Liz Phair – Why I Lie (Guitar)

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Somebody's Miracle 2005 Submitted by: [email protected] Key: E Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: E - 022100 A - x02220 B - x24442 G#m - 466444 Intro: E--A-B- x4 Verse 1:

E             A
If you ask me why 

  B
I lie to you

E
I can tell you I 

A            B
don't know myself

    E              A   B
Its amazingly dishonest

        E
But I'd have to 

     A
recognize it

   B         E   A B E A B
As part of myself

Verse 2:

E
  Straighten up

A     B
  Why can't you 

E
  straighten up

A      B
  I've heard you 

E       B
tell me this

   A         B
So many times

   E       B         A B
It doesn't even stick

         E           A
I get it all the time

  B      E           A
I get it all the time

    B      E
You know I love to

B      A         B
make A joke of it

Verse 3:

    E
And if you ask 

   A     B
me why I hurt you

  E
I don't understand it

  A            B
I can't help myself

       E           A     B
Its a special combination

   E         A
Of predatory instinct

    B          E   A B E A B
And simple ill will

Chorus 1:

A
I would give some

E
thought to it

     A
If I thought that

         G#m A
it might do  me

B      E   A
  Some good

B    E   A B
Some good

Verse 4:

E              A
  Straighten up

    B
Why can't you

E              A
  straighten up

    B
You always

E        B
say I'll lose

   A         B
Control of it

    E
And thirty is

B          A B
not too old

Chorus 2:

           A
Well momma I

would give some

E
thought to it

     A
If I thought

that it

      G#m A B
might do  me

     E   A
Some good

B    E   A
Some good

B    E   A
Some good

B    E(hold)
Some good