Ben Howard – Wouldnt Be A Lie (Guitar Tab)

Capo 3 • Video Lesson

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Neil Wicker Email: [email protected] such a beautiful song. Quite easy to play once you get your head around the quick Intro:

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G|--------0---------------0---------------0--------0--------2-----2----|
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G|--------0-------------------0--------2-----------2-------|
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Verse: (the basic pattern is the same but there’s some small differences on each line)

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    Maybe     I      could’ve…  mind

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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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Single you out in the crowd

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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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D|-------—-----3--|
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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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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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