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Rebellion Lies

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1/9

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 9Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Standard Tuning ( E   A   D   G   B  E)
*Chords are listed at end of song
Riff 1 (Intro)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--x--x--x--x-----|
D|--x--x--x--x-----| (Repeat)
A|--x--x--x--x-----|
E|--x--x--x--x-----|
Verse 1 - Riff 1
Sleeping is giving in
No matter what the time is
Sleeping is giving in
So lift those heavy eyelids
People say that you'll die
Faster than without water
But we know it's just a lie
Scare your son, scare your daughters
Interlude - 2x
A5 D5
Verse 2 - Riff 1
People say that your dreams
Are the only things that save ya
Come on baby in our dreams
We can live on misbehavior
Chorus
A5Close your eyD5es
A5Every time you close your eyD5es
A5Every time you close your eyF5es
C5Every time you close your eyG5es
A5Lies, D5lies
A5Lies, D5lies
A5Lies, D5lies
Post Chorus
A5 D5
Verse 3 - Riff 1
Hide your lovers 
Underneath the covers
Come on hide your lovers
Underneath the covers
Hidden from your brothers
Underneath the covers
Come on hide your lovers
Underneath the covers
Verse 4
A5Now here's the sun, it's alright D5  
A5Now here's the moon it's alrightD5  
A5Now here's the sun, it's alrightD5  
A5Now here's the moon it's alrightD5  
Chorus 
A5Every time you close your eyF5es
C5Every time you close your eyG5es
A5Every time you close your eyF5es
C5Every time you close your eyG5es
Bridge - Harmonica Solo
 A5   F5   C5   G5(2x)
 A5   D5(4x)
Outro
 A5   D5(4x)
*Chords Used
e|--A5----D5----F5----C5----G5---|
B|---------------------|
G|------7-------5------|
D|--7---7---3---5---5--|
A|--7---5---3---3---5--|
E|--5-------1-------3--|

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Rebellion Lies

by Jon Foreman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E A D G B E

Standard Tuning ( )

*Chords are listed at end of song

Riff 1 (Intro)

e|-----------------|

B|-----------------|

G|--x--x--x--x-----|

D|--x--x--x--x-----| (Repeat)

A|--x--x--x--x-----|

E|--x--x--x--x-----|

Verse 1 - Riff 1

Sleeping is giving in

No matter what the time is

Sleeping is giving in

So lift those heavy eyelids

People say that you'll die

Faster than without water

But we know it's just a lie

Scare your son, scare your daughters

Interlude - 2x

A5 D5

Verse 2 - Riff 1

People say that your dreams

Are the only things that save ya

Come on baby in our dreams

We can live on misbehavior

Chorus

A5 D5

Close your eyes

A5 D5

Every time you close your eyes

A5 F5

Every time you close your eyes

C5 G5

Every time you close your eyes

A5 D5

Lies, lies

A5 D5

Lies, lies

A5 D5

Lies, lies

Post Chorus

A5 D5

Verse 3 - Riff 1

Hide your lovers

Underneath the covers

Come on hide your lovers

Underneath the covers

Hidden from your brothers

Underneath the covers

Come on hide your lovers

Underneath the covers

Verse 4

A5 D5

Now here's the sun, it's alright

A5 D5

Now here's the moon it's alright

A5 D5

Now here's the sun, it's alright

A5 D5

Now here's the moon it's alright

Chorus

A5 F5

Every time you close your eyes

C5 G5

Every time you close your eyes

A5 F5

Every time you close your eyes

C5 G5

Every time you close your eyes

Bridge - Harmonica Solo

A5 F5 C5 G5

(2x)

A5 D5

(4x)

Outro

A5 D5

(4x)

*Chords Used

A5 D5 F5 C5 G5

e|---------------------|

B|---------------------|

G|------7-------5------|

D|--7---7---3---5---5--|

A|--7---5---3---3---5--|

E|--5-------1-------3--|

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