Lies Chords

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Lies by Alphaville is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Intro : G D Em C (x3) 
G 
baby 
            D 
what do i do 
                       Em 
playing my tune for you 
       C 
just to get you in the mood 
                             G 
everybody's going to hollywood 
                     D 
you're driving me mad 
                                  Em 
but i'm smiling to the crowd instead 
  C 
a lot of money is at stake, 
                               G 
this is a hit and that's a fake 
                           D 
this is what you mean to me 
                              Em 
this is what they all should see 
   C 
make a make up in a foolish style 
                                    G 
telling the truth by making a big lie 
                                       D 
when i come, i come but nothing's at ease 
                                        Em 
breaking up the whole is a modern disease 
                                      C 
maybe you think tomorrow's just a joke 
it's a joke after joke after joke after joke 
G 
my love 
                        D 
everything's an interview 
                       Em 
and nothing's really new 
                             C 
and everybody's looking for clues 
and you know what to do with a clue 
G 
my love 
                     D 
get ready for the show 
                                    Em 
they're waiting and they will never go 
                       C 
this night is just a go 
and it's only for show 
(Repeat) 
dig that deal and be a millionaire 
drinking cocktails in the stratosphere 
getting jetlagged with my business friends in these supersonic wonderlands 
there's a flicker on the graphic display, 
first he's smiling then he's fading away 
maybe he thinks tomorrow's just a joke 
it's a joke after joke after joke after joke 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante