Living With The Big Lie

Marillion

s Slide h Hammer-on p Pull-off T Tap B Bend the note to the fret after the R Release back to the originally bent note H Harmonic A.H. Artificial Harmonic m Palm Muted // Trem Pick (Pick as fast as possible) x Dead Note \1/ Trem Dip (denote note by given value using trem bar) This track is harder than it looks to tab. The outro guitar I get very lost on the solo so have just left this for you to play your own part there. To make it easier for playing, I have put the actual fret numbers for the outro solo and the fret numbers relative to the capo for the other parts. Enjoy! Guitar 1 - Clean Electric w/Delay (400ms) ( ) Guitar 2 - Slightly Distorted Electric ( ) Guitar 3 - Distorted Electric ( ) Guitar 4 - Acoustic Guitar ( ) ============================== *** *** *** FRET NUMBERS RELATIVE TO CAPO *** Intro ===== H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H e|----12---------7~----12----------|----12---------7~----12-----5~-| B|-------12~-7------------12~------|-------12~-7------------12~----| G|-12----------7----12----------7~-|-12----------7----12-----------| D|----------------------------7~---|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| verse 1 ======= H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H e|----12---------7~----12----------|----12---------7~----12-----5~-| B|-------12~-7------------12~------|-------12~-7------------12~----| G|-12----------7----12----------7~-|-12----------7----12-----------| D|----------------------------7~---|-------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| It all began with the bright light The bright light and the noise The chaos of the senses and the scream of desire H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H e|----12---------7~----12----------|----12---------7~----12---------| B|-------12~-7------------12~------|-------12~-7------------12~-----| G|-12----------7----12----------7~-|-12----------7----12---------7~-| D|----------------------------7~---|---------------------------7----| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| Touching and being touched A million loose ends to tie up Ticking of the clock and the cradle rock Interlude ========= H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H e|----12---------7~----12----------|----12---------7~----12---------| B|-------12~-7------------12~------|-------12~-7------------12~-----| G|-12----------7----12----------7~-|-12----------7----12---------7~-| D|----------------------------7~---|---------------------------7----| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H e|----12---------7~----12----------|----12---------7~----12---------| B|-------12~-7------------12~------|-------12~-7------------12~-----| G|-12----------7----12----------7~-|-12----------7----12---------7~-| D|----------------------------7~---|---------------------------7-7~-| A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------| verse 2 (as interlude) ======= The colours stand still And then they move around Comin' in and out of focus upside down Empty winter trees How space feels Love of the soft ... the flowers and the sky Bridge ====== H H H H H H H H H H H H H e|----12-------12-------12----------------| B|----------------7~-------------12-------| G|-12----7~-12-------12----7~-12-------7~-| D|----------------------------------7~-7~-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| One fine day The chaos subsides Bleeds into awareness And a lifetime of surprise The beauty of your mothers eyes The pain when you fall You drink it in and marvel at it all But you never really figure it out H H H H H H H H H H H e|----12---------7~----12---------| B|-------12~-7------------12~-----| G|-12----------7----12---------7~-| D|---------------------------7-7~-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| You get used to it Chorus (Gtr. 2) ====== m m m m e|-------------------------------| B|----0---x-----3------0---x-x-x-| G|----0-2-x---0---0----0-2-x-x-x-| (adlib) D|-2~---2-x-0-------2~---2-x-x-x-| A|-2~-----x---------2~-----x-x-x-| E|-0~---------------0~-----------| The babble of the family And the dumb TV Roar of the traffic and the thunder of jets Chemicals in the water Drugs in the food The heat of the kitchen and the beat of the system Gtr. 2 e|-----------------------0-0-----------3----| B|-5-5-xx-3~-x-3-3-xx-2~-0-0-xx----x-0-0----| G|-4-4-xx-2~-x-2-2-xx-2~-0-0-xx-2~-x-0-0-0~-| D|-5-5-xx-0~-x-2-2-xx-2~-x-x-xx-0~-x-x---0~-| A|-3-3-xx-0~-x-0-0-xx-0~-3-3-xx-0~-x-3---x~-| E|---------------------------------------3~-| The attitude of authority The laws and the rules Hit me square in the face, first morning at school Gtr. 2 e|-----------------------0-0-----------3-2~-| B|-5-5-xx-3~-x-3-3-xx-2~-0-0-xx----x-3-3-3~-| G|-4-4-xx-2~-x-2-2-xx-2~-0-0-xx-2~-x-0-0-2~-| D|-5-5-xx-0~-x-2-2-xx-2~-x-x-xx-0~-x-0---0~-| A|-3-3-xx-0~-x-0-0-xx-0~-3-3-xx-0~-x-0---0~-| E|------------------------------------------| The heroes and the zeroes The first love of my life When to kiss and to kick and to keep your head down When they're choosing the sides Interlude ========= Gtr. 2 e|-----------------------------xx-| B|-2-2-x-3-3-xx-3-3-x-0-0-x-2~-xx-| G|-2-2-x-2-2-xx-2-2-x-0-0-x-2~-xx-| D|-2-2-x-0-0-xx-0-0-x-0-0-x-2~-xx-| x2 A|-0-0-x-0-0-xx-0-0-x-0-0-x-0~-xx-| E|-----------------------------xx-| I was never any good at it I was terrified most of the time I never got over it I got used to it Solo (Gtr. 3) ==== *** FRET NUMBERS GIVEN INDICATE ACTUAL *** *** FRET NUMBERS FOR EASE OF READING *** Gtr. 4 Strums Background Chords e|-13-----13----------15~-----------| B|-16b18~-13b15r13p11-----18b20~s10-| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| H H H H H H H H H H \..(slack)../ e|---------------------15-10-8-10----10-8-10-8-10~-| B|--------------------------------10---------------| G|-15p14h15p14h15p14s12----------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------11s13~-13~-| G|----------10-12----10-12----12------------| D|-12-10-12-------12-------12---------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-13s15-17~-17~--------------| G|------------------12s15-17~-| D|----------------------------| A|---------------15-----------| E|----------------------------| Break (no guitar worth tabbing) ===== Alone in the city at seventeen With the hollow and the lonely The drowning and the drowned I was made to feel worthless The wretched and the mean Beat me up like a weapon I can't run away from or find a way round Holdin' on, holdin' on Chorus (as before) ====== The greed and the missiles Exploding somewhere every day Hideous dark secrets under the sea and in holes in the ground The cold war's gone But those bastards'll find us another one They're here to protect you, don't you know? So get used to it Get used to it! Outro (Gtr. 1) ===== e|----0---0------0---0---| B|----1-0-1-0----3-0-3-0-| G|----0-0-0-0-2~-2-0-2-0-| D|-2~---------0~---------| A|-3~--------------------| E|-----------------------| The clash of religions And the loaded prayers Information The face of starvation and the state of the nation The sense that it's useless And the fear to try Not believing the leaders, the media that feed us Living with the big lie You get used to it Get used to it! It's okay, I got used to it Outro Solo (Gtr. 3) ========== \1....2....3....4....5.../ H H H H H H H H H H H H e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-10----10----10----10----10----10----| D|----10----10----10----10----10----10-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-8----8s12-15-----get a bit lost here-| A|---10---------15----------------------| E|--------------------------------------|

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