5 E5*
E5 G5 A5 E5*
E5 G5 A5 E5*
E5 G5

A
So I told them all I could
D
About what could they expect
A
But I lost my sense of smell
E
And I gained my self-respect
A
They told me I was curious
D
I told them they were slow
A
And he asked me where I get this stuff
E A
I told them I don't know

A5 C5 D5 E5*
The boy cried whoopi de dee
E5* D5
There's a woman with a moustache
C5 G5 A5
Who won't let me be
A5 C5
She was born on a Monday
D5 E5*
She's a hundred and four
E5* D5
She's a liar, she's a liar
C5 G5 A5
And a little bit more

A5 C5 D5 E5*
Say what you want to, say what you will
E5* D5 C5 G5 A5
Write your number on my telephone bill
A5 C5 D5 E5*
Walk like a monkey, kick like a mule
E5* D5 C5 G5 E5 G5 A5 E5*
I could be a beggar, but I'd rather be just as cruel

E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------------7-8-9-10-11-12--------17-17-17-17-17-17--|
B|----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(All bends)


A C D E (x3)
E D C A

A5 C5 D5 E5*
The boy cried hang him at three
E5* D5 C5 G5 A5
I saw him on the front page laughing at me
A5 C5 D5 E5*
He worked in a fairground, in a tall hat
E5* D5
He's a liar, he's a liar
C5 G5 A5
And a good one at that

A5 C5 D5 E5*
Say what you want to, say what you will
E5* D5 C5 G5 A5
Write your number on my telephone bill
A5 C5 D5 E5*
Walk like a monkey, kick like a mule
E5* D5 C5 G5 E5 G5 A5 E5*
I could be a beggar, but I'd rather be just as cruel

A5 E5*
Ah-aah-ah...

E5 G5 A5 E5*
Ah-aah-ah...

E5 G5 A5 E5*
Ah-aah-ah...

E5 G5 A5 E5*
Ah-aah-ah...

E5 G5 A5 E5*
Ah-aah-ah...

E5 G5 A5