Joke Or A Lie Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays410

Joke Or A Lie by Sharon Van Etten is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am7, C and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: G Am7 C G x2 


G      Am7       C       G 
What should I do? I am lost. 
G               Am7            C              G     
Tell me to leave the next time I'm in front of you  
Am7           G 
I can't relate 
G        Am7 
Chip on your shoulder 
G           Am7 
How do you deal with that weight? 
C            G 
My hands are getting tired. 

Am7            C    G    Am7           C     G 
Call it a joke or a lie. Call it a joke or a lie. 
Am7               C       G        Am7    
Put your coat on, then believe me, I try. 

Let us escape for a night. 
Breathe the silence. 
I am alone, 
But I am alone in this room with you. 

Call it a joke or a lie, call it a joke or a lie. 
Put your coat on, then believe me, I tried. 

Finish on A G. 
    	

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).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante