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I Could Have Lied

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I COULD HAVE LIED - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tabbed by: kasiajonas
Email: popolsku8@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Chords used:
   Bm A G B D Aadd9 Em C Em7
e|-2--0-3-2-2---7---0--0--3--|
B|-3--2-3-4-3---5---0--1--3--|
G|-4--2-0-4-2---6---0--0--0--|
D|-4--2-0-4-0---7---2--2--2--|
A|-2--0-2-2-x---x---2--3--2--|
E|-x--x-3-x-x---x---0--x--0--|
[Intro]
BmAG
   x2
[Verse]
Bm
There must be something
In the way I feel
     A         G          Bm  A G
That she don't want me to feel
    Bm
The stare she bares cut me
A       G
I don't care
                     Bm   A G
You see so what if I bleed
  B
I could never change
     D
Just what I feel
   Aadd9
My face will never show
G
What is not real
[Interlude]
BmAG
   x2
[Verse 2]
  Bm
A mountain never seems to have
The need to speak
  A         G              Bm  A G
A look that shares so many seek
    Bm
The sweetest feeling
I got from you
    A         G                Bm  A G
The things I said to you were true
  B
I could never change
     D
Just what I feel
   Aadd9
My face will never show
G
What is not real
Bm A G
[Hook]  
  Em                  G
I could have lied I'm such a fool
   D                      C
My eyes could never never never
Keep their cool
Em               G
Showed her and I told her now
    D                 C
She struck me but I'm fucked up now
BmAG
   x6
[Verse 3]
    Bm
But now she's gone yes she's gone away
  A       G
A soulful song
               Bm  A G
That would not stay
    Bm
You see she hides 'cause she is scared
    A       G
But I don't care
           Bm    A G
I won't be spared
[Chorus]
  Em                  G
I could have lied I'm such a fool
   D                      C
My eyes could never never never
Keep their cool
Em               G
Showed her and I told her now
    D                 C
She struck me but I'm fucked up now
  Em                  G
I could have lied I'm such a fool
   D                      C
My eyes could never never never
Keep their cool
Em               G
Showed her and I told her now
    D                 C
She struck me but I'm fucked up now
[Outro]
EmGDC
    x3
Em7

I Could Have Lied chords and lyrics

Free chords for I Could Have Lied by Red Hot Chili Peppers. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

I COULD HAVE LIED - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tabbed by: kasiajonas
Email: popolsku8@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
Bm A G x2
[Verse]
In the way I feel
[Interlude]
Bm A G x2
[Verse 2]
The need to speak
I got from you
Bm A G
[Hook]  
Keep their cool
Bm A G x6
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
Keep their cool
Keep their cool
[Outro]
Em G D C x3
Em7

I Could Have Lied Chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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The chords for "I Could Have Lied" show the original chord names (including Bm, A, G, B, D, Aadd9). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.