Wouldn't Be A Lie

Ben Howard

Intro: e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0h2p0-----------0h2p0-----------3--0--------------1-------| G|--------0---------------0---------------0--------0--------2-----2----| D|-----2---------------2---------------2-----------------3-------------| A|--0------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------3---------------0-----------------1----------------| e|-------------------------------------------1-------------| B|----------2p0--------0h2p0--------------1-----1----------| G|--------0-------------------0--------2-----------2-------| D|------2-----------0---------------3-----------------3----| A|--0------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------3---------------1--------------------1----| Verse: (the basic pattern is the same but there?s some small differences on each line) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--------0---------0---------0-------2------| D|-----2---------2---------2-------3-----3---| A|--0----------------------------------------| E|------------3---------0--------1-----------| Maybe I could?ve? mind e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--| A|--0-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------| Maybe you could of thought about some else e|-----------------------------------1--------------| B|--------------------------------------1-----1-----| G|--------0-----------0-----------2-----------------| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----------3-----3--| A|--0-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------1-----------------------| Rather than yourself e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--| A|--0-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------| Anybody but yourself e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------0-----------------| G|--------0-----------0-----------0--------------2-----| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--------2-----3-----3--| A|--0--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------0--------------1-----------| And I know, that you felt lonely e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1--------------0--------------0-----------------| G|--------0--------------0-----0--------0-----0--------2-----| x2 D|-----2--------0-----0--------------2--------------3-----3--| A|--0--------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------3--------------0--------------1-----------| I know, people tried to get you down and All around those laughing faces e|--------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------1--| G|--------0-----------0-----------2-----| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3--------| A|--0-----------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------1-----------| Single you out in the crowd e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------0-----------0----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----| D|--------2-----2-----2-----2----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--| A|--0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------3-----------1----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| Oh single you out in the crowd Verse 2: e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1--------------0--------------0-----------------| G|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------2-----| x4 D|-----2--------0-----0--------0-----2--------2-----3-----3--| A|--0--------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------3--------------0--------------1-----------| 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? e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--| A|--0-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------| Each time I have to put up a fight e|----------------| B|----------------| G|-------------2--| D|-----3-?1----3--| A|--0-------------| E|----------------| And the world keeps on winning e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------0-----------0----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----| D|--------2-----2-----2-----2----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--| A|--0--0----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------3-----------1----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| Oh yeah the world keeps on winning Chorus: e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1--------------0--------------0----------------------------------------------------| G|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----| D|-----2--------0-----0--------0-----2--------2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-| A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------3--------------0--------------1-----------1-----------1-----------1----------| 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 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----| x2 D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--| A|--0-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------| Verse: e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------1--------------0--------------0-----------------| G|--------0--------------0--------------0--------------2-----| x5 D|-----2--------0-----0--------0-----2--------2-----3-----3--| A|--0--------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------3--------------0--------------1-----------| 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: e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------2-----| x2 D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3--| A|--0-----------------------------------------------| E|--------------3-----------0-----------1-----------| e|----------------| B|-----------0h2--| G|--------0-------| D|-----2----------| A|--0-------------| E|----------------|

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